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Background: The Airline Deregulation Act took effect of December 1, 1978. The main purpose of the Act was to remove government control from commercial aviation and expose the passenger airline industry to market forces. This Act changed the face of civil aviation in the US. Air Mail would continue to be carried by Air Carriers but the old system of CAM and FAM routes would evolve into Air Mail flown by individual US airlines to both domestic and foreign destinations.

Western Pacific Airlines (aka WestPac) began service on April 28, 1995 and in late 1996 moved its operations from Colorado Springs to Denver CO. It had been formed in 1994 under the name Commercial Air but the name was changed to Western Pacific for marketing reasons. Its flights were predominantly west of the Mississippi River. Later the airline's route system spread to the east coast and expanded on the west coast. Western Pacific was noted for painting their aircraft in colorful advertizing schemes to not only generate additional revenue, but create excitement about the airline.

Boeing 737

W7-D4E	950428	Los Angeles CA	Western Pacific Airlines		$200.00
W7-D4Ef	950428	Los Angeles CA	Western Pacific Airlines		$200.00
W7-D5E	950428	Colorado Springs CO-Kansas City MO	Western Pacific Airlines		$200.00
W7-D7W	950428	Colorado Springs CO-Las Vegas NV	Western Pacific Airlines		$200.00
W7-D8E	950428	Las Vegas NV	Western Pacific Airlines		$200.00

        Western Pacific Airlines declared bankruptcy in February 1998 and ceased all operations.

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