Keishi Nukina, Author at KN Aviation

Air Tindi Dash 7s: Seeing the Canada-Made Workhorses in Action & Flying on One

Special Flights / By Keishi Nukina / July 18, 2023

Over the years, the number of Dash 7 four-engined turboprops flying around the world has dwindled. With airlines like Air Greenland retiring the type out of their fleet, only two airlines operate the type on scheduled passenger flights today – Yellowknife-based Air Tindi and Nairobi-based Airkenya Express. Recently, I had a chance to spend […]

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Review: Air Canada Express CRJ-900 Economy Class from Yellowknife to Edmonton

Economy Class / By Keishi Nukina / July 17, 2023

After spending a few days in Yellowknife, it was time to continue my around-the-Northern-Hemisphere trip and head to my next destination – Vienna, Austria. Doing so involved four flights the first of which was a short hop down from Yellowknife to Edmonton on an Air Canada Express CRJ-900. Continue reading to see what the economy

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Is Finnair a Good Airline? (Seats, Meals, Entertainment & More)

Air Travel / By Keishi Nukina / July 13, 2023

The inability to fly over Russia turned Finnair’s biggest advantage in connecting Europe with Asia into a disadvantage resulting in hours of extra flying time. That said, oftentimes it still is a viable option on those routes and might also pop up when you search for flights between the United States and Europe, for example.

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Review: Aurora Bayside Inn Yellowknife

Hotels / By Keishi Nukina / July 12, 2023

When looking for places to stay during my visit to Yellowknife back in May, what I could mostly find were average-looking hotels at fairly expensive prices. The one option that stood out was Aurora Bayside Inn. While lacking the services typically provided by hotels, the inn was not only considerably cheaper than the other options

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Boeing 757 Specs: Dimensions, Weights, Range & More

Airliners / By Keishi Nukina / July 11, 2023

Having first flown in 1982, the Boeing 757 was designed in parallel with the 767. That said, while it shares some features with the larger 767, it was designed to serve completely different markets resulting in completely different characteristics. Boeing provided the 757 in three variants, each with different capabilities. Across the three variants, the

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Review: WestJet 737-700 Premium Class from Calgary to Yellowknife

Business Class / By Keishi Nukina / July 10, 2023

WestJet, Canada’s second-largest airline, operates an extensive network of domestic flights in addition to some international flights. Recently, I had a chance to try it on both a long-haul flight from Tokyo to Calgary as well as a short flight from its hub in Calgary to Yellowknife. The flight was part of my trip to

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Pokemon Jets of the Past, the Present & the Future: Gotta Catch ‘Em All

AvGeek / By Keishi Nukina / July 7, 2023

As I not only love aviation but am also a Pokemon fan, Pokemon Jets are some of my favorite aircraft. The first of those which I, unfortunately, didn’t have a chance to see was ANA’s Pokemon Jet 1998. All in all, ANA operated a total of ten Pokemon Jets at one point or another. More

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Buffalo Airways C-46s: Two of the World’s Last Three Airworthy Commandos

AvGeek / By Keishi Nukina / July 6, 2023

Curtiss C-46 is a twin-engine transport aircraft that took off for the first time more than 80 years ago, in 1940. As such, it is no wonder that almost all of the 3,000+ airframes manufactured are now gone. At the same time, it is incredible that three still remain in active airline – albeit cargo

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Emirates vs. Lufthansa: Which Offers Better Economy Class?

Air Travel / By Keishi Nukina / July 5, 2023

When searching for flights between the US East Coast and India or Europe and Asia, it is not uncommon to see Emirates and Lufthansa appear among the top results. Having taken dozens of flights across the two airlines, I am a bigger fan of Emirates’ product than Lufthansa’s. That said, while Emirates’ economy class is

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