Just occasionally a model pops up that you didn't know existed. That happened to me recently with this interesting Alaska 727 wearing near full CP Air colours. What's going on? To understand it requires a return to 1982 when AS was expanding and CP was not. It gives me a welcome opportunity to return to the avhistory blog as well:
Chester & the Multi-Mark: Alaska's Orange 727
Alaska Airlines was one of the airlines that took the post-deregulation era by the scruff of the neck and ran with it. Unlike the majority of its competitors it has survived too. In the early 80s Alaska expanded into the lower 48 with an eye focused on Ca
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