A different take on the new American Airlines 777-300ER interior
There have been a few stories today about the unveiling of the American Airlines 777-300ER cabin interior configuration. Most of them (including Ben’s) have been...
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United/Continental drops Virgin Atlantic partnership
The frequent flyer partnership between United Airlines‘ Continental subsidiary and Virgin Atlantic is being terminated as of February 13, 2012. This date is the last...
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In flight: Taking Speedbird for a hop across the pond
By the time we got to London we had been on the go roughly 34 hours. Sure, a decent amount of that time was spent...
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In flight: The suite life of Emirates First Class
It took a long time before I managed to get myself into a proper first class cabin on a long-haul flight. I still haven’t actually...
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American cuts Delhi; others on the chopping block?
As part of their bankruptcy reorganization efforts American Airlines has announced that they are cutting the longest route in their network, the flights between Chicago...
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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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Can an airline succeed solely in the London – New York City market??
Millions of dollars have been spent to learn the answer to this question. Thus far, all indications are that it is not possible. But that...
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The debacle that is Avios, and a few gems it offers
When British Airways and Iberia announced a couple months back that they were integrating their loyalty programs under the Avios moniker there were a whole...
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Big bonuses for flights to London (so long as you’re a big spender)
The three largest US airlines have apparently decided to have some fun with bonus frequent flier points and London this fall. It is not particularly...
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Updates to the British Airways program coming soon
British Airways has announced a number of changes to their loyalty scheme this week. While some of the reactions have been overwhelmingly negative, I see...