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    Why American Airlines and United Avoid Flying Over Mexico (Most of the Time)

    by joeheg December 6, 2025
    by joeheg December 6, 2025

    For those traveling from Texas to Hawaii, you might notice an interesting flight path: flights from Houston to Honolulu or from Dallas to Hawaii often avoid crossing directly over Mexican …

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    From Corner to Corner: The Longest Intrastate Flights in the U.S.

    by joeheg October 14, 2025
    by joeheg October 14, 2025

    While planning my wife, Sharon’s, “JetBlue 25 for 25” trips, I fell down a fun rabbit hole. I was searching flights for her and noticed that Buffalo–JFK clocks in at …

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    Why Planes Don’t Fly Over The Pacific Ocean

    by SharonKurheg January 16, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 16, 2025

    Have you ever seen the flight patterns of flights from Japan to the United States? They never go directly across the Pacific Ocean to get to, say, San Francisco. They …

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    What Does It Mean When A Plane Is ETOPS Certified

    by joeheg January 4, 2025
    by joeheg January 4, 2025

    Sitting in my window seat on a Southwest 737 MAX8, preparing for the short flight from Atlanta to Orlando, I snapped a quick picture of the plane at the gate …

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    Oops! American Airlines Retreats: The Not-So-Smooth Austin Exit

    by joeheg August 9, 2024
    by joeheg August 9, 2024

    American Airlines operates mainly under the legacy airline hub-and-spoke system. This means the airline has airports spread throughout the US, which serve as the main connecting points for the rest …

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