American Airlines cuts service to Brussels
The cuts continue to mount at American Airlines; the latest victim is service to Brussels, Belgium. The carrier will be terminating service in November with...
Star Alliance
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Star Alliance courting Jet Airways. Again.
It would appear that Star Alliance remains focused on seeing an Indian carrier join the global alliance, despite issues with prior efforts to integrate Air...
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More earning rules updates for United’s MileagePlus program
The moving target of earning rates in frequent flyer programs is never fun to track. United Airlines has made things even more complicated recently as...
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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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Quick earning rate comparison for new Star Alliance partners
With Copa and Avianca/Taca now in Star Alliance the other partner carriers are busy updating their earning charts. Well, some are more busy than others....
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Star Alliance seizes Central America
In a move which has been anticipated for several months now, both Copa and Avianca/Taca have joined Star Alliance today. This move give the alliance...
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Text search & alerts now available from Wandering Aramean Travel Tools
Apparently this whole SMS thing is a pretty popular technology these days. Seems that it would be useful to have the various tools available from...
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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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Copa inches closer to Star Alliance membership
Panama‘s Copa Airlines is moving closer towards full membership in the Star Alliance; they’ve got a plane painted now: (Image from Joe Walker/Aviation Week) The...
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A rather worthless hotel status
It would seem that, despite my best efforts, I’ve managed to maintain hotel status through my own actions. I don’t really believe much in the...