Art Woodley
1906 | Born in Elmira, New York |
1927 | Learned to fly with US Army Air Corps |
1928 | First trip to Alaska to visit brother |
1932 | Formed Woodley Airways |
1945 | Incorporated as Pacific Northern Airlines |
1948 | Moved PNA headquarters to Seattle |
1956 | First airline in Alaska to carry 100,000 passengers in a single year |
1962 | PNA takes delivery of first jet |
1967 | PNA merges with Western Airlines |
1971 | Art Woodley retires from airlines |
1990 | Dies at age 84 |