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Charles802

RE: Whats Your Ride?

This is how I get to work each day:

Charles802

RE: What A.net Photo Is Your Date Of Birth?

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Charles802

RE: LAX-ANC-ORD-LAX On AS (F)/AA (Y)

PA---Thanks for the information. I'll look for the indicator on the overhead bin next time I'm on AA.

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Charles802

LAX-ANC-ORD-LAX On AS (F)/AA (Y)

I recently had to tie up some loose ends left from my former job, and headed on a quick business trip to Anchorage and Chicago. I do live in the Bay Area, but I've been staying in LA recently to keep my mother company during her final days. I redeemed 10,000 Alaska miles to upgrade from Y to F on bo...

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Charles802

RE: Best Economy Class Available

Domestic: American Airlines, due to the extra legroom and adjustable headrests. The flight attendants are great, although the food is highly variable. Alaska doesn't have quite as much legroom as AA, but the seats are also comfortable (and new ones have headrests), and the catering is better. I woul...

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Charles802

RE: Worst Meal Experience Ever & What Airline

Worst experiences: Raw chicken on Mexicana and frozen burritos on America West. In my experience, 95% of the time, the issue with airline food is not that it was so bad to start with, but that it wasn't stored properly or heated properly. Obviously, you won't have gourmet cuisine, but it can be quit...

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Charles802

RE: Alaska Airlines

Woodsboy...there you go again. Just to restate the facts, Alaska offers two hot meal choices on ALL their flights between ANC-SEA between 6AM and 7:30 PM. I really don't know where your getting this idea they serve no meals. Its a fact that Alaska spends more on catering than Delta, and I've had bet...

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Charles802

RE: AS In F: SJC-SEA & Back

I love the details, especially concerning the flight path. Great report!

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Charles802

RE: Longest Member?

469 days.

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Charles802

RE: Terrorist Attack On US Ship In Yemen

Based on the route the USS Cole was taking, it looks like Aden was probably an acceptable choice for re-fueling. Still, its clear that more monitoring should occur of boats that are surrounding the vessel...although this attack method was definitely one of the more original, I think the vessels that...

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Charles802

RE: Terrorist Attack On US Ship In Yemen

One has to ask, just what exactly were they doing re-fueling in Yemen? Re-fueling at port is cheaper, but if they didn't want to do it at sea, I wonder if they could have gone to Bahrain instead?

God bless those who perished or were injured, and my prayers go out to their families.

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Charles802

RE: Standard Descent Rates For 737-400

Thanks...According to AS, they fly both the MD-82/3 and the 734 at 0.76 (737-700 as stated by Boeing at .785)

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Charles802

RE: Horizon EUG-LAX Service

I was at LAX on a weekday a little while ago and I saw flight 2483 come in from Eugene at 8:40 AM. I noticed that only about 10 people got off the plane...we'll have to see if they continue the service. QX also has flights to Boise from LAX, and they seem to do pretty well.

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Charles802

RE: Who Won The VP Debate?

My Presidential pick is a democratic version of Dick Cheney!

I thought Lieberman was more sincere, but Cheney seemed to lay down the facts. Lieberman is more of a philosopher.

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Charles802

RE: A Controversial Aviation-Related Math Problem

Actually, I think Iainhol is right. But, it should have said 1120+1280=2400. So, after 1120 miles you should continue to SF.

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Charles802

RE: A Controversial Aviation-Related Math Problem

No correct answers so far, I don't think Anyway, Iainhol... 1220+1280=2500 The distance is only 2400. You would not want to be more than halfway to SF, and then turn back. If the plane flew from Hawaii to SF, it would take 3 hours and 45 minutes (Not accurate, of course). It would be before 1 hour a...

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Charles802

RE: Standard Descent Rates For 737-400

What is the typical cruise speed used by airlines on the 734?? Is it .76?

I simply ask because I've clocked a few times on recent AS flights than make it seem like the plane was traveling faster than .76 (plane not late, minimal tailwind, but flew ANC-SEA in 2hours 42 minutes).

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Charles802

RE: 10 Most Profitable Routes For An Airline

Routes between SE Alaska and Seattle, Seattle and Anchorage, as well as intra-Alaska routes bring in a lot of money for AS. I would say those three types of routes are the most profitable, in that order. The profits from Alaska help to off-set the cost of competing with WN and UA in the lower 48. SE...

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Charles802

RE: Which Is The Best Of The Three...AA/UAL Or Delta?

In terms of catering and seat comfort, American is the best. However, I would have to say that UA has the edge on in-flight entertainment, and DL has a slight edge on operational performance over AA (obviously over UA). Overall, I would say AA, DL, UA I prefer AA because of their partnerships, and t...

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Charles802

RE: Northwest Crappy Meal Service

I've generally been reasonably pleased with Northwest's food. They clearly don't spend too much, and yes you do receive paper plates sometimes (is that really so bad??). In coach, from MSP-TPA (about 2.5 hours flight time), I received pizza and a tossed salad, plus chilled white wine (it was free, b...

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Charles802

RE: Alaska Merger?

The strongest rumors lately have been from Delta, so I hear. Still, I don't have any real data to back this up...just word of mouth from AS/DL ticket agents. Alaska has weathered through this year, and service levels are once again very high. They are continuing to invest in new technology, and it s...

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Charles802

RE: How Is Southwest?

Southwest is definitely the most reliable US airline (probably major or regional). They had 99.5% schedule completion in July. Southwest has frequent, short-delays, but I've only once had a WN flight delayed over 30 minutes. Just make sure you get to the airport EARLY and be prepared to stand in lin...

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Charles802

RE: Longest 737 Route

Don't forget about ORD-ANC on an Alaska 73G. The service is now year-round, and its 2846 miles.

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Charles802

RE: Just Another Mickey Mouse Airline...

Alaska used to put ads in their timetables and on their LAX departure boards about being the official "wings" of Disneyland back in the 1996-7 range. Obviously it was just a marketing agreement, but I'm curious if that title has moved to another airline, because I haven't heard it mentioned during t...

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Charles802

RE: Bill Gates' Trip

I saw Bill sitting in First Class on an Alaska SEA-SJC flight in April of 1994. I was in the bulkhead row of coach, he was in the last row of First. There was some chattering amongst the F/As, but I overheard one say that "he's a regular." Before landing, an F/A announced over the PA system that "in...

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Charles802

RE: My First Trip Report. ORD-ANC-ORD

Thanks for the report, TWA902. I must admit, I've heard so much about the new AS service between ANC-ORD, that I've been curious about what UA offers. Personally, I think its a bit skimpy of UA to only serve a snack on a 5 1/2 hour flight, but many airlines seem to take that approach with red-eyes. ...

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Charles802

RE: Passenger Left Standing

This is a bit off topic, but I heard that a passenger on a KU flight between Bangkok and Kuwait had to stand for the entire trip. (I guess the flight was overbooked, but I don't know why they took off with an extra passenger). Anyway, it didn't make a whole lot of sense to me, so if anyone has any i...

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Charles802

RE: Alaska Airlines

From SFO-YVR, Alaska has three departures. The morning departure features a hot pastry and fruit plate in First Class, as well as a complimentary Wall St. Journal. The afternoon departure has a fruit/cheese/cracker plate. The evening flight should have two cold meal choices. I have no complaints abo...

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Charles802

RE: American's "More Room In Coach"

The new seats and interiors are very nice, (except for new business class seats). AA's coach class seating is very comfy...I had expanded pitch on my 50 minute MD-90 flight from LAX-SJC two weeks ago. It sure beats United Shuttle!! American's coach service is the best. They spend more on meals per p...

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Charles802

RE: Reno Air: In Memorium

I don't wish to say too much bad about Reno, because in general they were a good carrier. HOWEVER, I never saw planes that were so dirty and seats so threadbare as I did on certain Reno Air flights. The seat pitch was good on some planes and the seats on the MD-90s were quite comfy, but otherwise, t...

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Charles802

RE: Which Airline Has Best Web Site?

Alaska has seat maps on their site...and they're actually very detailed with the exact pitch of every row (look under Alaska Commitment...really stupid place to put them, but what can I say)

Soon, they will be able to allow you to pick your exact seat, like on other airlines.

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Charles802

RE: Voluntary Bump Incentives

Can anybody figure out why American is oversold so often? Although their involuntary bump rate is not so bad, the number of voluntary bumps per x number of passengers is nearly two times the rate of airlines like Southwest, United, Continental, and US Airways. Just for the 1Q this year, it was like ...

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Charles802

RE: Continental Bragging Room

Continental is an above average airline, but lets face it, they are not really that much different from any other major carrier. The seat pitch is generally 31 inches (those 777s with the PTV boxes under the seats are horrible) the food is so-so, the customer service agents are sometimes rude. Conti...

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Charles802

RE: Any More

Air Philippines...

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Charles802

RE: Delays Of US Carriers

The article is obviously out-of-date, as United's delays and cancellations have far exceeded America West's from April on. US Airways on-time performance only suffered during right before and after the threat of the flight attendant labor actions...generally its been good. Since May, Alaska's on-tim...

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Charles802

Travel And Leisure Airline Poll 2000

From a survey sent out Spring 2000, this is how the T&L "popularity poll" ranks the best US airlines. No huge changes, although I found a few rankings somewhat surprising... 1. Midwest Express Airlines 77.5 2. Alaska Airlines 67.8 3. Hawaiian Airlines 60.6 4. Aloha Airlines 59.6 5. United Airlines 5...

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Charles802

RE: For Those Who Know Alaska Air

Euroflyer---Some of what you said I can verify is being correct, but I'm curious how you came up with these Seattle-Edmonton, and Anchorage to Vancouver flights?? Alaska doesn't serve either of those routes. Horizon flies F-28-4000s to Edmonton. The 73Gs can be found between SEA-ANC, ANC-FAI, and OR...

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Charles802

RE: Top 10 Of Your Airlines

I'll stick to airlines I travel frequently:

1) Aer Lingus
2) Alaska/Horizon
3) American
4) Southwest

My least favorite:

1) United (this will hopefully change)
2) America West
3) Air Canada
4) Continental

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Charles802

2 Weeks In Seattle/Los Angeles

Two weeks and two days in Seattle and Los Angeles... AS 365 SJC-SEA L 17:53 A 19:52 The agents at SJC were very friendly, and the kiosk check-in worked perfectly. On the down side, I couldn't get upgraded, and the line to get through security was absurdly long. We boarded our 737-400,(N797AS) throug...

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Charles802

RE: Trip Report CLE-DFW-CLE

An AS MD-83 @ DFW??

I know TW is getting some MD-83s from AS
Perhaps AA also?

If anyone has any insight into this, let me know...

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Charles802

RE: Alaska Airlines Jet Makes Emergency Landing

The theory is that the trim motor overheated...very similar to an overblown AA incident in February. The plane returned to Seattle and all the passengers who desired to continue on to their final destination arrived 90 minutes late. Not a big deal! I really don't think AS is having many MD-80 proble...

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Charles802

RE: Alaska Trip Report Including Electra And DC-3

AS does offer personal DVD players with many movie titles on the ANC-ORD flight, but I understand its only in First Class. I agree that the lack of TV monitors is a bit strange.

I've got to fly on one of those Electras again...maybe next summer.

Great report!

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Charles802

RE: The Media And Alaska.

I happen to disagree... The media has more than exhausted the Alaska Air topic. You may say that Valujet only four weeks of coverage. Well, Alaska has basically had six (+) months with at least several reports per week on their operations/maintenance, at least here in the Bay Area. Alaska did ground...

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Charles802

RE: Up To 18 MD-80s Grounded For Inspections

As of late Friday, all planes are back in the air. The measurements obtained from the Boeing manufactured devices ere consistent with those from the devices from Alaska's shop.

Anyway, I guess its always good to stay on the cautious side.

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Charles802

Up To 18 MD-80s Grounded For Inspections

Late Thursday, Alaska Airlines announced that it would reinspect the jackscrews on up to 18 of its Boeing MD-80 aircraft of the carriers 34 MD-82/83s. From what I heard on news reports, there were considerable flight disruptions, with twenty flights cancelled systemwide. Alaska’s fleet consists of 9...

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Charles802

RE: Best Inflight Magazine?

Alaska's in-flight magazine is named (drumroll please...)
the "Alaska Airlines Magazine" Horizon Air also has their own magazine, which is slightly thinner. Both generally have very interesting articles, and are really beautifully photographed. On the downside, they are a bit heavy on ads.

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Charles802

RE: TWA Fleet

I agree, that its not worth debating about whether TWA has a slightly better schedule completion or a better dispatch rate. In fact, it appears to me that Southwest has the best schedule completion rate of late...typically almost 99% or higher. As far as punctuality, TWA does score best on the stric...

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Charles802

RE: AA To Expand Intl. Service At Sjc?

SJC is really a mess to get in and out of, and now they've moved the rental cars 10 minutes away (assuming the traffic jams will suddenly vanish). SJC's solution to their current parking problems is to raise parking prices, so that fewer people will be able to afford to park there. Gee...maybe they ...

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Charles802

RE: Trip Report: Ind-Ord-Anc Anc-Ord-Ind...

Great report, ATA. There are some museums in Fairbanks (most notable is the University of Alaska @ Fairbanks museum), but I have to agree that its a pretty boring place, and I wouldn't recommend going there, unless you like bad hotels and mosquitoes. Anchorage is a nice city, and I enjoy taking dayt...

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Charles802

RE: United Cancellations

I love the UAL service in general, but the recent labor problems have helped add to operational problems. UAL is trying to notify travellers in advance, with phone calls, e-mails and so-on, but it does seem like many flights are cancelled at the last minute. The DOT report shows that United cancelle...

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