Alaska Aviation Museum - (unofficial)

Aviation Companies

Year Company Notes Logo
1916 Boeing
1929 Fairchild
1932 Star Air Service Star_Air_Service Logo
1932 Star Air Lines Star_Air_Lines Logo
1932 Alaska Star Airlines Alaska Star Airlines Logo
1939 Alaska Coastal Airlines
1939 Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines Logo

Alaska Aircraft Companies:

McGee Airways was an American airline, founded in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1932 by Linious "Mac" McGee. Starting with a single three seat Stinson airplane, the company grew and the fleet of aircraft expanded to seven Stinsons.

Although McGee was an excellent manager, there were two major competitors in Anchorage: Star Air Service and Woodley Airways. There was not enough business to support the three companies, and they were all struggling financially. In 1937 McGee sold the company to Star Air Service.

Star Air Service, later Star Air Lines and Alaska Star Airlines was an American air service in Alaska from 1932 to 1944.

Alaska Coastal Airlines was an airline in the United States. It was formed in 1939 as a result of the merger of Alaska Air Transport and Marine Airways.

On April 1, 1962 Alaska Coastal Airlines merged with Ellis Air Lines, trading for a while as Alaska Coastal-Ellis Airlines.

Alaska Coastal Airlines was taken over by Alaska Airlines in April 1968.