Lawsuit decided against Rabbi in frequent flyer account termination
Remember the Rabbi who sued Northwest Airlines for terminating his frequent flyer account? He lost his final appeal today as the US Supreme Court ruled...
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Delta continues to trim hubs; Memphis on the chopping block this summer
Looking to connect via Delta‘s hub in Memphis later this summer? That is going to be harder as the carrier is cutting 25 more flights...
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Some more thoughts on today’s bAAnkruptcy filing
So American Airlines‘ parent company AMR has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. They’re saying "business as usual" (no real surprise there) but what does...
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Thus ends the Continental brand
It has been a couple years now that Continental and United Airlines have been dancing around a potential merger. For the past couple weeks the...
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Might some 787 deliveries happen sooner than expected?
Back when Delta acquired Northwest Airlines one of the interesting discussions was about their fleet. Specifically they had very little fleet commonality. On the plus...
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Continental and United announce reciprocity – aka The other shoe drops
Since the original partnership announcement between Continental and United Airlines almost 18 months ago there has been plenty of speculation about the exact details and...
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Baggage fees add up to real money
What do $15 here and $25 there add up to in the US airline industry? Over one BILLION dollars in 2008. That’s right. A billion. ...
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Delta’s SkyMiles roller coaster
Delta has rarely tried to hide the fact that they are fleecing their SkyMiles members these days. Reward requirements are going up, benefits are going...
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Delta finds another way to hose their frequent fliers
For those of you at home asking when the gutting of the airline loyalty programs is going to end, don’t look to Delta for any...
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Delta growing across the Atlantic
With the distractions of their merger with Northwest behind them, Delta is now moving forward in actually operating the airline. They are announcing two new...