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United won’t add sixth flight to Denver this year due to Boeing issues

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April 19, 2024

United won’t add sixth flight to Denver this year due to Boeing issues

A sixth daily flight on United Airlines between Denver and Grand Junction will not be added this year due to late deliveries of aircraft from Boeing.

Grand Junction Regional Airport Executive Director Angela Padalecki told the Airport Authority board this week that the airline had been considering adding the flight this fall, but that aircraft deliveries threw a wrench into that plan.

“Last month I told you that United was looking to schedule a sixth daily flight to Denver starting in the fall,” Padalecki said. “Later that week Boeing announced it would be late to deliver airplanes and then the next week United notified us that they would probably have to pull back that sixth flight.”

The late deliveries from Boeing will have a ripple effect throughout the airline industry, Padalecki explained, and could also affect smaller airline carriers that buy older airplanes from the larger carriers.

“If we just think about United, those aircraft coming from Boeing were supposed to go to United,” Padalecki said. “So United don’t have those aircraft. Well, that also means United is going to wait to shed aircraft that they were going to phase out.”

Despite the change of plans for the sixth flight, Padalecki said Grand Junction is high on United’s list when it is able to secure those new planes.

“It’s still really good news that they are thinking of us when they get to expand first,” Padalecki said. “It also means we’ll get shifted first if they have to shift.”

So far United has seen strong demand from passengers in Grand Junction, Padalecki said. The airport has had its busiest first quarter ever, she said, which was driven primarily by United Airlines.

“I’m happy to share that we’ve had our busiest first quarter ever,” Padalecki said. “Passenger traffic was tremendous. … we were up in capacity, I think, 4% whereas overall we were up in passengers by 10%.”

Breeze Airways, which added a flight to Orange County, California, from Grand Junction in February helped add some of that capacity, Padalecki said. She also said that American Airlines saw a small decline in the number of passengers in the first quarter.

The number of passengers growing faster than the additional capacity is a great sign for the airport, Padalecki said because it shows airlines that there is demand for the additional seats.

“There is no better sign for airlines than when they add capacity and load factors go up,” Padalecki said. “That math is magic.”

CONTRACT AMENDMENT

The Airport Authority voted unanimously to amend Padalecki’s contract and agreed to a 5% raise this year bringing her salary to $195,002. The board thanked her for the work she did in 2023 and gave a one-time bonus for outstanding performance of $13,000.

The board also agreed to a longevity bonus for Padalecki going forward to “encourage continued high performance and timely completion of critical capital projects,” including the construction of the new runway. That bonus would be $8,800 in 2025 and will increase each year through 2033.

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Where do Packers stand in NFC playoff picture after loss in Denver?

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December 15, 2025

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Where do Packers stand in NFC playoff picture after loss in Denver?

The Green Bay Packers (9-4-1) dropped from first to second in the NFC North and from the second seed to the seventh seed in the NFC after losing to the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

Significant injuries suffered against the Broncos will mean lasting implications are felt past Sunday. The Packers are also now a long shot to catch the Los Angeles Rams for the No. 1 seed in the NFC, and it’ll take a win next Saturday night in Chicago to retake control in the NFC North.

But the Packers are still in a good spot in terms of making the postseason field, especially after the Detroit Lions, Carolina Panthers and Dallas Cowboys all lost on Sunday.

NFC playoff picture after Week 15

Los Angeles Rams (11-3, 6-3 vs. NFC)
Chicago Bears (10-4, 6-3 vs. NFC)
Philadelphia Eagles (9-5, 7-3 vs. NFC)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-7, 5-5 vs. NFC)
Seattle Seahawks (11-3, 6-3 vs. NFC)
San Francisco 49ers (10-4, 8-2 vs. NFC)
Green Bay Packers (9-4-1, 7-2-1 vs. NFC)

Others: Lions (8-6), Panthers (7-7), Cowboys (6-7-1)

According to The Athletic’s NFL playoff simulator, the Packers have a 92 percent chance of making the postseason with three weeks to go. They become all but guaranteed of a playoff spot if they can beat the Bears in Chicago in Week 16. In fact, just one win over the final three weeks could be enough for the Packers to get in.

The NFC North winner looks like a coinflip. The Athletic’s model gives the Packers a 48 percent chance of winning the division right now, and it would go up to 82 percent with a win over the Bears on Saturday. Chicago took down the Cleveland Browns with ease in bitter cold temps at Soldier Field on Sunday.

The Athletic’s model also gives the Packers a 98 percent chance of being the No. 2 seed if Matt LaFleur’s team can win out. That will be much easier said than done without Micah Parsons (and potentially Christian Watson) down the stretch.

Two very possibilities for the Packers: Win the NFC North and host the Bears in the NFC Wild Card Round, or get in as the No. 7 seed and go to Chicago to play the Bears in the NFC Wild Card Round. A third round of the rivalry is increasingly possible in January.

Packers remaining games

Nothing easy here. The Bears, Ravens and Vikings all won Sunday. The Bears and Ravens won comfortably; the Vikings upset the Cowboys — who desperately needed to win — in Dallas. The Bears and Ravens are both playing to win division titles. The Vikings are a dangerously talented spoiler team, and winning at U.S. Bank Stadium is never easy. The Athletic’s model gives the Packers roughly a 40 percent chance of making the postseason even with an 0-3 finish. The Lions are the biggest threat to pass the Packers in the event they finish 0-3.

It appears the Packers can clinch a playoff spot next week with a win over the Bears and a Steelers win over the Lions.

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Packers vs. Broncos Week 15 Game Discussion Thread

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December 14, 2025

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Packers vs. Broncos Week 15 Game Discussion Thread

It’s time for the AFC’s #1 team to meet the NFC’s #2. Today the Denver Broncos host the Green Bay Packers in a key late-season inter-conference matchup that could have playoff seeding implications for both teams.

In Denver, the Broncos will be trying to hold on to the top spot in the AFC and keep their impressive win streak rolling. Denver has won ten straight games, some of them in fairly ridiculous fashion, but they sit at 11-2, sharing the top record in the NFL with the New England Patriots, who are just behind them in the playoff picture based on conference record.

The Packers, meanwhile, want to hold on to the lead in the NFC North before they have their rematch with the Chicago Bears next Saturday night. Green Bay sits behind only the Los Angeles Rams in the playoff race in the NFC, and they want to return to the Central time zone with that lead intact.

Join us here at Acme Packing Company to discuss today’s game, and Go Pack Go!

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Denver hosts Houston on 4-game home skid

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December 14, 2025

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Houston Rockets (16-6, third in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (18-6, second in the Western Conference)

Denver; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Denver hosts Houston looking to end its four-game home slide.

The Nuggets are 13-5 in conference games. Denver averages 125.5 points while outscoring opponents by 9.6 points per game.

The Rockets are 9-5 in Western Conference play. Houston is fifth in the NBA scoring 120.6 points per game while shooting 48.6%.

The Nuggets’ 13.5 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.8 more made shots on average than the 12.7 per game the Rockets give up. The Rockets average 120.6 points per game, 4.7 more than the 115.9 the Nuggets give up.

The teams meet for the second time this season. In the last meeting on Nov. 22 the Nuggets won 112-109 led by 34 points from Nikola Jokic, while Reed Sheppard scored 27 points for the Rockets.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jokic is averaging 29.5 points, 12.3 rebounds and 10.9 assists for the Nuggets. Hunter Tyson is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Alperen Sengun is averaging 23 points, 9.4 rebounds, seven assists and 1.5 steals for the Rockets. Amen Thompson is averaging 20.0 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 7-3, averaging 126.7 points, 41.4 rebounds, 30.3 assists, 5.8 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 53.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.8 points per game.

Rockets: 7-3, averaging 115.7 points, 47.2 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 9.3 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.0 points.

INJURIES: Nuggets: Christian Braun: out (ankle), Aaron Gordon: out (hamstring), Julian Strawther: day to day (back).

Rockets: Fred VanVleet: out for season (acl), Dorian Finney-Smith: out (ankle), Tari Eason: out (oblique).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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