Mark Air

God...were they awwwwful!

who were they?

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care to provide a little more information?

honestly I've never heard about them!

were they a virtual airline, !?

Originally posted by clegallez
honestly I've never heard about them!

Neither did I. So who or what where they?

seems the person who wrote this post never came back!

lol I think I'll agree with you there

As I recall, they were an old Alaskan carrier, who I think AS inherited their 737-200Cs from.

"In January of 1974, Gene Zerkel moved to Fairbanks, AK, where he purchased a controlling interest in Fairbanks Air Service. Renaming the airline as Great Northern Airlines, he acquired Lockheed Electras and Convair 580s, and expanded charter and scheduled airline service to provide passenger and freight service throughout Alaska. In 1981, he sold the airline to Neil Bergt, owner of Alaska International Air, and spent the next several years pursuing entrepreneurial endeavors in Anchorage, AK. One of these was the founding of Alaska Aircraft Sales at Lake Hood, the busiest seaplane base in the world.

However, in 1983, Neil Bergt requested Gene come back to the airline business, hiring him as Vice President of Operations for his newly renamed MarkAir airline, operating 737s and C-130 Hercules throughout Alaska. Gene set up a dispatch center in Anchorage and helped guide the airline throughout the 1980s to become Alaska’s largest in-state carrier. In 1988, he was promoted to V.P. of Operations and Maintenance. In 1990, MarkAir took on Alaska Airlines in the Anchorage-Seattle market, among others, and a costly battle between the two airlines ensued. MarkAir ultimately entered bankruptcy and Gene resigned. "

airliners.net
And there you have it.

Wow thanks miller i had never heard of that airline.

Seems a bit like Reeve Aluetian (or how you spell that )