Did Virgin Atlantic actually win the bmi buy-out battle?
As London-based carrier bmi was wrapping up operations there was a bit of a battle over who would get the opportunity to own the remnants...
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Virgin Atlantic adding domestic service to its route map
Having lost partner bmi to British Airways, UK carrier Virgin Atlantic is looking to recover some the domestic feed it uses to fill long-haul flights....
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TAM makes it official: They’re leaving Star Alliance
The news that Brazilian airline TAM is leaving Star Alliance isn’t particularly surprising. The Chilean courts mandated the move and have given the airline two...
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bmi confirms Star Alliance exit; only two weeks left
Now that the necessary government approvals have been received for the absorption of bmi into IAG, parent of British Airways, the company is confirming its...
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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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bmi sale is final; restructuring imminent
A binding agreement has been signed regarding the sale of Lufthansa subsidiary bmi to IAG (the consortium which owns British Airways and Iberia). The sale...
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Award booking awesomeness (Part 2)
In part one of this report I recounted a great award booking – even though it was all in economy and on small planes –...
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A breath of life for bmi Diamond Club
Since its acquisition by Lufthansa, British regional carrier bmi has seen many bits of its operations aligned to their parent company’s operating model. Some routes...
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A quick look back at 2010
It is now the new year, with new goals and new milestones on the horizon. But not too late to take a quick look back...
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Ten flights in eleven days…Not a bad trip at all
So I’m somewhere vaguely south of Greenland right now. I’m sitting at the Upper Class bar of a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-300 on the late...