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Alaska Airlines, is based in the Seattle suburb of SeaTac, Washington.. Classified as a major carrier, Alaska operates hubs at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, and Portland International Airport. It also operates a secondary hub and Mexican gateway at Los Angeles International Airport. Alaska Airlines and its sister carrier Horizon Air are both subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group. Alaska is also a substantial code share partner of both American Airlines and Delta Air Lines. In 2010, J. D. Power and Associates recognized Alaska Airlines as the top "Traditional Carrier" in customer satisfaction for the third year in a row.  The airline traces its roots to McGee Airways, which flew its inaugural service between Anchorage and Bristol Bay in 1932 with a Stinson single-engine, three-passenger aircraft. Mergers and acquisitions produced changes in the name and saw business expand throughout Alaska. As of 1942, the airline was known as "Alaska Star Airlines." The name Alaska Airlines was adopted in 1944 having narrowly beaten a competitor applying for the name. In the 1940s Alaska's headquarters were in Anchorage. Alaska Airlines moved to the jet age when it introduced a Convair CV-880 in 1961. In the early 1960s Alaska Airlines had its headquarters in what is now the Belltown area of Seattle. Alaska Airlines played an important role in organizing an airlift of Jews from Yemen to Israel, in Operation Magic Carpet (1949–1950). It later played a similar role in airlifting Jews from Iraq.