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Westair Transport

Operator Identification

  1947 to 1960

  United States of America


TYPE: Non-scheduled airline

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

HEADQUARTERS: Seattle, WA

OTHER NAMES: Aviation Corporation of Seattle

SUBSEQUENT NAME: Nil

Operator History

Westair Transport was a Seattle-based cargo and passengers non-scheduled airline. Main destinations were Alaska and the Caribbean. Westair received interim supplemental authority from the CAB in 1959, but operations ceased shortly afterwards.

Commando Operations

1947* to 1958*

Westair operations started in July 1948 using a Commando acquired in June 1947, later supplemented by another one leased from the USAF. The fleet reached its peak in 1956 with four or five units, while only three remained in 1958 and zero in 1964. Some of the aircraft were owned through a third party called the Aviation Corporation of Seattle.

Commandos Operated

  • Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando: N92854
  • Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando: N4894V, N95451
  • Other Commandos: N1246N, N1247N, N1248N, N74171, N74714

Last edited: 28/08/2023