Airlines
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ATA Now Competing with Southwest
Since Southwest helped ATA out of bankruptcy a few years ago, ATA has basically become Southwest’s testing ground. For the most part,…
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Why is Heathrow The Big Issue with Open Skies?
I had actually been working on this post about US and UK aviation relations and now it seems even more appropriate. As…
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Who Wants to See the A380?
Do you love enormous airplanes? How about German airlines? Is this picture way too fuzzy to satisfy your needs? If you answered…
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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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Controllable Irregularity – Defined and Legit
Good news for JetBlue fliers, I think. The mystery surrounding “Controllable Irregularity” has now officially been solved. Thanks to Flight Wisdom for…
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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…
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Video of the Garuda Crash from a Survivor
It’s really amazing how much Indonesia has been in the news in the world of aviation lately. Then again, I suppose it’s…
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Spirit Races Toward the Bottom
It’s interesting to see how low cost carriers developed differently in the US versus Europe. Over here, Southwest was always considered the…
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Trip Report: Flying US Airways After the Migration
I know it’s surprising but this was my first plane flight of the year. Seems crazy, but I’ve been doing a lot…
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US Airways Reservations System Transition Goes Well
I’m guessing that at least half of you reading this post saw the title and decided to read more because it contradicts…
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Horizon Finally Gets Ready to Start Santa Rosa Flights
It seems like ages ago that Horizon Air announced it would start flights from Santa Rosa (Sonoma County, California) to Los Angeles…
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A380 Freighter Meets Its Demise
I think we can now unofficially declare the A380 dead. UPS announced today that they have canceled their order for 10 freighter…