United moving to SHARES – likely without FastShares
The announcement that the merged United Airlines would be keeping the legacy Continental CRS system – SHARES – was made a few months back. Not...
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Please stop using frequent flyer points for auctions
I’ve been feeling a bit unwell this afternoon and I wasn’t quite sure why. Maybe because of the rain currently coming down outside. Or because...
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American Airlines announces changes to lifetime AAdvantage status
For many months now the rumor mill was been swirling with thoughts on changes to the lifetime elite status program offered by American Airlines‘ AAdvantage...
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Another potential setback for LiveTV’s in-flight internet service
It seems that in-flight entertainment and connectivity provider LiveTV just cannot catch a break in getting their in-flight internet product to a deliverable state. First...
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United announces significant investments to in-flight product
United Airlines CEO Jeff Smisek has stated a few times that the company had some deficiencies in their in-flight product, bits that would be addressed...
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An updated estimate on the Continental/United 787 seat map
Today marked the beginning of the last phase in the delivery of the first Continental 787 Dreamliner aircraft: it began the roll down the final...
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American adds paid fare hold to their fee schedule
Always looking for incremental fees to increase revenue, the airlines have been pretty creative lately. The most recent fee conjured out of what used to...
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Continental Expert Mode, now on steroids
When Continental updated their website to include the so-called “expert mode” a few weeks ago it was a pretty cool. Being able to click on...
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In flight: Narita to Newark in Continental BusinessFirst
Every time I board a long-haul flight with a ticket for a premium cabin seat my expectations are high. When it is a flight in...
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In flight: New York to Tokyo and progressively smaller seats
Tokyo for the weekend seemed like a good idea. Actually, it still does seem like a good idea and I’m considering booking more similar trips,...