Pacific East Air McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62F N3931G CN 45986 :N 379 . Taken in October 1984 at Losd Angeles Internatiional Airport (KLAX) .Pacific East Air was formed in 1981 by former Western Airlines employees to primarily serve the Los Angeles - Honolulu route using Douglas DC-8-61 aircraft. Shortly after scheduled passenger operations were initiated, the route network was expanded in 1982 to include a nonstop San Francisco - Honolulu flight, and also nonstop Los Angeles - Salt Lake City and nonstop Salt Lake City - Chicago flights. To increase capacity McDonnell Douglas DC-10s as well as additional DC-8s were acquired. Bad management decisions, failure to book passengers on other flights due to cancellations and overbooking led to a CAB investigation and unfavorable reviews with passengers led to the withdrawal of the operating license by authorities and ultimate bankruptcy in August 1984.
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