Horrible advice on award valuation from the Wall Street Journal
I’m generally a big fan of Scott McCartney’s The Middle Seat column in the Wall Street Journal so I was excited to read his post...
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The Boeing 747-8i enters service
Apparently I missed the rather significant news on Tuesday that the Boeing 747-8i, the passenger version of the company’s largest aircraft, is now in service....
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Reading the tea leaves for MileagePlus partner earning rates
With just a week to go before the new MileagePlus program launches for United Airlines and the OnePas program of merger partner Continental officially disappears,...
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First make it work, then make it pretty
As part of my small obsession with travel I’ve come to build a number of tools that help in searching for good deals, upgrades, award...
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Delta cutting London service
As noted on AirlineRoute.net, Delta will be cutting two London routes this spring, Atlanta – Gatwick and Miami – Heathrow. The final eastbound flights will...
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United’s Star Alliance upgrades going offline for a few weeks
One interesting nugget from an announcement by a United Airlines official caught my eye today: The ability to redeem a Star Alliance upgrade is going...
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Two airlines to ground turbo-prop fleets
Ever wish that you’d never have to fly on a turbo-prop again? The noise, vibrations and cramped cabins turn off many passengers to those aircraft...
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More thoughts on PEOPLExpress
There is plenty of discussion going on about the news that a new airline is looking to start up based in Newport News, VA. Yes,...
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Airline comings and goings last week
This past week saw yet another airline cease operations and, bucking the trend, an airline announce plans to start up. Closing up shop was Air...
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Updates to the Starwood 2012 award categories announced
Like they do every year, Starwood has assessed the award category rating of their hotels and made changes to a number of the properties. A...