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Post by Kahloke on Feb 19, 2021 5:50:52 GMT -8
United Airlines as 2019 has introduced a revised version of Continental Airlines; which, I personally hate because it’s way to blue. I am posting this photo because the new livery is not common yet on the AirBus A319 fleet. I like United's new livery better than the previous Continental livery with United titles slapped on the fuselage. Sure, the Continental globe is still on the tail, but I guess that shouldn't be a surprise since the United-Continental merger in 2012 retained most of Continental's leadership as they were in the stronger position, and therefore, went with its branding. Keeping the United name made sense since that airline had a stronger market presence, kind of like when US Airways bought out American Airlines, and retained the American branding. The new United look is still kind of boring, but it's a step in the right direction. I would love to see the "Tulip" logo come back, but that's not likely. Maybe they will do a retro theme on one of their jets like so many airlines do these days. I believe they have a Continental retro livery out there.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Feb 20, 2021 12:05:50 GMT -8
United Airlines as 2019 has introduced a revised version of Continental Airlines; which, I personally hate because it’s way to blue. I am posting this photo because the new livery is not common yet on the AirBus A319 fleet. I like United's new livery better than the previous Continental livery with United titles slapped on the fuselage. I feel like they should have a redesign livery like Air Canada. I think they should have done what Americans Airlines because they didn’t keep anything from pre-merger of US Airlines and American Airlines which looked good on the aircrafts.
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Post by princessofvanfan on Feb 22, 2021 18:19:26 GMT -8
I like United's new livery better than the previous Continental livery with United titles slapped on the fuselage. I feel like they should have a redesign livery like Air Canada. I think they should have done what Americans Airlines because they didn’t keep anything from pre-merger of US Airlines and American Airlines which looked good on the aircrafts. Would love to see this livery again:
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Post by Kahloke on Feb 22, 2021 18:32:18 GMT -8
Yes, that was possibly United's best livery. I think I like it better than the Tulip logo with the orange, red, and blue stripes from the late 70's thru the 80's. I would love to see United do a retro theme plane with this livery. It would look fantastic on one of their 737-900's, or a MAX-9. It would probably look great on one of their 787's, too.
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Post by Kahloke on Mar 1, 2021 7:26:34 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Mar 2, 2021 14:26:54 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Mar 4, 2021 5:41:36 GMT -8
Created a new thread for US airlines and aiports, and I moved a bunch of older posts on this subject matter over to this new thread.
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Post by Kahloke on Dec 7, 2021 7:44:30 GMT -8
Seattle's getting a new airline. Starting June 1, Finnair will be launching 3x per week direct Helsinki-Seattle service on their Airbus A330-300 aircraft. When SAS pulled out of Seattle years ago, there was an absence of direct service to Scandinavia until Icelandair came around, and now we have Finnair. As a OneWorld alliance member, it will feed nicely into the Alaska and American networks. I would love to see SAS come back, but Star Alliance, which SAS is a member of, is pretty weak in Seattle, and SAS primarily code shares with United, which also does not have a large presence in Seattle anymore. But, happy to see Finnair coming. www.finnair.com/en/bluewings/destinations/seattle--sparkling-jewel-of-the-pacific-northwest-2452516
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 5, 2022 18:14:43 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Feb 15, 2022 5:44:45 GMT -8
I found kind of a cool video about Sea-Tac airport on YouTube. It reviews the operations there, and a little (very little) behind the scenes look. It's part of an airport series - a bit of a puff piece, but still interesting as it covers some of the unique aspects of SEA. I thought I would share it here. See link:
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Mar 24, 2022 20:31:07 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Mar 25, 2022 5:34:19 GMT -8
The A320's are not a surprise. I believe the plan was to completely retire that sub-fleet by 2024 at the latest, so now it's 2023. Those aircraft came from Virgin America, and most are on leases, anyway, so it makes sense to dump them. The A321NEO's are new, and apparently quite popular among the flight crews. Those are very good airplanes, but again, the 737 MAX10 should fulfill most of their needs in that segment/size class. The Q400's surprise me a little. I thought Alaska was going to hang on to those for awhile. They are very efficient and cost effective on the shorter, lower-yield routes. I'm kind of sorry they are getting rid of the Q400's so soon. Yes, I know they are getting up there in age, but Alaska/Horizon is one of the largest operators of that type in the world. A confirmation of the onemileatatime article is the investor day presentation. Information on the fleet simplification is found on pages 32 & 33. investor.alaskaair.com/static-files/432c6548-1cb6-43d1-ae4b-08abd58a0131
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Post by Kahloke on Apr 19, 2022 15:51:39 GMT -8
Sea-Tac's new international arrivals hall opened today. KOMO did a piece on the first arriving flight to use the new facility. It's a massive upgrade over the dungeon in South Satellite, and some gates in Concourse A were modified to handle arriving international flights, so it's not all cramped into South Satellite. It's a step in the right direction, for sure - now, let's get onto re-building South Satellite to make it a much better experience for international travelers transiting through SEA. komonews.com/news/local/first-flight-lands-at-sea-tac-airports-new-international-arrivals-hall
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Oct 26, 2022 14:16:24 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Nov 24, 2022 7:15:15 GMT -8
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Nov 25, 2022 11:41:11 GMT -8
I was originally excited about this refit, but in the end it isn't exactly what I was expecting. The seats in First Class in particular are not new, sadly, like the MAX fleet, and have just been reupholstered and new tray tables added with the tablet holder. The coach seats are new though, which is great. Was honestly quite surprised that they did not remove the original 737 bins, and while this doesn't come as a surprise, it is still bad news for people in later boarding groups that will likely still have trouble finding bag space cause those bins are definitely pretty tight.
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Post by SeahawkNERD8275 on Dec 17, 2022 21:04:07 GMT -8
I just took N588AS to Santa barbra
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Post by SeahawkNERD8275 on Dec 25, 2022 10:23:57 GMT -8
Why does N481AS have the winglet logo a little up?
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Post by SeahawkNERD8275 on Dec 25, 2022 10:24:52 GMT -8
I found kind of a cool video about Sea-Tac airport on YouTube. It reviews the operations there, and a little (very little) behind the scenes look. It's part of an airport series - a bit of a puff piece, but still interesting as it covers some of the unique aspects of SEA. I thought I would share it here. See link: I know that YouTuber his name is Jeb brooks
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Post by Kahloke on Jan 14, 2023 10:44:34 GMT -8
Alaska Airlines has now officially retired the last of the acquired A320's from Virgin America. They're still flying the 10 A321NEO's Virgin had ordered, but outside of those, will be back to a Boeing mainline fleet. QX (Horizon) will be an all Embraer ERJ-175 fleet once the Q400's are retired, and that drawdown is happening pretty quickly, too. I'll be sad to see the Dash-8's go. They've been a staple in the Alaska/Horizon fleet for many years. www.aerotime.aero/articles/alaska-airlines-retires-its-final-airbus-a320
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Post by Kahloke on Jan 23, 2023 16:38:22 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 24, 2023 14:28:24 GMT -8
That sucks the last major airline in United States to retired the Dash 8 400. I guess only Canadian major carries are the only airlines in North America to fly Dash 8. I wonder if Air Canada Express or WestJet Encore will get rid of turboprop aircrafts in flavour of jet planes but I doubt that because some Canadian Airports are only can handle turboprop aircraft's.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Jan 27, 2023 19:14:58 GMT -8
First day in their entire operation that Horizon isn't flying a prop-based aircraft; definitely a little sad, but absolutely catching up with the times bringing the E175 to places that have never seen jet service! The likes of which, are smaller communities in Washington, such as Wenatchee and Yakima, as well as places that have never seen Horizon jet service in particular, like Kelowna and Walla Walla. I'm excited to see how they go about expanding once they top 50 E175 jets in the next few years.
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Post by Kahloke on Jan 28, 2023 11:10:20 GMT -8
Skylite Productions covered the entirety of the last Horizon Dash-8-400 flight from Spokane (GEG) to Seattle (SEA). It's appropriate that they flew the retro Horizon livery aircraft for this special flight. End of an era. Enjoy the video.
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Post by Kahloke on Mar 4, 2023 19:14:25 GMT -8
For those of you interested in aviation and airports, the newest airport in North America just opened its doors for business on Tuesday, Feb 28. I am referring to Kansas City Airport (MCI). Last flights out of the old outdated terminals was on Monday, and the brand new airport opened Tuesday. Kansas City joins the ranks of Salt Lake City and New Orleans to completely replace their airport facilities, rather than doing a renovation or addition. There's a nice YouTube video on the new terminal and the history behind the old 1970's terminals.
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