Labor Day weekend must have shaken the cobwebs out of the schedule planning groups, because we continue to see a whole slew of new routes coming out.
I’ve always liked boarding planes via airstairs. Yes, it’s true that part of the fun is that I get to walk by the engine and watch all the action, but there’s more to it. I’ve always been happy to use those rear stairs. Using two doors instead of one means …
The Arizona Republic’s Dawn Gilbertson wrote an article earlier this week talking about the fun-filled world of last minute web fares. According to the article, the web fares are a dying breed. I’m not quite sure I agree.
For those not in the know, the last minute webfares first came …
Smaller and smaller planes are travelling further and further every day. It used to be that every flight over the ocean had two aisles and at least 3 engines. These days, you’ll find single aisle aircraft going across the oceans regularly. Unfortunately, inflight entertainment has not kept pace.
On most …
Frontier Airlines announced today they’re going to buy 10 of the 74 seat Dash 8 Q400 turboprops made by Bombardier. They’re also looking for more regional jets to be operated by a partner airline in the near future.
This is good news for fans of Frontier, because it means expansion. …
Conflicting reports are coming out of the Carribean on the reported death of BWIA, an government-owned airline out of Trinidad & Tobago.
It sounds like it all started with a meeting to discuss the future of the airline. The airline has been flying for 66 years, and it’s been in …
There hasn’t been much to talk about in the way of new flights lately, but I’ve gathered some of them here for your reading pleasure . . .
*Allegiant Air continues to expand with its strategy of infrequent flights from both Orlando and Las Vegas to smaller cities throughout the …
Those of you who read my posts on the PriceGrabber Discussion forums will remember that during the summer schedule ramp-up, it seemed like every Monday Delta would announce a slew of new destinations and routes.
Well, it’s been pretty quiet since the summer schedules were firmed up, but there appears …
Talk about a workhorse of an airplane.
On Friday, Delta finally retired the last of its 737-200 aircraft. You might remember those as being the ones with the really long cigar-shaped, Pratt & Whitney engines that were much louder than the newer versions. I’ll certainly miss that plane.
There were …
We dorks have been waiting for this one for awhile. While US Airways had been painting Airbuses in the new colors like crazy, they had yet to paint a single 737 . . . until now.
Jay Selman captured a couple of shots of an America West 737 (registration: N157AW) …
Poor CanJet.
First they announce they’re going to shut down all scheduled flights and then I throw them on the ACR (Abusers of Capitalization Rules) list.
The airline flies primarily from Toronto to eastern Canadian cities as well as New York and 3 cities in Florida. September 10 will be …
I’m back from my mini-vacation in Palm Springs, so it’s time to start writing again. First up, this handy dandy link to the TSA website. This page mentions just about anything you’d care to bring with you and whether or not it’s allowed in your carry on or in your …