As time goes on I’m beginning to think the Port doesn’t really plan very well. There’s really no reason why they needed to spend $500 million on this new terminal. They could have gotten something very suitable and very nice for far less. But, you know, renewable this, and local that. All of which ...
Jump to postFlew SJD-PDX today on AS and got yet another reminder of how bummed I am the Port didn’t relocate customs/immigration as part of the terminal remodel and get rid of that blasted bus ride. Yeah the plane views are nice, but it is not a great welcome to the city/state when you are trying to wrestle al...
Jump to postThings can certainly change, but as of now UA appears to be keeping ANC-ORD daily year round instead of summer/holiday seasonal.
Jump to postWas checking on ANC-ENA today and the flight frequency is kind of crazy. Grant is running up to 26 flights a day to ENA and Kenai Aviation is doing up to 18 a day. And it's not even summer yet. Seems like they are both doing very well. 394 seats per day between both carriers. I’d guess that is abou...
Jump to postSWD is asking for consideration to enter the EAS program.
https://www.regulations.gov/document/DO ... -2942-0012
I know having a maintenance facility means little in the way of additional air service but is there any chance United will ever add service to PDX aside from additional frequencies to the current hubs? United used to be so dominant here but very quiet over the last 10-15 years. LAX seems to be a ho...
Jump to postI think the short answer is they don’t really need to. SEA and SLC can get most places in their network with one stop. It does leave a hole on California, but there’s not enough EUG/MFR/RDM-California traffic to justify a fifth carrier (AS, UA, WN, and G4 all serve some combo of Bay Area/So-Cal fro...
Jump to postI’ve always been curious about Delta in the PNW and the small amount of service they have from secondary cities. Obviously SEA, PDX, GEG, BOI have service to most or all of the main DL hubs, but I’m somewhat surprised they haven’t tried RDM/MFR or EUG to MSP. PSC has DL service to SEA, SLC, and MSP...
Jump to postI’ve always been curious about Delta in the PNW and the small amount of service they have from secondary cities. Obviously SEA, PDX, GEG, BOI have service to most or all of the main DL hubs, but I’m somewhat surprised they haven’t tried RDM/MFR or EUG to MSP. PSC has DL service to SEA, SLC, and MSP...
Jump to postAS taking out an another carrier in the state of Alaska that many depend on is not a good look for them. It would be akin to how some saw Hawaiian after the demise of Aloha, although completely different and wrong for many reasons. AS would be wise to stay in THEIR lane and not the other way around...
Jump to postThe Saab certainly isn’t bad, but the amount of planes that the ability to get into DUT and are under 30 years old is vastly dwindling. Sadly this is on be if those carriers that is stuck in between not being able to afford a new ATR but having basically no newish aircraft to choose from. I think t...
Jump to postSwed3120 wrote:I think their biggest threat is if DUT ever gets that runway expansion and AS can send a ERJ down there. That would probably put them out of business.
PDT-SEA won't do well unless they start a codeshere agreement with AS. Southern and AS have an interline and frequent flyer tie-up ('earn' only) so offering SEA is actually pretty smart, and a good differentiator compared to the other bids. When is OTH-SEA going to exist? I keep thinking QX will la...
Jump to postAh, the patented “throw everybody else under the bus because we believe we are superior” strategy. https://www.bluemountaineagle.com/news/potential-pendleton-airlines-perform-word-aerobatics/article_d8dd957c-b336-5eaf-ac56-e7bd9a414b84.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=s...
Jump to postAh, the patented “throw everybody else under the bus because we believe we are superior” strategy. https://www.bluemountaineagle.com/news/potential-pendleton-airlines-perform-word-aerobatics/article_d8dd957c-b336-5eaf-ac56-e7bd9a414b84.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=so...
Jump to postThe new terminal project is changing nothing for immigration. I think maybe where the bus drops at bag claim is getting a bigger rain shelter, that’s all. That's not good, but thanks for the response. Any future changes to where international flights are handled will be covered by the new master pl...
Jump to postUpdate on Pendleton service and bidding carriers: http://elkhornmediagroup.com/3-have-applied-to-be-eas-providers/ The usual players, except Alaska Seaplanes would probably be the better choice IMO. Would any of these 2 other carriers be flying from the main terminal, are any of these carriers prop...
Jump to postAS isn’t going to buy Ravn, full stop. If/when Ravn goes under they will partner with somebody else. AS’ views their two biggest gaps in Alaska as DUT and ENA. They can’t get a jet in/out of DUT because of the runway. If Alaska’s federal delegation can ever get the money to extend the runway at DUT...
Jump to postI go to ANC 6-8 times a year, and connect through there several additional times on top of that. In fact I just flew back from there yesterday. Completely anecdotal, but ANC is about as busy as I’ve seen it in the 25+ years I’ve been flying in and out of there. Not surprised that some of the cargo c...
Jump to postAS is ending PDX-YVR, effective October 1st: https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240307-asns24yvr My guess is that it's going to be summer seasonal now... It's a bit of a shame, since I was hoping that they would eventually add PDX-YYC. I’m sure it will be seasonal. It’s amazing how far YVR has fallen w...
Jump to postHere’s what I have found for Arctic Winter Games charters. North terminal should be bustling today. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ANT931/history/20240309/1400Z/CYXY/PANC https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ANT941/history/20240309/1430Z/CYXY/PANC https://flightaware.com/live/flight/NRL582/histo...
Jump to postSo far seeing 3 air north and 1 nolinor 737 scheduled, all from Yellowknife Assuming the Sapmi contingent will turn up on commercial flight from Europe, will be interesting to see how the Greenlandic contingent arrives. When the games were in Fairbanks ten-ish years ago Air Greenland sent their A33...
Jump to postAny word on RAVN and their struggles? https://alaskapublic.org/2024/03/01/ravn-alaska-layoffs/ I was wondering if they’d go under given the layoffs. Slightly left of field Qs. Would it ever make sense to buy horizon a fleet of Q200/300 or buy up some of the remaining Saab 340/2000 and sort of takeo...
Jump to postThere will be some interesting charters into ANC the next couple days as charters for the Arctic Winter Games arrive.
Jump to postflyoregon wrote:Update on Pendleton service and bidding carriers:
http://elkhornmediagroup.com/3-have-app ... providers/
The usual players, except Alaska Seaplanes would probably be the better choice IMO.
I hope I’m wrong but AS appears to have killed PDX-MIA already. Didn’t last long…hopefully AA stays on it.
Jump to postFrom what I have understood/heard...the port wasn't exactly happy with all the 47s on the taxi way E/Boeing ramp/rwy03. The port could be showered with praise and get major interest from a new airline because of a situation like this, and they would still S%(# all over them and limit services like ...
Jump to postAny likelihood of WN, DL, or G4 adding PDX-AUS nonstop service with the amount of O&D demand that PDX has to AUS on airlines other than AS? WN did fly PDX-AUS at one point before COVID, although I think they pulled out long before COVID actually hit. I can't remember what the frequency was (Sat...
Jump to postPDX-FAI has about a 0% chance of happening. When it was flown one summer a couple years before Covid it was consistently sub 50% load factors and an E175 wouldn't make it without being significantly weight restricted. Basically if ANC can only sustain a couple of year round PDX flights, FAI has no ...
Jump to postlhpdx wrote:https://news.alaskaair.com/alaska-airlines/alaska-airlines-adds-nonstop-service-between-portland-and-atlanta-this-fall/
AS starts PDX-ATL this fall!!!!
AS adds daily PDX-ATL starting Oct 1st. https://news.alaskaair.com/alaska-airlines/alaska-airlines-adds-nonstop-service-between-portland-and-atlanta-this-fall/ Great to see this option back. Let’s add STL and IAH now. When was the last time AS served this route? I imagine Delta will add more freque...
Jump to postDo we know what loads look like? The PC-12s only hold 8 pax Editing to add, looks like the authorization for Boutique expires May 31: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2004-19934-0120 In Nov 23, PDX to PDT was only 57%. PDT to PDX was 56% In Jul 23, PDX to PDT was 64% and PDT to PDX 70%....
Jump to postIn a piece of fleet related news AS freighters will be appearing at LAX according to a freight waves article on Yahoo https://finance.yahoo.com/news/alaska-airlines-expand-freighter-los-185524576.html Initial route will be Alaska-SEA-LAX but they are expecting Alaska-LAX direct flights in 2025. I g...
Jump to postIn a piece of fleet related news AS freighters will be appearing at LAX according to a freight waves article on Yahoo https://finance.yahoo.com/news/alaska-airlines-expand-freighter-los-185524576.html Initial route will be Alaska-SEA-LAX but they are expecting Alaska-LAX direct flights in 2025. I g...
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lhpdx wrote:cschleic wrote:Delete.
AS is increasing its PDX hub by 25% plus the addition of Nashville and Miami flights...I believe that for a market our size this is big news...Hopefully, there's more to come...
I wonder what they mean by "recruit new service to Latin America", especially in a context of business travel? It's hard to think of any destinations outside of Mexico that would make sense for Portland. Maybe, at a stretch, Panama City? Probably somebody re-adding PDX-MEX for the umpteen...
Jump to postAnother option I could see happening eventually is AS adding PDX-Costa Rica. As much as I would LOVE to see this (I just returned from Costa Rica on AS), they don’t even fly to CR out of SEA so I don’t foresee it happening out of PDX anytime soon. But having service out of another city besides LAX ...
Jump to postI mean, to be honest, we really didn't do much at all. Added a few flights here and there and cancelled them almost as quick. True, but those adds were always to points where more connectivity - or at least far greater than anything VX offered - was available. Once those flights, timed to match con...
Jump to postI wonder what they mean by "recruit new service to Latin America", especially in a context of business travel? It's hard to think of any destinations outside of Mexico that would make sense for Portland. Maybe, at a stretch, Panama City? Probably somebody re-adding PDX-MEX for the umpteen...
Jump to postAS press release on PDX frequency adds:
https://investor.alaskaair.com/news-rel ... ts-popular
Lots of AS E175 cancellations at FAI with the cold snap. The E175 isn’t certified below -40F/C which is occasionally a problem at FAI. Supposed to start warming up tomorrow. Don't know if it is possible, but if it was, what would be involved in getting the E175 certified below -40? If possible, it ...
Jump to postLots of AS E175 cancellations at FAI with the cold snap. The E175 isn’t certified below -40F/C which is occasionally a problem at FAI. Supposed to start warming up tomorrow.
Jump to postWe’ve never had an Alaska-specific thread on this site, at least that I can remember, so I thought I would take a swing and see if it goes anywhere. Some noteworthy seasonal service resumption dates: JFK-ANC on AS, June 13 EWR-ANC on UA, May 23 (seems earlier than normal, I wonder if is a reaction ...
Jump to postPDX received a lot of diversions today from ANC - anyone have photos? There should be about 6 B747's and a couple of B777s from Atlas Air https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/GTI8629/history/20240129/2100Z/ZUCK/KPDX https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/GTI8012/history/20240130/0014Z/VHHH/KPDX...
Jump to postI don’t recall they ever flew SEA-YYZ, but they did get their butt handed to them on a platter by AC when they tried LAX-YYZ. Same thing with YVR-LAX, where they once had a greater than 50% market share …. and now no longer fly the route. I’m not saying the same thing will happen again, but over th...
Jump to postI’m not too surprised B6 blinked on JFK. You already have AS and DL on the route, plus AS and UA into EWR.
Jump to postHi all, trying to do a couple of milk run flights at the end of summer, however looking at Alaska's website you can't book SEA-KTN-WRG-PSG-JNU anymore, even though AS65 is scheduled to do all those flights in one day. Is there something going on or will this be fixed at some point? I guess I can bo...
Jump to postLHD wrote:When did FI drop KEF? Pretty amazing to see DE continue to go strong over the decades with all the others that have tried and failed.
Per Ishrion on X, UA is adding IAD-ANC and restarting DEN-FAI this summer. Both on a MAX 8.
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