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SkyWest Requests More Route Terminations
United — through its regional carrier United Express — ended service to 11 small cities around the country, not more than two weeks ago. Unfortunately, in the next 90-days, they will be adding two more destinations to that list both of which are located in northern New York State. St. George, Utah-based SkyWest Airlines operates […]
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Interviews: Southern Airways Express Receives King Air After Delay
Despite knowing a lot about the Essential Air Service, or EAS, program and what goes on in it there are still some things that slip past and go unnoticed. Southern Airways Express won the contract for the community of Chadron, Neb., (CDR) to operate daily flights to Denver on the King Air 200 and has […]
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United Departs 11 Underserved U.S. Airports for Final Time
The New Year celebrations have come and gone and while some are still coming out of the weekend celebrations in a good mood, employees and passengers in 11 cities are likely not too thrilled. United Airlines, more specifically United Express, will be cutting services from their respective cities. Kalamazoo and Lansing, Mich.; Columbia, Mo.; College […]
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Icelandair Applies for Cuban, Other Charter Flights
It is not unusual for an airline to operate charter flights during schedule downtime. Airlines in the U.S. have been found to operate many sports and athletic charters during off-peak seasons of the year. But Icelandair aircraft have been found in the most unusual places almost on a yearly basis, as the airline has been […]
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Unique Connection Series Trip Report: Taos, New Mexico
If you have read my articles in the past, then you know I love out-of-the-way airports, airlines, and aircraft and would do almost anything to adventure to a new city or fly on a unique or rare aircraft type. So in this new series, which I will be calling the “Unique Connection Series” I will […]
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British Airways Schedules More A380 Destinations
Coming just on the heels of British Airways resuming Airbus A380 service to LAX, according to theaeronetwork, the airline has announced the resumption of four A380 destinations in the U.S. that are slated to begin this coming spring and summer: Boston, San Francisco, Washington D.C., and Chicago. Dallas Ft. Worth is slated to receive the […]
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Air North Announces Toronto to Yukon Route
Air North — more commonly known as Yukon’s Airline — will be bringing its services to Canada’s biggest city, Toronto, with flights to Whitehorse, Canada, the capital of the Yukon Territory, beginning next summer. The new route will operate twice a week onboard the carrier’s largest aircraft, a Boeing 737-500, which is becoming a rarity […]
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Air Choice One, Down to a Single Route
Over the course of an airline’s lifetime, there are natural lulls and peaks, new destinations are added while other destinations are discontinued and this is just normal for any and all airlines around the globe, but this carrier has had nothing but a decline in recent years. Air Choice One wasn’t by any means a […]
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Trip Report – Alaska Airlines Milk Run Flight 61
The Alaska Airlines Milk Run: A must on any avgeek’s bucket list. The route consists of many different variations from the same nine cities. My previous day had me on flight AS65 in a total of five different cities within six hours: Seattle, Wash. in addition to Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg and Juneau, Alaska, the trip […]
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Trip Report – Alaska Airline’s Milk Run Flight 65
Alaska Airlines Milk Run is an AvGeek dream trip, it’s a multi-stop journey along Alaska’s southeast panhandle, flying between mountain passes onboard a Boeing 737-700. Along with United’s Micronesian Island Hopper, this trip is usually at the top of any AvGeek’s bucket list. The airline operates six Milk Run flights a day within the state […]