Northwest History. Alaska 7. Aviation Air Lines, United States

Weekly Trips By Airline To Alaska, Plan. WEEKLY TRIPS BY AIRLINE TO ALASKA, PLAN SEATTLE, June 2 5. (JP)— Douglas D. Mote, Seattle attorney, today announced incorporation of the Alaska Clipper Air Express, Inc., and the start early in July of fast airline service between Seattle and Juneau, via Vanc...

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Published: 1936
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Summary:Weekly Trips By Airline To Alaska, Plan. WEEKLY TRIPS BY AIRLINE TO ALASKA, PLAN SEATTLE, June 2 5. (JP)— Douglas D. Mote, Seattle attorney, today announced incorporation of the Alaska Clipper Air Express, Inc., and the start early in July of fast airline service between Seattle and Juneau, via Vancouver, B. C, and Ketchikan, Alaska. Mote said a twin-motored (Sikorsky) amphibian plane, with accommodations for 11 passsngers, two pilots and 300 pounds of freight will arrive in Seattle tomorrow night and the maiden flight north may be made July 6. After the first flight, Mote said, some city beyond Juneau weekly schedule, leaving here Sunday morning, arriving at its northern terminus late the same afternoon and returning south Tuesdays. Mote said the company, which filed articles at Olympia today, expects the fur trade to furnish much of its traffic. Mote's colleagues are Joseph S. Caldbrick, E. M. Baird.