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Southwest Airlines new routes:

• Anchorage (ANC) to Denver (DEN)
• Anchorage (ANC) to Las Vegas (LAS)
• Las Vegas (LAS) to Cancun (CUN)
• LAS to Puerto Vallarta (PVR)
• LAS to San Jose del Cabo (SJD)
• San Diego (SAN) to Boston (BOS)
• Austin (AUS) to Cincinnati (CVG)
Less than a week later, we have another almost identical incident. This time with a Cathay 747-8F. The Left Main Wing Gear did not come down. Aircraft landed safely.
At Anchorage(ANC) today, a Kalitta 747-400BCF (N745CK) suffered a failure of its #4 hydraulic system which caused the main right wing gear to not deploy. All are safe but the aircraft remains stricken on the runway. The airport remains operational @airlineflyer.net @avherald.com @petchmo.bsky.social
Kalitta 747-400BCF sitting on its right wing after the #4 hydraulic system failed causing the right main wing gear to not deploy.
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Cathay Pacific announces Hong Kong (HKG) to Seattle (SEA) route from March 30, 2026.

Flights to operate 5 weekly using the Airbus A350-900:

• CX852 Depart HKG 1:30 PM Arrive SEA 10:10 AM
• CX853 Depart SEA 11:50 AM Arrive HKG 4:45 PM (+1 day)
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Alaska Airlines to increase Seattle (SEA) to Seoul (ICN) route 5 → 6 weekly from March 30, 2026.
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Royal Jordanian plan for new United States routes:

• Washington DC (IAD) 2 weekly began March 23, 2025
• Dallas (DFW) 4 weekly begins May 10, 2026
• Miami (MIA) expected in 2026^
• Los Angeles (LAX) expected in 2028^

^According to leaked/deleted presentation last year.
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Alaska Airlines to launch new Seattle (SEA) to Reykjavik (KEF) route on May 28, 2026.

Flights to operate 1 daily using the Boeing 737 MAX 8:

• AS345 Depart SEA 6:45 PM Arrive KEF 9:10 AM (+1 day)
• AS355 Depart KEF 12:15 PM Arrive SEA 1:10 PM
So LAX-MTY is seasonal then or it’s a permanent end?
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Alaska Air Transit Cessna 208 Caravan (N645AT,*2013) overran rwy 34 on landing at Anchorage-Merrill Field AP(PAMR), AK. The aircraft crossed the busy multi-lane 5th Avenue before coming to a stop on unpaved ground about 250 meters further. No one was hurt.
www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/08/02/v...
Also announced was SAN-SUN which is technically a resumption I believe
Had a hunch they would step in
NEW: Alaska Airlines will add new routes, filling in Avelo’s exits:

• Burbank (BUR) to Eugene, OR (EUG)
• Burbank (BUR) to Pasco, WA (PSC)
• Burbank (BUR) to Redmond, OR (RDM)
• Santa Rosa (STS) to Palm Springs, CA (PSP)

Full details: ishrionaviation.com/news/alaska-...
Alaska Airlines Adds New California Routes, Filling in Avelo’s Exits — Ishrion Aviation
Alaska Airlines will expand with several new routes on the West Coast, filling in for Avelo's exits.
ishrionaviation.com
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2025-07-24: Alaska Airlines Boeing 737MAX8 (N801AK,*2023) sustained damage during landing on rwy 26 at Kodiak AP(PADQ), AK, USA. Flight #AS231 from Anchorage encountered multiple deer during deceleration, hitting at least one of them. No one aboard the 737 was hurt.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUiD...
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Alaska Airlines will restore its Honolulu (HNL) to San Francisco (SFO) route from Dec. 18 to Jan. 6 after cutting it last month.
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Hawaiian Airlines updates:

• Honolulu (HNL) to Sydney (SYD) increase 5x → 7x weekly Dec. 21 to Jan. 27

• HNL to Los Angeles (LAX) increase 4x → 5x daily Dec. 19 to Jan. 6

• HNL to Seattle (SEA) gains 3rd daily 787-9 flight Nov. 21 to Jan. 6
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There is a severe thunderstorm warning in effect southeast of Delta Junction. This area needs to be prepared for quarter-sized and damaging hail, gusting winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning
The ATRs were auctioned off and Wexford was the only bidder. So the Silver Airways ATRs might see service in Alaska under the Aleutian brand.
Never said they were. Just stating that Ravn is basically done for since they’ve drastically cut most of their flights. Aleutian is picking up the slack and adding capacity and flights to a lot of the markets that Ravn has left. And as I mentioned Wexford owns Sterling/Aleutian.
Those were auctioned off to Wexford Capital who also runs Sterling Airways which operates Aleutian Airways in Alaska. So I’m betting the Silver ATRs end up operating in Alaska under Aleutian’s brand. Ravn isn’t gonna last much longer.
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WATCH: Air India plane carrying 242 people crashes in Ahmedabad while taking off for flight to London
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NEW: Alaska Airlines will launch 3 new routes from San Diego (SAN):

• SAN to Phoenix (PHX) starting August 20
• SAN to Chicago (ORD) starting October 4
• SAN to Denver (DEN) starting October 4

Each route will operate 3x daily primarily using 737 MAX 9 aircraft.
I’ve been told that Thai Airways is actually picking up these 200s
@airlineflyer.net @jonostrower.com
The AA A330s are finally making their way out of the desert! My guess is freighter conversion over in Asia.
When did Guadalajara get parallel runways??!