On April 7, 1946, Arizona Airways began intrastate airline service on three routes within Arizona: Phoenix-Prescott-Kingman, Phoenix-Prescott-Flagstaff, and Phoenix-Casa Grande/Coolidge-Tucson-Nogales. Service was later extended from Flagstaff to Winslow, AZ. From Nogales, service was extended onto Douglas/Bisbee, AZ, and a new route from Phoenix to Yuma was added. Their specialty was scenic tours of northern Arizona, especially the Grand Canyon. See articles below for more early history.[1]
The Civil Aeronautics Board issued them a certificate in January, 1948, with an airmail contract from Phoenix to El Paso with intermediate stops at Globe, Safford, and Clifton, AZ as well as Lordsburg, Deming, and Las Cruces, NM. By then the carrier's finances were precarious and the CAB approved a merger with Monarch Airlines and Challenger Airlines in the spring of 1950, which took effect June 1, 1950.[1]
The airline had three DC-3: N-75028, N-64910, and N-57985 at the merger. Their Sunliner names at Frontier Airlines became Teton, Williston Basin and Yellowstone.[1]
Rocky Nelson was Founder and President of Arizona Airways from its founding in 1942 until its merger with Challenger and Monarch Airlines June 1, 1950, to form Frontier Airlines, headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Afterwards, he was a regional vice president for Frontier Airlines. Rocky died March 6, 1951, at age 46 of a heart attack.[1]
The airline was very popular among Arizonans. It was the subject of an article in Arizona Highways magazine in 1947. But Arizona Airways faced heavy competition from other carriers, and its operating costs were high due to high demand for parts and fuel as World War II raged in Europe, two factors which negatively affected the airline's economy. Eventually, the original Arizona Airways was merged along with Challenger Airlines and Monarch Airlines into Frontier Airlines on June 1, 1950.[1]
arizona, airways, this, article, about, that, founded, 1942, founded, 1993, 1993, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, f. This article is about the Arizona Airways that was founded in 1942 For the Arizona Airways founded in 1993 see Arizona Airways 1993 96 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Arizona Airways news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Rocky Nelson an Arizona entrepreneur formed Arizona Airways in 1942 using Douglas DC 3 aircraft to fly passengers from Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix to other nearby destinations including Prescott Municipal Airport in Prescott Arizona and Tucson International Airport in Tucson Arizona 1 Arizona AirwaysFounded1942Commenced operationsMarch 1946Ceased operationsJune 1 1950 1950 06 01 Operating basesSky Harbor International Airport Phoenix ArizonaFleet sizethree Douglas DC 3sDestinationsPrescott Municipal Airport Tucson International AirportHeadquartersPhoenix Arizona United StatesKey peopleRocky Nelson President Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editOn April 7 1946 Arizona Airways began intrastate airline service on three routes within Arizona Phoenix Prescott Kingman Phoenix Prescott Flagstaff and Phoenix Casa Grande Coolidge Tucson Nogales Service was later extended from Flagstaff to Winslow AZ From Nogales service was extended onto Douglas Bisbee AZ and a new route from Phoenix to Yuma was added Their specialty was scenic tours of northern Arizona especially the Grand Canyon See articles below for more early history 1 The Civil Aeronautics Board issued them a certificate in January 1948 with an airmail contract from Phoenix to El Paso with intermediate stops at Globe Safford and Clifton AZ as well as Lordsburg Deming and Las Cruces NM By then the carrier s finances were precarious and the CAB approved a merger with Monarch Airlines and Challenger Airlines in the spring of 1950 which took effect June 1 1950 1 The airline had three DC 3 N 75028 N 64910 and N 57985 at the merger Their Sunliner names at Frontier Airlines became Teton Williston Basin and Yellowstone 1 Rocky Nelson was Founder and President of Arizona Airways from its founding in 1942 until its merger with Challenger and Monarch Airlines June 1 1950 to form Frontier Airlines headquartered in Denver Colorado Afterwards he was a regional vice president for Frontier Airlines Rocky died March 6 1951 at age 46 of a heart attack 1 The airline was very popular among Arizonans It was the subject of an article in Arizona Highways magazine in 1947 But Arizona Airways faced heavy competition from other carriers and its operating costs were high due to high demand for parts and fuel as World War II raged in Europe two factors which negatively affected the airline s economy Eventually the original Arizona Airways was merged along with Challenger Airlines and Monarch Airlines into Frontier Airlines on June 1 1950 1 See also editList of defunct airlines of the United StatesReferences editThis article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Lamkins Jake Arizona Airways website http FAL 1 tripod com Arizona html Notes a b c d e f Arizona Airways External links editOld Frontier Airlines a website about the history of the old Frontier Airlines and its predecessor airlines Portals nbsp United States nbsp Arizona nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arizona Airways amp oldid 1052389986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
