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United’s Oldest 777s Provide a Good if Not Distinctively Hawaiian Ride to Honolulu (Trip Report)
Today, Iʻll start with the flight from LA to Honolulu on one of Unitedʻs oldest 777s. There were three of us coming from the LA area, so we decided to meet in the middle of the region and fly from LAX ...
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SAS Starts to Adapt to Its New French (and Dutch) Overlords
It’s been a big year for Scandinavian Airlines System, better known as SAS. The airline has long struggled with poor labor relations, high costs, conflicting priorities between its three state owners ...
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Cranky Weekly Review Presented by San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport: Alaska Says Aloha, JetBlue Goes Loungin’
Better late than never — the DOT approved the merger of Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines this week, paving the way to complete the joining of the two carriers while they will continue to maintain their ...
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Alaska and Hawaiian Finalize the Merger After Agreeing to Largely Hollow DOT Conditions
Alaska also has to maintain the interline agreement with Mokulele to smaller Hawaiian islands on Essential Air Service routes or with any airline that takes over the service. Alaska further has to ...
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One Perfect Day in Friedrichschafen: Zeppelin Museum and Flight Plus the Dornier Museum
The town of Friedrichschafen is home to two historic aviation companies: Zeppelin and Dornier. We visited both museums and went for a ride on a Zeppelin during our action-packed day this summer. It’s ...