David H. Stringer; BUT, BEFORE ITS admittance to the Union as the 49th state on January 3, 1959, Alaska was a fully owned territory of the United States and its airline network was regulated by the CAB, just as airline operations in the States were. In the late 1950s, the Board was busy in the 'lower 48' transferring routes serving smaller cities from trunk airlines to local service carriers, strengthening the networks of some companies by adding longer-haul services, and adjusting to the needs of America's airlines as they changed with the advent of the jet age.
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