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Long Beach Boys
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On duty for the resumption of service to Long Beach were, from left, Jeff King, Claudio Concion, Tony Ruiz, and Don Graves.

Orange County Opening
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Mickey Mouse joins the first PSA crew at John Wayne. Two daily flights started PSA's presence, and ended 15 years of PSA trying to crack the Orange County market.

From SEA to TUS
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Goofy and Mickey Mouse help Byron Miller, PSA fleet planning vice president, announce flight 602 to Los Angeles (from Seattle.)

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Charlie Chaplain (Universal Studios) and PSA flight attendants assist Chuck Hansen, PSA marketing vice president, at the Tucson - Burbank inagural flight.

Greetings from New Mexico
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Front row: Tammy Ryan, Mickey Mouse, Charlie Young, and Don Manning. Back row: Linda flores, Michael Hall, Debbie Albers, and Goofy.

All pictures taken from Skylines.


PSA put the Super 80 into service on December 17, 1980; with the inagural flight being PS128, SFO-LAX-LAS.

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San Francisco passengers prepare for the first Super 80 flight. Capt. Pat O'Connor, left, and Capt. Jack Cowan form the first Super 80 flight crew. Flight attendant Denise Peterson presents Bruce Muncil, first passenger to board the Super 80, a model of the airliner.

PSA inagurated BAe-146 service with PS157, BUR-OAK, on June 30, 1984.
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Flight 157 on arrival in Oakland. (San Diego Tribune)

PSA's last 727 flight operated on November 26, 1984, as PS434/477 from SAN-LAS-SAN.
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The last 727 departure from SAN. Inside the terminal, a Dixieland band played for the passengers. (Both San Diego Tribune)

The last 727 crew. Captain Ray Keough and FE Pierre Dubois retired that night. FO Bill Dutton filled out the crew.

 

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