American Express and Continental to part ways
Continental Airlines and American Express’s Membership Rewards programs have been closely partnered for several years. From point transfers to lounge access for premium cardholders, the...
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Hands on with the Aviointeriors SkyRider seat
The Aviation Interiors Expo-US may be a smaller version of the Hamburg version held each year, but that doesn’t mean it is without interesting news....
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Upgrade reciprocity for United and Continental is here
It isn’t a perfect solution, but the beginning of official reciprocity between elite customers on United Airlines and Continental took effect this morning. The program,...
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When focusing on points is a bad idea
I’m in the midst of a debate with a number of other frequent flyers about the best way for a particular customer to collect points...
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Delta to update 747 interiors
Delta Airlines has announced plans to update their fleet of 16 Boeing 747-400 aircraft. The planes, originally delivered to Northwest Airlines, have not seen an...
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New United to fly as Continental after all
Merging two airlines together requires a lot more than just slapping a new name on all the airplanes and updating the marketing slicks. On the...
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Bonus points for extra legroom on JetBlue
JetBlue has announced a promotion for their Even More Legroom seating product, offering double points for upgrade purchases between September 1 and October 31, 2010....
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Continental/United merger approved by DoJ
In a move that was only surprising for how quickly it happened, the Department of Justice has stated that they are satisfied with the terms...
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Mexicana to cease operations
Mexicana, formerly Mexico’s largest international carrier, has announced that they will cease all operations as of today. The airline filed for bankruptcy protection just over...
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Continental joins the mileage multipliers
As airlines continue to search out new avenues of ancillary revenues they are becoming ever more creative. Passengers generally hate the idea of “nickel &...