AIRWAYS HISTORY Pacific Air Lines – Part 2 : Route of the Jethawks
14 Tahoe Valley Airport ( TVL ), serving South Lake Tahoe , became a Pacific Air Lines station in 1963 . // DAVID H . STRINGER COLLECTION
15 In an attempt to upgrade its image , Pacific adopted a rather boring new livery in 1964 , as depicted on this timetable cover . // DAVID H . STRINGER COLLECTION
16 F-27 N2773R at the gate in San Francisco . // PROCTOR / LIVESEY / THOMAS COLLECTION
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The 727s arrived and Pacific immediately leased two of them to National Airlines . The remaining three went on-line in July 1966 . Pacific ’ s most profitable nonstop route , San Jose-Los Angeles , had just been invaded by intra-state carrier PSA ( Pacific Southwest Airlines ), bringing low-fare competition to one of Pacific ’ s breadand-butter markets . Pacific immediately put its new jets on the San Jose-LA route .
17 Martin 4-0-4 N455A taxis at SFO while a Pacific F-27 in the background is prepared for its next flight . // PROCTOR / LIVESEY / THOMAS COLLECTION
18 F-27 N2770R taxis to the gate at SFO in this December 1962 photo . This aircraft would be involved in a tragic accident in 1964 . // PROCTOR / LIVESEY / THOMAS COLLECTION
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The 727s were also put into service on other routes where the company felt they could make an impression and make money : San Francisco- Burbank , Las Vegas-Burbank , San Francisco-Monterey-Santa Barbara-Los Angeles , San Francisco-Fresno-Bakersfield- Los Angeles and , for a short period of time , Lake Tahoe-San Jose-Los Angeles .
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