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Allegiant Puts Tucson on its Route Map

From www.flytucson.com

Allegiant, on August 21, announced it will start serving Tucson International Airport (TUS) in mid-November with nonstop flights to Bellingham, Washington, just across the border from Vancouver, and to Provo, Utah.  

To celebrate the new service, Allegiant is offering introductory fares as low as $49 one way to Provo and $69 to Bellingham. Tickets must be purchased by Wednesday, August 22, 2018*.

“We’re thrilled to add another sunny Southwestern destination to our network,” said Drew Wells, Allegiant vice president of planning and revenue. “We are sure that travelers in Utah and Washington will take advantage of our convenient, friendly service to enjoy all that this beautiful region has to offer.”

Flights to both destinations will operate twice weekly on new Airbus jets.

The initial planned schedule (times approximate and subject to change):

Bellingham International Airport (BLI), effective November 15, 2018:

Provo Municipal Airport (PVU), effective November 16, 2018:

Exact schedules and fares can be found online at Allegiant.com.

“When our air service team is out in the community, I cannot tell you how many times they have been asked when Allegiant would serve TUS, and now we have the answer,” said Bonnie Allin, President and CEO of the Tucson Airport Authority. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome Allegiant and its new destinations, our first-ever service to Provo and Bellingham, which gives us the opportunity to welcome our Canadian friends to sunny southern Arizona on a nonstop flight.”

Earlier this month Frontier Airlines announced it would also begin serving Tucson in November with nonstop flights to Denver. Both Allegiant and Frontier are known as ultra low cost carriers offering low basic fares and then offering an array of options at additional cost.

In addition to the basic flight, Allegiant also provides a range of travel options including rental cars and hotels.   

Allegiant’s arrival means southern Arizonans can fly nonstop from their home airport to 22 destinations on nine airlines – Alaska, Allegiant, American, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Sun Country, United and Via Air.

*Allegiant introductory one-way fares: 
Seats are limited. Price includes taxes and fees. Fares are one way and not available on all flights. Flights must be purchased by Aug. 22, 2018 for travel by Feb. 28, 2018. For more details, optional services and baggage fees, please visit Allegiant.com. Additional restrictions may apply.

Boeing Is Killing It by Squeezing Its Suppliers

So much goes into the development of a commercial aircraft—billions of dollars, millions of work hours, rivers of sweat—that when a new model is finished, the designers like to throw a party. At the Boeing rollout of the 777 in April 1994, an event orchestrated by Dick Clark Productions, music swelled while the slogan “Working Together” appeared on a 285-foot screen before thousands of employees gathered at the doors of a massive hangar in Everett, Wash. The phrase was the organizing principle of Boeing’s engineering team and even the name of the first airplane, painted in cursive under the cockpit window. “Because we realized,” a narrator intoned, “that only by working together as a team—with our customers, our suppliers, and each other—would we build a truly great airplane.” Boeing extended its embrace of globalism with its next airplane, the 787 Dreamliner, introduced in 2011, relying on a far-flung network of suppliers that not only built but also designed many of the parts.

Click the link below for the full story!

Boeing is killing it

Harbour Air Seaplanes flying out of Vancouver

Harbour Air Seaplanes flying in and out of Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet are quite a sight to see. We got to witness a steady stream of arrivals and departures during rush hour this evening along the Vancouver waterfront. Harbour Air operates charter, scheduled, and tour seaplane operations from bases in Nanaimo, Vancouver, and Victoria to destinations in the Strait of Georgia, the Gulf Islands, and Whistler. Harbour Air Seaplanes began its life as Windoak Air Service back in 1982. That airline began flying as a provider of seaplane charter services in British Columbia for the logging industry. The airline expanded in 1993 with the purchase of Trans Provincial Airlines, and would later go on to change the airlines name to Harbour Air.

Harbour Air Seaplanes aircraft fleet

The Harbour Air website describes their aircraft fleet as “a showcase fleet of over 35 aircraft. Harbour Air Seaplanes is the largest all-seaplane company in the world. Our DeHavilland Canada DHC-3 Turbine Single Otters and DCH-6 Twin Otters regularly service the South Vancouver and Downtown Vancouver Terminals and Victoria, Nanaimo, Comox and Whistler scheduled service routes. DHC-2 Beaver aircraft are primarily used to service the Gulf Islands and Sechelt scheduled service routes. All aircraft are available for tours as well as private charter flights.

You can check out more specific details about the Harbour Air Seaplanes aircraft fleet by clicking on the link below:

www.harbourair.com

Harbour Air Seaplanes

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