The return of StarNet blocking from United Airlines
United Airlines has historically had the rather customer-unfriendly policy of choosing to limit access to partner award inventory when customers try to redeem points for...
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Amtrak, Continental breaking up; a hint for others?
Continental and Amtrak have been partners for many years, offering the ability to earn OnePass miles on certain routes in the Northeast Corridor as well...
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You know the drill, don’t you?
About half way between San Francisco and Beijing I awoke from my nap and headed to the lav. Time for a quick break to stretch...
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Well, that’s not how I meant to get to Seattle
When the check-in machine at the airport informs you that it is unable to rebook your connection that’s a bad thing. When the agent behind...
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Fleet-wide wifi coming to United
There was plenty of news in this morning’s quarterly earnings call for United Airlines. As per usual, most of it was focused on the financial...
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Amadeus and United extend partnership – with a twist
United Airlines and Amadeus, one of the major Global Distribution Systems, signed an agreement to extend the availability of United fare and inventory data for...
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Is air travel a commodity or not?
It is quite clear that the airlines wish it were not, and there are a number of people offering up suggestions on how to break...
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Delta expands Economy Comfort deployment
Just months after reconfiguring their long-haul fleet with Economy Comfort – additional legroom in the coach cabin – Delta Airlines announced today that they are...
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A step closer to more bandwidth in the skies
LiveTV, the in-flight connectivity subsidiary of JetBlue, took a major step forward in their efforts to provide satellite-based Internet connectivity today with the launch of...
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Decoding fare buckets on the new United
Like nearly everything associated with the merger between Continental and United Airlines there are adjustments being made in the fare buckets that are used for...