Alaska Airlines
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72 Hours With Alaska: Aviation in Anchorage
Welcome back. If you recall, I was just getting off my flight in Anchorage, and I had 24 hours there. Let’s pick…
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72 Hours With Alaska: Introduction to the Milk Run and Getting to Anchorage
It’s been awhile since I posted the preview of my Milk Run adventure, but now it’s finally time to dig in. Enjoy…
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Just A Miserable Day of Travel (Trip Report)
There’s an annual trip I do with my cousin and brother’s family up to Sonoma to honor my late cousin Danny, but…
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American and Alaska Start Behaving More Like Competitors as Partner Ties Loosen
Remember how concerned the Department of Justice (DOJ) was about the American partnership reducing competition if Alaska and Virgin America were allowed…
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72 Hours With Alaska: A Video Preview Of the Milk Run
It’s been a long time since my last “72 Hours With” trip, but I’m happy to say that I have a new…
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3 Links I Love: Alaska’s New Secondary Seattle Airport, Terry Maxon on the Airlines, Qantas 72 Humanized
This week’s featured link: New flying out of Paine Field will ease commuting pain for many – Alaska Airlines Blog Alaska has…
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Belatedly Pondering Alaska’s Dallas Plans
I’m well aware that it’s been about three weeks since Alaska announced its plans for serving Dallas/Love Field, but I’ve been thinking…
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Alaska Sticks With Its Own Brand But Learns a Little From Virgin America Before Killing It
The long-awaited branding decision has been made, and as expected, Alaska will be retiring the Virgin America brand in the next couple…
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If You Thought the Alaska/Virgin America Merger Was Anti-Competitive, Take a Look at San Francisco
I can’t recall anyone outside of the federal government thinking that the Alaska/Virgin America merger was in any way anti-competitive, but all…
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In the Great 2017 Mexico City Slot Giveaway, Alaska, JetBlue, Southwest, and Volaris are the Victors
After the US and Mexico agreed to an open skies agreement for travel between the two countries, Delta and Aeromexico wasted no…
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Reviewing Your 2016 Predictions and Making Your 2017 Picks
With 2016 coming to a close (thankfully, finally), it’s time to go back and review the predictions you made waaaay back at…
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Alaska and Virgin America Officially Begin Trying to Prove that “Different Works”
For months now, Alaska has been preparing to acquire Virgin America, and yesterday it became official. Alaska now owns the airline, but…