North Pacific Airlines


North Pacific Airlines was a commuter air carrier formed in 1987 which operated scheduled passenger service on behalf United Airlines via a code sharing agreement as a United Express carrier initially from the Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to three destinations in Washington state and also to Portland, Oregon.
By 1989, the airline had expanded its route network and was serving fifteen destinations located in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington state.
In 1991, the airline, which was owned by WestAir Holding, Inc., was merged with WestAir Commuter Airlines which operated flights in California and other states as a United Express carrier. WestAir Commuter Airlines was also owned by the WestAir Holding corporation.
Another commuter air carrier which used the North Pacific Airlines name operated in Alaska as NPA from the early to mid 1980s.

Destinations in 1989

According to the Official Airline Guide, North Pacific Airlines was operating United Express service with British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31 and Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia propjets to the following destinations in late 1989:

AircraftTotalPassengersNotes
British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 311019Options held for 30 additional aircraft
Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia530