Northern Pacific takes to the skies but return flight encounters IROP
Northern Pacific has finally spread its wings and begun to fly, having inaugurated service on 14 July 2023. The latest entrant to the US air... Continue Reading
Author: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren
New entrant Red Way delivers pleasant surprise on LNK-LAS
Red Way has become the newest US airline, launching service from its Lincoln, Nebraska hub on 8 June. Its current route network features fli... Continue Reading
A lot to like on Porter Airlines’ E2 YYZ-YVR flight
The airport express train from downtown Toronto to Toronto Pearson International Airport is infested with raccoons. From the seatbacks to th... Continue Reading
Air Transat: a bargain price but mixed PaxEx on YVR-YUL
Air Transat has a large presence in eastern Canada, focusing almost exclusively on shuttling folks from Montreal and Toronto to the Caribbea... Continue Reading
Southern Airways Express serves up super scenic Cessna Caravan PaxEx
Work took me to the sunnier climate of Phoenix in February, and I decided to get creative on how I got back to my home base of Seattle. A br... Continue Reading
Contour impresses with excellent inflight service on Part 135 flight
Have you heard of Contour Airlines? I hadn’t either until I saw one of their jets in February 2020; the bright blue billboard livery was eas... Continue Reading
Exceptional seat aside, Gulf Air disappoints on widebody BKK-SIN hop
With a recent partner-travel holiday all but wrapped up, it was time to fly from Bangkok down to Singapore to connect to our flight home to ... Continue Reading
Weighing carryon bags, Thai AirAsia proves embodiment of LCC
A recent visit to the famous Cambodian temples of Angkor Wat found me needing to fly between the Thai capitol of Bangkok and Siem Reap, the ... Continue Reading
Grime time? Flying Nok Air on Phuket-Bangkok
There is no shortage of choices available for folks who need to travel between the popular Thai beach town of Phuket and the capital city of... Continue Reading
When Scoot largely wins on schedule and price but little else
Presented with a fresh opportunity to travel through Southeast Asia, I decided to go out of my way to try some “new to me” airli... Continue Reading
End of an era as Horizon Air retires the last of its Q400 turboprops
The Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 fleet, once a ubiquitous sight in the Pacific Northwest, is no more. The airplanes retired from the commuter... Continue Reading
Transaviabaltika thrills with Jetstream 31 cockpit view to Kärdla
Need to get to the Estonian town of Kärdla from the capital city of Tallinn? Well, given that Kärdla is the only town on the island of Hiium... Continue Reading
airBaltic and a LCC-standard experience to Tallinn
Tallinn, the capital city of the small Baltic state of Estonia, does not have a plethora of flight options. While many European cities offer... Continue Reading
Aer Lingus A330 business impresses despite hiccups
With 2022 drawing to a close, I was craving one last adventure. Luckily for me, I had built up some vacation time and quickly set my sights ... Continue Reading
Goodbye aha! as parent ExpressJet eyes liquidation
The adventure is over for aha! airlines after parent company ExpressJet filed for bankruptcy and ceased all operations effective 22 August. ... Continue Reading