Virgin America Newest Airline at Silicon Valley’s San Jose Mineta International February 4, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) is under-served yet has one of the best on-time rankings. On the other hand, Virgin America’s home and hub at nearby San Francisco International Airport [...]

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Virgin America Takes on United at Newark Liberty Airport United Airlines, it’s time to move over at Newark — Virgin America is bringing some well needed competition to the market. United will still be the dominant carrier at Newark Liberty with their New York City hub, but Virgin America will be bringing their hip service [...]

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Airbus Sharklet Certified – aircraft and engines to follow The European airworthiness authorities (EASA) certified new, fuel-saving wing Sharklets for Airbus A320 family aircraft with CFM engines. FAA certification is soon to follow. Similar “Winglets” have been installed on Boeing aircraft including the 737ng, 757, and 767. The winglets have been successful at providing fuel [...]

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Largest Fleet Equipped with In-Flight Internet Delta Air Lines, based at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Intl Airport (ATL) was the first to claim dibs on having the largest fleet of aircraft equipped with Internet service. However, it’s only their domestic fleet equipped with Broadband Internet via GoGo WiFi (WLAN), including larger regional jet aircraft. The WiFi equipped [...]

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JetBlue’s 75th Destination: Providence, Rhode Island Residents of Providence, Rhode Island, now have another value option to Florida. JetBlue is taking Southwest Airlines head-on with new, non-stop flights from Providence T.F. Green International Airport (PVD) to Orlando International (MCO) and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Intl Airport (FLL). The New York based airline will fly once daily to [...]

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Columbia, Greensboro, Trenton and The Shenandoah Valley to Orlando As temperatures drop, the demand for flights to the sunshine state increases. Frontier is providing non-stop flights from undeserved cities to Florida’s theme-park playground. Columbia, Missouri to Orlando International Airport Today, Frontier launched non-stop flights from Columbia (COU) to Orlando International Airport (MCO) with their 138 [...]

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Spirit Airlines Paves Way at DFW for Rapid Growth Spirit Airlines, an “ultra low cost carrier”, announced they’re opening a flight attendant and crew base at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to support their rapid growth at this once dual Delta Air Lines and American Airlines hub. The base will be home to over 250 [...]

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Construction Begins on JetBlue JFK T5i International Arrivals Gates JetBlue has officially broken ground on an extension to Terminal 5 at JFK to pave the way for an international arrivals facility. The new arrivals facility, known as T5i, is set to open in early 2015 with six international gates. The design incorporates three existing gates [...]

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Spirit Airlines to Charge $100 at gate for Carry-On Bag The “Ultra Low Cost Carrier”, Spirit Airlines, has announced they’ll start charging $100 at the gate for your carry-on bag as of November 6th. However, if you pay for your carry-on bag in advance, expect to pay between $25 and $50 for the luxury of [...]

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Welcome to Costa Rica! Pura Vida! Costa Rica is a small Central American nation packed with adventure. As the leaves start falling in North America, Costa Rica becomes a hot spot for sun worshipers, eco-Tourists, and adventure travelers. Whether you’re traveling solo, in a group, or as a family, you’ll likely fit right in. Looking [...]

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