Overexpansion, along with excessive debt, ultimately led to the carrier’s financial demise, and, after two decades of operation, the airline was acquired by American Airlines. #DefunctThursday#AirCalThis tweet was posted on January 20, 2022.
The airline expanded its routes beyond the California corridor to include Seattle, Portland, Houston, and New Orleans, and by 1987, Chicago, Vancouver, and Anchorage. #DefunctThursday#AirCalThis tweet was posted on January 20, 2022.
By the end of 1969, the carrier had gained a large customer base and charted over 800,000 bookings for the year. In the 1980s, the carrier was rebranded as #AirCal with a fresh look and color palette for its airliner liveries and flight crews. #DefunctThursdayThis tweet was posted on January 20, 2022.