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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Chautauqua Airlines
Chautauqua Airlines was formed by former Mohawk Airlines employees Joel and Gloria Hall with the hopes of flying into and out of Jamestown, New York. Operations started in 1973 with two Beech 99s operating flights from Jamestown to Pittsburgh and Buffalo. The airline’s early success didn’t go unnoticed as Pittsburgh based carrier Allegheny Airlines took […]
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PART TWO: How Some Airlines in Central Europe Play “The Name Game”
This is part two of “The Name Game” series, for part one on North American carriers see here. No two aircraft are alike, and while every carrier can showcase this fact by slapping a registration number on the aircraft and recording the airplane’s manufacturing number, some take it a tad bit further. In this series […]
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How Some North American Airlines Play “The Name Game”
No two aircraft are alike, and while every carrier can showcase this fact by slapping a registration number on the aircraft and recording the airplane’s manufacturing number, some take it a tad bit further. In this series we will look into the airlines that take individualizing each airplane to the next level. Individual aircraft and […]
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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Kingfisher Airlines
With the Indian economy starting to see popularity and the need for flights increasing, United Breweries Group saw this as a perfect time to expand and start an airline of their own. The beer group took hold of a handful of Airbus A320 aircraft and started flights between Mumbai, Bangalore, and Delhi. In order to […]
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TRIP REPORT: France Via the “Land of Fire and Ice” on Icelandair
When it comes to flying between Europe and North America, travelers are offered a wide variety of choices. From low-cost carriers like Norwegian to flag carriers such as KLM and British Airways, the options for flights across the pond can become overwhelming. Living in the Midwest opened up even more options for my family and […]
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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Maersk Air
With the cargo conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk Group already taking full advantage of shipping on land and sea in the 1960s, the carrier turned their attention to the sky. The company had previously invested in various carriers, specifically SAS and Danish Air Lines as a way to test their interest in aviation. A decision was officially […]
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From the Ashes: Rebuilding Montserrat
1995 was a rough year for the islands of the Caribbean, as Hurricane Luis destroyed much of the northeast islands such as St. Maarten and the US Virigin Islands, damaging tourism and forever closing hotels like the Mullet Bay Hotel and La Belle Creole. However, nobody faced a more disasterous 1995 year than the island of Montserrat, […]
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TBT (Throwback Thursday) In Aviation History: Kaliningrad Avia/KD Avia
With the rise of Soviet economy after World War II, airlines started appearing all across the vast country. One of these start up carrier was Kaliningrad Avia based in the Kaliningrad Oblast on the Baltic Sea. The airline officially started on October 8, 1945 with the backing of the government run flag carrier Aeroflot. The airline […]
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Abandoned in the Rust Belt: Part Three
This is the finale of this three part series, taking a closer look at airports in the “Rust Belt” that have seen the demise of much of their service. However, not all hope is lost as some of these cities continue to fight back to regain flights from both legacy and non-traditional airlines. For Part One, please […]
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Abandoned in the Rust Belt: Part Two
In this continuing series, we take a closer look at airports in the “Rust Belt” that have seen the demise of much of their service. However, not all hope is lost as some of these cities continue to fight back to regain flights from both legacy and non-traditional airlines. For Part One, please visit here. […]