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Summary

This donation consists of Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) employee film entitled, "Catch Us!" and some PSA ephemera.

Biographical / Historical

From 1949 until 1988, Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) was a United States airline headquartered in San Diego, California. Founded by Kenneth Friedkin, PSA was the first large discount airline in the United States. PSA was initially operated as an intrastate airline in California, but expanded to other western states cities, as well as to several cities in Mexico, after the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. PSA eventually merged into USAir. PSA's corporate culture was known for its humor and friendliness; the airline's slogan was "The World's Friendliest Airline," and its trademark was a smile painted on the nose of each plane while its accompanying advertising campaign employed the phase, "Catch Our Smile."

Identifier

NASM.2019.0036

Creator

Pacific Air Lines

Date

1977

Provenance

June Moore Irey, Gift, 2019, NASM.2019.0036

Extent

0.12 Cubic feet (One 16 mm reel; 1 folder)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This donation consists of a 31 minute 16 mm color sound Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) employee film entitled, "Catch Us!" The collection also includes a PSA First Flight Certificate and a PSA baggage tag.

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Citation

Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) Employee Film and Ephemera, NASM.2019.0036, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics

Airlines

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

16mm films

Ephemera