Color in The Sky
The WestPac livery could be encountered on several aircraft in variations on the basic Western Pacific livery; however, most of the aircraft were painted in colorful logojet schemes. They included advertisements for:
- Stardust Resort & Casino - Las Vegas, Nevada
- Purgatory Ski Resort - Durango, Colorado
- Womack's Casino - Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Crested Butte Resort - Gunnison, Colorado
- The Broadmoor - Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Thrifty Car Rental - U.S. car rental chain
- ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy - Colorado Springs, Colorado
- The Simpsons - FOX-TV Network's hit television show - N949WP
- Spirit of Durango - City of Durango, Colorado Board of Tourism
- Security Service Federal Credit Union - Colorado Credit Union
- Colorado Tech University - Denver, Colorado & Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Colorado Springs - City of Colorado Springs, Colorado Board of Tourism
- Sam's Town Hotels and Gambling Halls - Boyd Gaming properties in Las Vegas, Nevada, Kansas City, Missouri and Tunica, Mississippi
The company also had a variety of other schemes with no corporate affiliations or their own advertising. They were:
- Spring Fling Jet
- “Beat the System”
- Winter Wonder Plane
- Super Summer Saver Jet
- Future Logo Jet
The promotion with Rupert Murdoch’s American Fox network was shown nationwide in September 1995. During the episode, “Who Shot Mister Burns?” of The Simpsons, who ever phoned in with the answer or code won free travel or some other prize.
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