Hughes Airwest
Sunburst yellow, nose to tail. From 1970 to 1980, Hughes Airwest was the Top Banana of the West — DC-9s from Mexico to Canada, until Republic absorbed it.
IN SERVICE — 1968 – 1980
HOME BASE — SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
REMEMBERED FOR — TOP BANANA IN THE WEST
FINAL FLIGHT — OCT 1, 1980 · MERGED INTO REPUBLIC
THE HUGHES AIRWEST COLLECTION
Everything on the board for Hughes Airwest
HUGHES AIRWEST·MUG
HUGHES AIRWEST·MUG
HUGHES AIRWEST·SWEATSHIRT
HUGHES AIRWEST·T-SHIRT
HUGHES AIRWEST·T-SHIRT
HUGHES AIRWEST·LONG SLEEVE T-SHIRT
HUGHES AIRWEST·HOODIE
HUGHES AIRWEST·T-SHIRT
HUGHES AIRWEST·LONG SLEEVE T-SHIRT
HUGHES AIRWEST·HOODIE
HUGHES AIRWEST·SWEATSHIRT
HUGHES AIRWEST·T-SHIRT
HUGHES AIRWEST·HOODIE
HUGHES AIRWEST·SWEATSHIRT
HUGHES AIRWEST·T-SHIRT
HUGHES AIRWEST·LONG SLEEVE T-SHIRT
HUGHES AIRWEST·T-SHIRT
HUGHES AIRWEST·HOODIE
HUGHES AIRWEST·MUG
HUGHES AIRWEST·LONG SLEEVE T-SHIRT
HUGHES AIRWEST·T-SHIRT
HUGHES AIRWEST·SWEATSHIRT
HUGHES AIRWEST·T-SHIRT
HUGHES AIRWEST·MUG
HUGHES AIRWEST·HOODIE
HUGHES AIRWEST·LONG SLEEVE T-SHIRT
HUGHES AIRWEST·SWEATSHIRT
HUGHES AIRWEST·T-SHIRT
HUGHES AIRWEST·T-SHIRT
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Hughes Airwest DC-9, B727 Unisex Sweatshirt
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Hughes Airwest DC-9, B727 Unisex T-Shirt
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Hughes Airwest DC-9, B727 Unisex T-Shirt
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Hughes Airwest DC-9, B727 Unisex Long Sleeve T-Shirt
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Hughes Airwest DC-9, B727 Unisex Hoodie
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Hughes Airwest B727 Unisex T-Shirt
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Hughes Airwest B727 Unisex Long Sleeve T-Shirt
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Hughes Airwest B727 Unisex Hoodie
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Hughes Airwest B727 Unisex Sweatshirt
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Hughes Airwest B727 Unisex T-Shirt
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Hughes Airwest DC-9-31 Unisex Hoodie
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Hughes Airwest DC-9-31 Unisex Sweatshirt
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Hughes Airwest DC-9-31 Unisex T-Shirt
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Hughes Airwest DC-9-31 Unisex Long Sleeve T-Shirt
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Hughes Airwest DC-9-31 Unisex T-Shirt
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Hughes Airwest Unisex Hoodie
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Hughes Airwest Coffee Mug
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Hughes Airwest Unisex Long Sleeve T-Shirt
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Hughes Airwest Unisex T-Shirt
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Hughes Airwest Unisex Sweatshirt
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Hughes Airwest Unisex T-Shirt
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Hughes Airwest Coffee Mug
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Hughes Airwest Unisex Hoodie
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Hughes Airwest Unisex Long Sleeve T-Shirt
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Hughes Airwest Unisex Sweatshirt
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Hughes Airwest Unisex T-Shirt
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Hughes Airwest Unisex T-Shirt
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THE STORY
Top banana in the West
Howard Hughes bought Air West in 1970, painted the entire fleet sunburst yellow and let everybody call it the Top Banana. DC-9s worked the western map from Mexico to Canada until Republic absorbed it on 1 October 1980. Our Hughes Airwest designs draw on the yellow years — the marks crews wore on the western runs.
Every garment is printed when you order it, in the USA, with the disclaimer on the label: an independent tribute, for the people who remember.
Flew for Airwest? Worked the western runs? Remember the yellow DC-9s?
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