Alaska Airlines offers compelling transcon option with A321neo
While an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 is not at the top of my preference list for a transcon flight, the airline regularly schedules one of it... Continue Reading
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Airflow CEO Marc Ausman on the role of commercial electric flight
The electric revolution is coming… Although this is a line borrowed from the Airflow website, it’s also a fact. Airflow is working to bring ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Iridium announces Operation Arctic Lynx
Iridium Communications Inc. today announced Operation Arctic Lynx (OAL), a series of partnership-driven field exercises deploying Iridium® a... Continue Reading
Press Release: Boeing and Alaska partner on ecoDemonstrator program
Boeing and Alaska Airlines announced today they are partnering on the latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator program and will flight test about 20 te... Continue Reading
Press Release: Alaska Airlines announces partnership with Boxed Water
Boxed Water Is Better® – the most renewable packaged water alternative to plastic bottles– is teaming up with Alaska Airlines to offer less ... Continue Reading
Flying first in Alaska’s sparkling new A320 cabin amid COVID
Like many frequent fliers of yore, the pandemic clipped my wings for most of the past year. But an intra-state business trip from Seattle to... Continue Reading
Press Release: Successful launch marks key milestone for OneWeb
OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, has confirmed the successful launch of all 36 satellites by Arianespace ... Continue Reading
Now you can buy chocolate inspired by a passenger’s suggestion
If you have not been on an airplane in a while, you may be missing some of the bonus perks and treats airlines bestow on their most frequent... Continue Reading
OneWeb moves closer to fulfilling mission; forges new pact with Hughes
A week before Christmas, OneWeb received an early present. On 18 December, the satellite operator, whose aim is to deliver Internet access e... Continue Reading
US airlines to passengers: acknowledge your health before flying
As COVID-19 infection rates skyrocket in the United States, major US airlines are voluntarily implementing temporary health acknowledgment p... Continue Reading
US airlines require passengers and employees to wear face masks
Aligning with best practices from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US airlines are requiring that customer-facing emplo... Continue Reading
Alaska Airlines hard product largely shines on A321neo
Alaska Airlines found itself in a weird position when it acquired Virgin America. Virgin operated an all-Airbus fleet that Alaska didn’t wan... Continue Reading
Trading Alaska nonstop for cash and an upgrade proves winning choice
Alaska has a small but consistent presence at Love Field, having taken over Virgin America’s gates following its merger a few years ba... Continue Reading
Pint-sized #PaxEx presents challenges for parents
Traveling with a child is harder today than it used to be, and a lot of that is due to prevailing trends in the airline industry. For the fr... Continue Reading
Diapers in airport vending machines? Baby Vend founder meets a need
For Jasmin Smith, a desperate time that called for a desperate measure has turned into a new business opportunity at Ted Stevens Anchorage I... Continue Reading
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