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Southwest Airlines’ latest ad: These DooHickeys save you money

Southwest Airlines (Dallas) is now promoting the Aviation Partners Boeing Blended Winglets, called “DooHickeys”, in its latest Fall 2013 TV advertisement campaign. The reference to the winglet leading to savings and to lower prices is stressed and also impressed on the viewer. It is the first time we can remember that an airline has brought the winglet enhancement to the attention of the passenger and tied in the enhancement with lower fares including their $59 fares.

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Videos: Southwest Airlines. Top, the actual TV ad and below a behind the scenes look at the ad campaign:

Hawaiian to add Brisbane to its growing route map on November 27

Hawaiian Airlines (Honolulu) will begin offering nonstop flights between Honolulu and Brisbane, Australia, three times weekly starting Tuesday, November 27, 2012, becoming the only US carrier to operate service to Brisbane.

Adding Brisbane service will increase Hawaiian’s weekly flights between Honolulu and Australia to 10, with daily services already operating to Australia’s largest city, Sydney.

Centrally located on Australia’s east coast, Brisbane is the capital city of the State of Queensland, home of the world-famous Great Barrier Reef, world heritage listed rainforests, iconic outback locations and the renowned leisure regions of the Gold and Sunshine Coasts.

Hawaiian Airlines flight HA 443, will depart Honolulu at 10:20 a.m. (1020) every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, cross the international dateline and land in Brisbane at 4:00 p.m. (1600) the following day, in time for onward connections to destinations throughout Australia. Journey time is approximately nine hours.

The return service, flight HA 444, will depart Brisbane at 6:35 p.m. (1835) every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, cross the international dateline and arrive in Honolulu at 8:05 a.m. (0805) the same day, providing not only an early arrival into Honolulu, but the ability for passengers to connect with onward Hawaiian Airlines flights to Maui, Kaua’i and Hawai’i Island.

Hawaiian’s Brisbane flights will be operated with Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft, seating 262 passengers in a two-class cabin – 18 in Business Class and 244 in Economy Class.

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Thomas Cook Airlines (UK) adds its first Boeing 767-300 with Blended Winglets

Thomas Cook Airlines (Thomas Cook.com) (Manchester) has added Aviation Partners Boeing Blended Winglets to its Boeing 767-31K ER G-TCCA (msn 27205).

Austrian takes delivery of first 767 with winglets

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Austrian Airlines (Vienna) yesterday (March 27) received its first Boeing 767-300 enhanced with Aviation Partners Boeing Blended Winglets. 767-3Z9 ER OE-LAE (msn 30383) arrived at the Vienna base.