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This delivery experience is *still* going. Currently coming up on Tapachula, having left Veracruz a few hours ago. It’s been since RNO, TUS, SAT and VER. They’re really taking their time about this.
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This delivery experience is *still* going. Currently coming up on Tapachula, having left Veracruz a few hours ago. It’s been since RNO, TUS, SAT and VER. They’re really taking their time about this.
Ouch. This was the last time I saw a 4-engine bird of theirs, iirc
December 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Ouch. This was the last time I saw a 4-engine bird of theirs, iirc
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December 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
now I know why ppl put that camo wrap on their big lenses 😄
November 28, 2025 at 5:33 AM
now I know why ppl put that camo wrap on their big lenses 😄
Nice…where at?
I’ve never seen one until today even tho they’ve been around for awhile…kinda looks like an Otter mixed with an Islander.
I’ve never seen one until today even tho they’ve been around for awhile…kinda looks like an Otter mixed with an Islander.
November 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Nice…where at?
I’ve never seen one until today even tho they’ve been around for awhile…kinda looks like an Otter mixed with an Islander.
I’ve never seen one until today even tho they’ve been around for awhile…kinda looks like an Otter mixed with an Islander.
Besides the obvious fuel issue, it appears to have landed with a lot of ice build up. Yikes. Luckily they made it safely into TLA, the plane was fixed up and then continued on to ANC a few days later. It was supposed to leave YVR today, but was still there when I left around sundown.
November 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Besides the obvious fuel issue, it appears to have landed with a lot of ice build up. Yikes. Luckily they made it safely into TLA, the plane was fixed up and then continued on to ANC a few days later. It was supposed to leave YVR today, but was still there when I left around sundown.
Data is missing across the Bering Straight (DYR-TLA), but it looks like it did the crossing at around 11,000ft. ANC was the original destination, but they realized they weren't gonna make it (according to local station KNOM) and diverted to OME...realized the wx sucked and then diverted again to TLA
Chinese plane makes emergency landing in Teller - KNOM Radio Mission
Two Chinese pilots made an emergency landing in Teller Wednesday night. The flight originated in Anadyr, Russia and planned to eventually land in Anchorage for a customs check, according to U.S. Custo...
knom.org
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Data is missing across the Bering Straight (DYR-TLA), but it looks like it did the crossing at around 11,000ft. ANC was the original destination, but they realized they weren't gonna make it (according to local station KNOM) and diverted to OME...realized the wx sucked and then diverted again to TLA
The whole thing was such a mess. Looking forward to your [always] excellent reportage on this.
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The whole thing was such a mess. Looking forward to your [always] excellent reportage on this.
Ideas they never ran out of.
Execution, that was never their forte.
Execution, that was never their forte.
November 27, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Ideas they never ran out of.
Execution, that was never their forte.
Execution, that was never their forte.
They consistently made a lot of claims and a lot of promises that flew out of a seemingly endless stream of ideas whose goalposts were on a 2-6wk horizon. If I got a nickel for every time I heard the next 757 was a few weeks away or that Mexico service was 6wks from launching I’d have a few bucks.
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 AM
They consistently made a lot of claims and a lot of promises that flew out of a seemingly endless stream of ideas whose goalposts were on a 2-6wk horizon. If I got a nickel for every time I heard the next 757 was a few weeks away or that Mexico service was 6wks from launching I’d have a few bucks.
After that initial plan fell apart, it felt like a carrier flailing around to find passengers and purpose. Doesn’t seem like they ever truly found either, but they can’t say they didn’t try.
I hope the staff find greener pastures soon.
I hope the staff find greener pastures soon.
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
After that initial plan fell apart, it felt like a carrier flailing around to find passengers and purpose. Doesn’t seem like they ever truly found either, but they can’t say they didn’t try.
I hope the staff find greener pastures soon.
I hope the staff find greener pastures soon.
I flew them once, in August of 2023 from Vegas to Ontario and it was still a service that needed a lot of kinks worked out. Beverage service lacked both soda and booze, first class lacked a clear product strategy. Based on others who flew them later it’s not clear that really changed.
Northern Pacific delivers a perfectly short ride on a fast machine - Runway Girl
Northern Pacific is one month into service, and unlike our first attempt, we’ve finally gotten on board to test out the airline’s product.
runwaygirlnetwork.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I flew them once, in August of 2023 from Vegas to Ontario and it was still a service that needed a lot of kinks worked out. Beverage service lacked both soda and booze, first class lacked a clear product strategy. Based on others who flew them later it’s not clear that really changed.
and ideas kept spinning out into the ether. Heck even two weeks before it fell apart they announced a partnership with BeOnd to launch an all business class plan. Obviously that isn’t going anywhere, though one could pretty easily argue it never was.
And then they folded.
And then they folded.
November 27, 2025 at 6:55 AM
and ideas kept spinning out into the ether. Heck even two weeks before it fell apart they announced a partnership with BeOnd to launch an all business class plan. Obviously that isn’t going anywhere, though one could pretty easily argue it never was.
And then they folded.
And then they folded.