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\nWhew!<\/i> \u00a0It has been a busy final quarter of 2016. \u00a0In October, I flew on Singapore Airlines\u2019 inaugural non-stop flight<\/a><\/b> from San Francisco to Singapore, on board my first A350 (Trip Report<\/a><\/b>).<\/p>\n
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Two weeks after near the Equator in Singapore, I found myself crossing the Arctic Circle in the Yukon. \u00a0I flew in an Air North Hawker Siddeley HS 748 before they to retire from scheduled passenger service in early 2017. \u00a0It was also my first flight on the HS 748 (and very well be my only\/last flight). <\/p>\n

Which leads into my final video trip report<\/a><\/b> for the year. \u00a0The story to go with it was published in the April 2017 issue of Airways<\/i> magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Two weeks after the Great White North, I was back in the Tropics. \u00a0This time on a real vacation in Maui. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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All that travel in five weeks! \u00a0(26,326 total miles)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

I certainly had a productive year in 2016. \u00a0Looking back at some highlights:<\/p>\n

In January, I had a closeup look of the fire-damaged Dynamic Air 767-200 on the Florida Aviation Photography tour at Ft. Lauderdale (FLL).<\/p>\n

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In February, I took my first trip on VIA Rail in Canada, on board the classic streamliner train\u00a0Canadian<\/i>\u00a0with the Moonlighters<\/a><\/b>. <\/p>\n

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In March, I flew in an United 747-400 on a domestic flight<\/a><\/b>: \u00a0seat 1A on the way out and upper deck on the return.<\/p>\n

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In May, I experienced the world-famous beach landing<\/a><\/b> at Barra, Scotland. \u00a0It was also my first Twin Otter flight. \u00a0A story in Airways<\/i> is to come.<\/p>\n

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In June, I went on my first \u201cbig assignment” for Airways<\/i> for an exclusive story about Southwest Airlines\u2019 new \u201cHeart\u201d cabin<\/b><\/a>. \u00a0I also got a cool behind-the-scenes tour at SWA Headquarters.\u00a0 I am proud to say that it was the 9th most read article<\/b><\/a> on the Airways<\/i> website in 2016!<\/p>\n

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A few days later, I had a fun time with my spotter buddies on board Southwest Airlines\u2019 inaugural flight to and from Long Beach<\/a><\/b> (LGB).<\/p>\n

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Speaking of inaugurals, it was a banner year at my home airport, Mineta San Jose International (SJC). \u00a0I had the pleasure of covering the following inaugural events, watching my airport coming to its own against San Francisco (SFO).<\/p>\n

British Airways to London Heathrow<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>(LHR) in May. \u00a0I flew on this flight, my first -9 series of the 787 Dreamliner.<\/p>\n

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Lufthansa to Frankfurt<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>(FRA) in July.<\/p>\n

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Air China to Shanghai Pudong<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>(PVG) in September.<\/p>\n

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Why does an airline like KLM need a Pop-Up Store<\/b><\/a>? \u00a0For brand awareness. \u00a0It is hard for me to fathom how can anyone not know a major international airline like KLM. \u00a0But as I learned, most people don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

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Finally, Alaska Airlines and Virgin America formally completed their merger in December. \u00a0It was a crazy day covering the event, but now, there is \u201cMore to Love<\/a><\/b>\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\nHere is to a more productive 2017!<\/p>\n

\n2016 Flight Maps<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
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2016 Flights – U.S. Domestic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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2016 Flights – International<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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