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Sea-Tac 5th in world in on-time takeoffs
Portland :: OR :: USA | over 2 years ago
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More than 84 percent of flights departed on time last month from Sea-Tac Airport, making it the most punctual of the nation's major airports. Those new statistics from Flightstats.com put Sea-Tac in fifth place in the world. At the top of that list
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2 ramp workers lose jobs after planes bump
SeaTac :: WA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Alaska Airlines says two ramp workers have lost their jobs because of an incident last Wednesday when one Alaska jet bumped another at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Spokesman Paul McElroy says that while a Dallas-bound plane was being pushed
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Alaska Air expands Wi-Fi to namesake
Anchorage :: AK :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Passengers on flights between Anchorage and Fairbanks will be able to log on to the system at no charge until later this year. Alaska is using Aircells Gogo Inflight system to provide service on its routes. That system depends on terrestrial towers
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Alaska Air Group reports record third-quarter profits
Olympia :: WA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Net income of $118.1 million, or $3.21 a share, surpassed both last years third-quarter results of $83 million or $2.33 a share and average analyst expectations of $3.11 a share. We are pleased to report our best quarter ever, with record earnings
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Alaska ferry will link Bellingham, Anchorage beginning in May
Bellingham :: WA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Beginning May 7, 2011, the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Kennicott will make a biweekly run from Bellingham to Whittier, near Anchorage. The Kennicott's departures will be on Saturday evenings every other week, with scheduled arrivals in
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Planes, partnership to aid buildup
Anchorage :: AK :: USA | over 2 years ago
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It was just a short stop in Guam for the aircrew, but a perfect opportunity for Lynden Inc. to show off its Hercules cargo plane during an open house showcase Friday afternoon. "What we wanted to do today was really show Guam, especially in the light
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Portland-to-Honolulu nonstops launched
Honolulu :: HI :: USA | over 2 years ago
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The daily service between Oregon's largest city is the second to the islands...The airline plans to add nonstop daily flights to Kona on the island of Hawaii from Portland beginning Nov. 12. The airline is offering introductory $169 one-way fares
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Tentative contract reached for Horizon Air pilots
Seattle :: WA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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After four years of talks, regional carrier Horizon Air and the Teamsters union say they have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract for the airline's 673 pilots. The union said Friday it should be ready to present
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2 float planes collide in Alaska; pilots survive
Anchorage :: AK :: USA | over 2 years ago
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TV in Anchorage that one pilot had major but non-life-threatening injuries, while the other pilot suffered minor injuries. The pilots were not immediately identified. Lewis says the planes collided during takeoff at Shannon's
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AP Exclusive: Video of post Stevens crash released
Anchorage :: AK :: USA | over 2 years ago
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A newly released video shows survivors of the plane crash that killed former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens being loaded into a Coast Guard cargo plane and treated during a flight to Anchorage. The Coast Guard released the video Thursday under a Freedom of
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