LGB – Long Beach
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JetBlue’s New SoCal Strategy: Shrink Long Beach, Grow Long Haul
One of the biggest questions surrounding JetBlue has been what exactly it was going to do for its West Coast strategy. It…
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With an Assist From JetBlue, Hawaiian Chooses Long Beach As Its First New Airport to Serve with the A321neo
Hawaiian Airlines has long had a size issue. Ever since the DC-8s were retired back in the 1990s, the airline has only…
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Long Beach and the Unsustainable Southwest Effect
On June 5, 2016, Southwest launched its first flights from Long Beach with 4 daily to Oakland. With a year’s worth of…
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Long Beach Looks to Jack Up Fines, Take Away Slots From Late Night Offenders (That’s You, JetBlue)
I know not everyone here appreciates a good story from my hometown airport here in Long Beach, but there is a fight…
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Talking to Southwest’s CEO About Why He’s Bullish on Long Beach
Yep, it’s time for another Long Beach post. But this time, I’m only writing about it because Southwest CEO Gary Kelly was…
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3 Links I Love: Delta Grows an Old Hub, Bring Your Own Pilots, Long Beach Misinformation
Expanding service to most popular nonstop destinations from Cincinnati – Delta News Hub Are you a mid-market former hub airport desperate to…
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Long Beach Ends Talk of a Customs Facility, Will JetBlue Walk?
If there’s one thing we learned during the last election, it’s that misinformation, fear-mongering, and bullying are now a blueprint for success.…
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3 Links I Love: An Unsolved Eastern Crash, American’s Business Class Saga, Long Beach Customs
This week’s featured link: What Happened to Eastern Airlines Flight 980? – Outside Here’s a good, long read about the crash of…
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Long Beach May Lose in the Brewing Southwest vs JetBlue War
It’s amazing how much news such a little airport like Long Beach can generate. Now of course, since I live in the…
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Southwest, JetBlue, and Delta Decide How to Use Their Long Beach Slots
I’m sure some of you were hoping to come and read about Alaska and Virgin America getting together. Though it’s just been…
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Southwest Surprises, Joins JetBlue and Delta in Applying For Long Beach Slots
I did not see that coming. Back in December, it was revealed that noise levels had dropped so low that Long Beach…
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Long Beach Gets 9 New Slots, But Which Airlines Will Want Them?
You all know I love nothing more than some local drama at my hometown airport. This time, however, it’s not the customs…