Golden Pacific Airlines
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Golden Pacific Airlines is unrelated to the Golden Pacific Airlines
of the 1970s. Golden Pacific Airlines was founded in 1981 in Kingman, Arizona
and operated a fleet of 8-passenger Cessna 402
aircraft. It ceased operations in 1989 after it was unable to obtain 19-passenger Fairchild Metroliners
to continue service.
Golden Pacific Airlines (1969-1973)
Golden Pacific Airlines began service in 1969 in San Francisco, California and continued until 1973.http://www.aerofiles.com/airlines-am.html Another airline of the same name existed in the 1980s, Golden Pacific Airlines....
of the 1970s. Golden Pacific Airlines was founded in 1981 in Kingman, Arizona
Kingman, Arizona
Kingman is located in a desert climate on the edge of the Mojave Desert, but its higher elevation and location between the Colorado Plateau and the Lower Colorado River Valley tempers summer high temperatures and contributes to winter cold and rare snowfall. Summer daytime highs reach above 90 °F ...
and operated a fleet of 8-passenger Cessna 402
Cessna 402
The Cessna 401 and 402 are series of 6 to 10 place, light twin, piston engine aircraft. This line was manufactured by Cessna from 1966 to 1985 under the name Utiliner and Businessliner...
aircraft. It ceased operations in 1989 after it was unable to obtain 19-passenger Fairchild Metroliners
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
The Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner or the Fairchild Aerospace Metro is a 19-seat, pressurised, twin turboprop airliner first produced by Swearingen Aircraft and later by Fairchild at a plant in San Antonio, Texas, United States....
to continue service.