JAL and Alaska in codeshare, loyalty deals
May 15, 2016
Alaska Airlines, in another growth move, adds yet another codeshare and miles partner, this one a major OneWorld member.
Alaska Airlines, in another growth move, adds yet another codeshare and miles partner, this one a major OneWorld member.
Alaska Airlines’ Horizon subsidiary is adding Embraer regional jets to its turboprop fleet to serve longer routes without the cost of mainline jets.
One of Europe’s leading cruise lines treats itself to two huge new liners and considers where it will sail next.
Hoverboards, also known as balance boards, are being banned from most U.S. flights because their large lithium-ion batteries are a fire risk on board. Already banned by JetBlue, Hawaiian and Virgin America, the popular devices, a kind of self-balancing scooter, hit the no-fly list in the last two days for Alaska and the big three (American, United and Delta). Only Southwest, among large airlines, still allows them. Delta put the issue this way: “Poorly-labeled, powerful lithium-ion batteries…
Laguardia taxiway, lined up for take-off: Is there room for more? Photo: Port Authority of NY&NJ A coalition of smaller airlines is stepping up pressure on the Department of Transportation to open up some landing and take-off ‘slots’ for them at New York’s crowded airports, dominated by the ‘Big 3’ legacy carriers. Alaska, Allegiant , Frontier, Spirit and Virgin America call themselves “new entrants” in the business and the area, and are…
A fjord is a long, narrow inlet created by glacial erosion. Fjords can be found all over the world, but in Alaska they
Two specialists in cold homelands, Alaska Airways and Icelandair, have signed a deal for code-shares and for reciprocal mileage earning in their loyalty programs. The upshot should be increased availability for Americans visiting Iceland, and more…
It’s hard times for famous Americans these days. Either Hamilton or Jackson is slated to lose his place on the money, and Ohio’s William McKinley has now lost his spot on the tallest mountain in the U.S. It’s now officially to be called Denali, a…
Fill’er up, please! Kerosene-based fuels may soon give way to biofuel. Photo: Sascheporsche / Wikimedia Fuel has been a big issue for airlines,
Pointing out that Gates of the Arctic and Kobuk Valley National Parks are tough to get to would be a gross understatement. We tried last August without success, but we finally made it!
Alaska Airlines, in another growth move, adds yet another codeshare and miles partner, this one a major OneWorld member.
Alaska Airlines’ Horizon subsidiary is adding Embraer regional jets to its turboprop fleet to serve longer routes without the cost of mainline jets.
One of Europe’s leading cruise lines treats itself to two huge new liners and considers where it will sail next.
Hoverboards, also known as balance boards, are being banned from most U.S. flights because their large lithium-ion batteries are a fire risk on board. Already banned by JetBlue, Hawaiian and Virgin America, the popular devices, a kind of self-balancing scooter, hit the no-fly list in the last two days for Alaska and the big three (American, United and Delta). Only Southwest, among large airlines, still allows them. Delta put the issue this way: “Poorly-labeled, powerful lithium-ion batteries…
Laguardia taxiway, lined up for take-off: Is there room for more? Photo: Port Authority of NY&NJ A coalition of smaller airlines is stepping up pressure on the Department of Transportation to open up some landing and take-off ‘slots’ for them at New York’s crowded airports, dominated by the ‘Big 3’ legacy carriers. Alaska, Allegiant , Frontier, Spirit and Virgin America call themselves “new entrants” in the business and the area, and are…
A fjord is a long, narrow inlet created by glacial erosion. Fjords can be found all over the
Two specialists in cold homelands, Alaska Airways and Icelandair, have signed a deal for code-shares and for reciprocal mileage earning in their loyalty programs. The upshot should be increased availability for Americans visiting Iceland, and more…
It’s hard times for famous Americans these days. Either Hamilton or Jackson is slated to lose his place on the money, and Ohio’s William McKinley has now lost his spot on the tallest mountain in the U.S. It’s now officially to be called Denali, a…
Fill’er up, please! Kerosene-based fuels may soon give way to biofuel. Photo: Sascheporsche / Wikimedia Fuel has been
Pointing out that Gates of the Arctic and Kobuk Valley National Parks are tough to get to would be a gross understatement. We tried last August without success, but we finally made it!