Alaska Airlines
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Alaska Retires the MD-80
Another week, another airline retires the good ole’ MD-80. This past Sunday, Alaska flew its last MD-80 operation, and the airline is…
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Alaska Releases Its Low Fare Calendar
When it comes to technology, Alaska tends to be ahead of the curve when compared to other airlines. Their latest release? They…
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American and Alaska Detail Plans to Shrink
A month ago, Horizon Air revealed its plans to focus on the Q400, drop the Q200 and CRJ-700 aircraft, and shrink its…
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Random Bits of Info – What I Missed in the Domestic World
Hey everyone. I made it back from Peru yesterday morning, and let’s just say it’s going to be a VERY busy end…
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Horizon to Go All Q400 and Other Interesting Alaska Notes
There were a couple of interesting things to come out of Alaska Air Group’s first quarter earnings last week. The most interesting…
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Across the Aisle from Alaska’s Hot Virtual Assistant
Yesterday, Alaska rolled out a “virtual assistant” named Jenn for its website, and you know what? She’s kind of hot. The idea…
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Alaska “Welcomes” Virgin America to Seattle
Alaska, always the gentleman, has decided to roll out the red carpet for Virgin America’s upcoming arrival in Seattle by announcing a…
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Virgin America Heads North
It wasn’t that long ago that I questioned Virgin America’s decision to focus more on short hauls. Well, they’ve announced their latest…
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Not So Fast, LAX
To say that this was a bad week for LAWA (the organization that runs LAX) would be an understatement. I mean, if…
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ExpressJet Takes Off with Increased Pressure
Today is the day that ExpressJet launches its first flights, and now the guessing game begins. Will they be able to pull…
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Airplane Porn: Alaska Rolls Out the Retro
A friend of mine was at the rollout of Alaska’s 75th anniversary plane yesterday in Seattle, and he sent a couple of…
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Alaska Says Aloha to Hawaiian
Remember that Aloha means hello AND goodbye. Alaska has decided to sever its Mileage Plan (frequent flier program) partnership with Hawaiian on…