Western Pacific Airlines, or WestPac, was an airline which operated in the United States from 1995 to 1998. A low-cost carrier, it was formed in 1994 under the name Commercial Air, later changed to Western Pacific, and began operating scheduled passenger flights on April 28, 1995, with eight Boeing 737-300s. Edward Gaylord of Gaylord Entertainment Company was involved in the formation and management of the airline. Its headquarters were in unincorporated El Paso County, Colorado, near Colorado Springs. Originally based at Colorado Springs Airport, Western Pacific routes were mainly west of the Mississippi River. Routes were extended to the eastern U.S. and on the west coast as new Boeing 737-300 aircraft were acquired. At one point the airline operated leased Boeing 727-200 jetliners as well. The airline declared bankruptcy in February 1998 and ceased operations. Color in the Sky The WestPac livery could be encountered in variations on the basic Western Pacific livery, but most aircraft were painted in logojet schemes. They included advertisements for: Stardust Resort & Casino – Las Vegas, Nevada (N950WP) Purgatory Ski Resort – Durango, Colorado (N946WP) Womack's Casino – Cripple Creek, Colorado (N962WP) Crested Butte Resort – Gunnison, Colorado (N953WP) The Broadmoor – Colorado Springs, Colorado (N947WP) Thrifty Car Rental – U.S. car rental chain (N961WP) ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy – Colorado Springs, Colorado (N375TA) The Simpsons – FOX–TV television show (N949WP) Spirit of Durango – City of Durango, Colorado Board of Tourism (N946WP) Security Service Federal Credit Union – Colorado Credit Union (N948WP) Colorado Tech University – Denver, Colorado & Colorado Springs, Colorado (N503AU) Colorado Springs – City of Colorado Springs, Colorado Board of Tourism (N951WP) Sam's Town – Boyd Gaming properties in Las Vegas, Nevada; Kansas City, Missouri; and Tunica, Mississippi (N955WP and N956WP) The company also had other schemes with no corporate affiliations or advertising. They were: Spring Fling Jet (N962WP) “Beat the System” (N301AU) Winter Wonder Plane (N962WP) Super Summer Saver Jet (N962WP) Future Logo Jet (N372US) A marketing promotion with Rupert Murdoch’s American Fox network was broadcast nationwide in September 1995. During the episode, “Who Shot Mr. Burns?” of The Simpsons, callers who phoned in with the correct answer won free air travel or other prizes. Expansion Western Pacific was involved with the creation of a new commuter airline, Mountain Air Express (MAX), which began operations in 1996 flying Dornier 328 turboprops. MAX provided