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3 Links I Love: The Island Hopper, Old Airline Maps, Operation Pineapple Tops
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This week’s featured link: Watch the new Big Metal Bird: Island Hopper – United Hub This one has always been on the bucket list – flying the famed island hopper that goes between Guam and…
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Delta Spins Its Test to Stop Supporting Group Travel Within the US
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If you’ve never arranged a trip for a large number of people, then you’ve been missing out on the pain and suffering that comes with booking groups with airlines. Airlines have created special rules for…
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China Airlines Tries to Jump Start Ontario Service With a Smaller Airplane
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Until recently, China Airlines flew two relatively successful flights from Los Angeles to Taipei every day. But on March 25, the airline took the risky step of moving one of those flights to Ontario, an…
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Who the F*&@ is AURA?
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Those of you who saw that I accidentally published my jumbled notes on AURA last week already knew this topic was coming. AURA, an airline you’ve probably never heard of, is under development and is…
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Cranky on the Web: Long Beach Modernization Part Deux
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Long Beach Airport Revitalizing a Hollywood Icon – Icons of Infrastructure They say write what you know, right? Well, here’s a piece I put together on the next phase of the Long Beach terminal modernization.…
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3 Links I Love: Why Won’t Airlines Fly Here?, European Mergers, Spirit’s Next CEO
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This week’s featured link: ROBERT PRICE: Struggling airport, growing city: What’s up with that? – Bakersfield.com This kind of of conversation has been had throughout smaller cities around the US. Why can’t we get more…
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Republic “Commits” to Up to 200 Embraer Aircraft It’ll Probably Never Fly
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This week is the Farnborough Airshow, a biennial orgy of aircraft orders where manufacturers try to flex their muscles and show the world just how much metal (or composites) they can sell. The whole thing…
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Flying What’s Left of Virgin America on Alaska Airlines to Seattle (Trip Report)
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Last year, I turned 40. This year, it was my wife’s turn. And for her 40th, she wanted to go on an Alaska cruise with me and the kids. After looking at all the options,…
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No, Norwegian Hasn’t Turned Into a Profit Machine
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I don’t usually cover earnings here on the blog, but there were so many stories wrongfully touting Norwegian’s miraculously-profitable Q2 that I had to write it up. The airline is a master of confusion when…
