Deregulation Darlings
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AirCal started out in 1967 as Air California, serving points in the Golden State from their base at Santa Ana Airport (now known as John Wayne Orange County Airport). After Deregulation went into effect, their route network expanded to points as far away as Seattle, Vancouver, Portland, Phoenix, and Reno while they were embroiled in an intense rivalry with Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA).
American Airlines bought out and absorbed AirCal in 1987.
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Another commercial from the “You’ll Like Our Style” campaign, rattling off some of the destinations AirCal served in the early 1980s.
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Pacific Southwest Airlines was formed in 1949 and headquartered at Lindbergh Field in San Diego, California. Already known for frequent service, low fares, and few frills, PSA became a big player out West when Deregulation went into effect.
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PSA Airline 1985 TV commercial (by robatsea2009)
PSA, taking the piss from it’s competition. All airlines depicted would eventually be involved in mergers. PSA itself would be bought in 1988 by USAir (furthermore known as US Airways).
On another note, “five-across seating” was a standard feature in McDonnell-Douglas MD-80 aircraft, which was a common type used by PSA. The MD-80’s fuselage wasn’t wide enough to accommodate six-across seating like in Boeing narrowbodies.
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William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy for Western Airlines 1985 (by robatsea2009)
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Gene Kelly & Fred Astaire for Western Airlines 1985 (by robatsea2009)
A longtime gimmick Western Airlines had was offering a glass of champagne to all passengers of legal drinking age. Because of this, Western had the reputation of being “The Champagne Airline”.
