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Contest: Live in Vancouver’s Airport for 80 Days
Inside YVR. For some this might not seem like a prize for a contest, but for many who love the airline business, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is...
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Reviewing Cathay Pacific’s First Class – The Best Trans-Con Ever?
A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER preparing for a Test flight at Boeing’s Everett Factory. Image: Mal Muir. If you need to travel between New York and the Canadian west coast, there are just a few...
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YVR – Vancouver’s Award-Winning Airport, Art Gallery and… Aquarium
Ever feel like this? “The Flying Traveller” by Patrick Amiot & Brigitte Laurent. Just past domestic security of “C” Pier. I’m really lucky to have Vancouver International Airport (YVR) as my “home...
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An Inside Look at Vancouver Air Traffic Control
Vancouver’s unique tower dominates the airport skyline – Photo: Mal Muir | AirlineReporter.com If you are a big AvGeek, then the chances are you have listed in on air traffic control (ATC) somehow. Be...
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In-Flight Review of Westjet Encore: On Board Their Newest Q400
Westjet Encore Bombardier Q400 C-FENY at North Peace Regional Airport (YXJ) in Ft. St. John BC, under a beautiful blue sky. Photo: Howard Slutsken | AirlineReporter.com This was going to be a great...
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2014 – YVR’s Year of the Dreamliner
HI RES IMAGE (click for larger). JAL’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner taking off at Paine Field – Photo: Boeing Last week, Japan Airlines announced that it will begin Boeing 787 service to Vancouver...
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Meet Dash, Goliath & Hercules – YVR’s Wildlife Control Experts
Emily Fleming, Raptor Biologist with Pacific Northwest Raptors, and Goliath, the Harris’ Hawk, in front of YVR’s radar “golf ball” Airplanes and birds don’t play well together. Just ask Captain Sully...
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The Dream has Landed in Vancouver (YVR)!
JAL 18 touches down at YVR Airport – Photo: Brandon Farris | AirlineReporter In what turned out to be a beautiful Monday morning in Vancouver, British Columbia, reporters and the Vancouver Airport...
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Trains, Subways, and a Monorail – A Day Exploring Tokyo by Transit
Daunting, isn’t it? 40 million passengers a day use the Tokyo transit system. Image: Tokyo Metro This is a bit of a different post for us, about something other than just airplanes, airports &...
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Air Canada rouge Expands to Western Canada
Air Canada rouge’s inaugural YVR-LAS Airbus A319 flight at the gate on a rainy Vancouver morning You may have read the recent commentary and analysis by AirlineReporter’s Bernie Leighton, “You Get What...
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The New Baggage Carts Are Here, The New Baggage Carts Are Here!!
YVR’s new 2014 baggage carts, now rolling in an airport near you…if you live in Vancouver! Image: YVR Our friend in Vancouver, Chris, is usually running around YVR airport’s terminals, ramp, and...
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Philippine Airlines Makes A Triumphant Return To New York
A Philippines Airlines’ Boeing 777-300ER I’ve long said that New York is one of those cities that almost every long-haul airline in the world would like to serve. Maybe it’s because New York is home to...
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“France is in the Air” Inaugural Flight to Vancouver
Air France’s inaugural Paris to Vancouver flight touches down on YVR’s Rwy 08L, just after noon on a rainy Sunday C’est magnifique! Air France’s first flight to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)...
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Flight Review: Cathay Pacific Business Class Flying Across North America
Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER at JFK – Photo: David Montiverdi | Flickr CC Recently, I needed to get from New York (JFK) to Vancouver (YVR) and, surprisingly, it was not easy to find a flight that...
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Air New Zealand’s “Pleased to Seat You” Tour Lands in Vancouver
Air New Zealand’s “Pleased to Seat You” truck on display in Terry Fox Square in Vancouver Air New Zealand is in the midst of refurbishing its Boeing 777-200ER fleet, and is showcasing the planes’ new...
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The MegaJet Arrives – A380 Service Begins at YVR
British Airways flight BA85 rolls out on YVR’s Rwy 26L – the first scheduled A380 in Vancouver – Photo: Leighton Matthews | Pacific Air Photo Western Canada’s first scheduled Airbus A380 service began...
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The “Bandit” Sneaks into YVR – Cathay Pacific Begins A350 Service to Vancouver
Cathay Pacific’s first A350 from HKG to YVR is ready for a tug to pull it to the gate Almost 35 years ago, Cathay Pacific Airways (CX) began its international expansion to North America, flying a...
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OMG the food — Air Canada’s new Signature Service Delivers Big
An Air Canada 777-300ER being prepared for a transcontinental flight from Vancouver to Toronto Earlier this summer, we had the opportunity to try out Air Canada’s new Signature Class cabin and lounge...
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