Eskimo, new partner, please
Jul 19, 2017, 5:26 pm
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Eskimo, new partner, please
Today the Port of Seattle and Thomas Cook UK announced summer service twice weekly between Manchester and Seattle, to be operated Thursdays and Sundays on an A330.
Given that Thomas' sister airline is Condor, I think the Eskimo needs to hop into bed with him, too. Yeah, the Premium section isn't BA F, but I welcome even this little bit of partnership.
They also serve JFK, SFO, LAS, BOS and of course MCO among others.
Given that Thomas' sister airline is Condor, I think the Eskimo needs to hop into bed with him, too. Yeah, the Premium section isn't BA F, but I welcome even this little bit of partnership.
They also serve JFK, SFO, LAS, BOS and of course MCO among others.
Jul 19, 2017, 6:10 pm
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Today the Port of Seattle and Thomas Cook UK announced summer service twice weekly between Manchester and Seattle, to be operated Thursdays and Sundays on an A330.
Given that Thomas' sister airline is Condor, I think the Eskimo needs to hop into bed with him, too. Yeah, the Premium section isn't BA F, but I welcome even this little bit of partnership.
They also serve JFK, SFO, LAS, BOS and of course MCO among others.
Given that Thomas' sister airline is Condor, I think the Eskimo needs to hop into bed with him, too. Yeah, the Premium section isn't BA F, but I welcome even this little bit of partnership.
They also serve JFK, SFO, LAS, BOS and of course MCO among others.
Jul 19, 2017, 8:33 pm
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Nice NPR article on why you probably should not use the word "Eskimo"
http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsand...dnt-say-eskimo
http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsand...dnt-say-eskimo
Jul 19, 2017, 8:54 pm
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Nice NPR article on why you probably should not use the word "Eskimo"
http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsand...dnt-say-eskimo
http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsand...dnt-say-eskimo
Jul 19, 2017, 9:29 pm
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and one in how it's still an often accepted term in the state or Alaska: https://www.uaf.edu/anlc/resources/inuit-eskimo/
(I am not in Alaska, so I choose to avoid it, but will admit I sometimes forget)
Jul 20, 2017, 9:48 pm
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Half Inupiaq, don't mind it but you can tell when someone is trying to be derogatory and then it irks me.
Jul 20, 2017, 10:05 pm
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I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for a MT partnership (though I too would like that). IB and KA are both owned by the parents of longtime AS partners BA and CX, but they're still not partners. The most optimistic view is that perhaps IB and KA were excluded since they don't serve any AS hubs,
though that hasn't prevented other partnerships (e.g. QF).
though that hasn't prevented other partnerships (e.g. QF).
Jul 20, 2017, 10:27 pm
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I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for a MT partnership (though I too would like that). IB and KA are both owned by the parents of longtime AS partners BA and CX, but they're still not partners. The most optimistic view is that perhaps IB and KA were excluded since they don't serve any AS hubs,
though that hasn't prevented other partnerships (e.g. QF).
though that hasn't prevented other partnerships (e.g. QF).
Of course, so does IB... but I would imagine that traffic flow from MAD to the PNW isn't as good as from Australia (plus MAD can feed East Coast/Midwest easier than Australia).
Jul 20, 2017, 10:42 pm
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Jul 21, 2017, 11:07 am
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LAX has been an official AS hub for a long time (well before the VX acquisition). QF serves it.
Of course, so does IB... but I would imagine that traffic flow from MAD to the PNW isn't as good as from Australia (plus MAD can feed East Coast/Midwest easier than Australia).
Of course, so does IB... but I would imagine that traffic flow from MAD to the PNW isn't as good as from Australia (plus MAD can feed East Coast/Midwest easier than Australia).
Jul 21, 2017, 12:00 pm
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