Blackbird, a charter service that will sell regularly scheduled flights out of private terminals, is planning to launch in January.
The San Francisco-based company’s first flight will go from Silicon Valley’s Palo Alto to Truckee, Calif., near Lake Tahoe.
Six more routes within California and to Nevada are slated to launch later in 2017.
Blackbird flights will be booked exclusively on the carrier’s app, which is expected to be available for download at the beginning of January. The company will contract with a variety of charter airlines to operate its flights.
Blackbird’s business model is similar to a handful of other new airlines that are bridging the gap between commercial and private flying. Its flights will go out of private airports and terminals, where there is no TSA screening, allowing passengers to arrive just 15 minutes before takeoff.
The planes will have between five and 19 seats. Initial fares on the Palo Alto-Truckee route will be as low as $ 125 one-way. Flights will run Friday to Sunday to begin. No launch date has been set.
Along with commercial carriers, Blackbird’s California competitors will include the scheduled charter airlines JetSuiteX, which launched early this year, and Surf Air, which has been around since 2013. However, unlike Blackbird, Surf is a membership service.
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***A couple of errors on my part***
– The Manfrotto bag is 30L not 35L.
– The 16-35 lens is Mk I. There is no MK II.
– A tree trunk does not grow out of a tree log.
A new “What is in my bag” video. I get a lot of requests for this video and I thought it was about time I uploaded an updated version. This is a travel edition, therefore it does not contain every bit of photography kit, but hopefully it will be of some use.
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Below is most of the kit seen in this video. These links will take you to Amazon where you can read more. Please be aware that if you choose to purchase any of this kit I may get a commission of 3% from Amazon 
**Not my reason for doing the video, but feel obliged to let you all know** Peace.
Canon G5X – http://geni.us/CanG5X
Lacie Rugged Hard Drive – http://geni.us/Rugged
LowePro Bag – http://geni.us/ProTactic
Manfrotto Bag – http://geni.us/OffRoad
Manfrotto 055CXPRO3 Tripod (New Version here) – http://geni.us/ManfrottoTripod
Arca Swiss Manfrotto Ball Head – http://geni.us/c9eN
My "L" Bracket – http://geni.us/LBracket
Lee Field Pouch – http://geni.us/LeePouch
Lee Foundation Holder – http://geni.us/wKWK
Lee Polariser – http://geni.us/LeePol
Polariser Adaper Ring – http://geni.us/LeeAdapt
Lee MEDIUM Grads – http://geni.us/MedGrad
Lee Lens Caps – http://geni.us/LensCaps
Plug Bug – http://geni.us/PlugBug
G5X/G7X USB Charger – http://geni.us/G7XUSB
5D USB Charger – http://geni.us/5DUSB
GoPro Hero 4 Silver – http://geni.us/Hero4S
GoPro 3 Way Mount – http://geni.us/Mount
Gorillapod – http://geni.us/Gorilla
Audio Recorder – http://geni.us/AudioRec
Rycote Wind Jammer – http://geni.us/WindJam
Mic – http://geni.us/RodeLav
I also needed an adapter for the Lav Mic – http://geni.us/Adapter
Leatherman Skeletool – http://geni.us/Tool
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