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Apps for #Avgeeks: JetLovers
I thought it would be fun to start a new series and share some of my favorite “apps for #avgeeks” and ones I use while traveling. Just as fate would have it, the first one I chose to review isn’t...
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Apps for #Avgeeks: FlightAware
If you’ve ever looked up in the sky and was curious where that plane you saw was going, or simply need to know what time to be at the airport to retrieve a relative, there’s an app for that. Want to...
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The Great Alaska Aviation Gathering
Last week my quest for Million Miler took me to Anchorage where I just happened to stumble upon perhaps the greatest #avgeek event of the year, The Great Alaska Aviation Gathering. I had no idea it was...
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Plane Spotting: New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
I’ll go on the record and say that New York LaGuardia is not my favorite airport…or at least it wasn’t. It’s old, it’s small, flights there are frequently delayed, and I’m yet to pass through on United...
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Plane Spotting: Alaska Airlines’ Spirit of the Islands
As we were taxiing out to runway 1R at SFO, I saw the splendid blue tail of an aircraft I didn’t quite recognize. The rest of the plane was obscured, but as we moved farther away its identity was...
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America From Above: IAH to SMF
This week’s mileage run (week 2) took me from SMF-ORD-CLT-IAH-SMF. While this trip wasn’t nearly as eventful as what happened last week, I was treated to some spectacular views on the ride home from...
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National Aviation History Month: Exploring Hawaii’s Aviation Heritage
November is National Aviation History Month so in honor of that I wanted to share one of my all-time favorite websites. The State of Hawaii runs an incredible archive of photos and facts covering the...
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Plane Spotting: Alaska Airlines Spirit of Seattle
Spirit of Seattle at OGG Alaska Airlines Spirit of Seattle Boeing 737-800 spotted at (and flown to) Kahului, Maui, December 2013. Tail number N512AS. “Introduced in 2008, the ‘Spirit of Seattle’...
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Plane Spotting: United’s Retro Jets
instragram.com/hulagrrl210 In 2011, United Employees were given the chance to vote on a new retro livery in celebration of the airline’s 85th anniversary. The winner was the Friend Ship livery which...
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Plane Spotting: The Aloha Airlines Funbird N823AL
The Aloha Airlines “Funbird” is perhaps my all-time favorite retro jet, and one of the many special liveries of Aloha, spotted throughout the Hawaiian islands over the years. N823AL, a Boeing 737-200,...
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