US Airways announces significant cuts
Calling it a “Strategic Plan to Strengthen Core Network,” US Airways announced a series of cuts today that will significantly change the way the airline...
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Random notes from the Star Alliance/Continental press conference
The show is over now and it was, for the most part, a show. It was fun to see representatives from all the airlines –...
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Continental Airlines – A Star Alliance Member
As expected, lots of updates hit Continental’s website at midnight CDT this morning, and the Star Alliance details are all over the place. From the...
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A serious upgrade in US Air’s business class
It isn’t all that hard to make a huge leap in quality when you’re towards the bottom to begin with. Still, the move that US...
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Meeting a Medal of Honor recipient
I’ve run into a lot of random people in my flying adventures. Whether meeting my parents for a drink in Rome or heading to Portland...
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A great day on the road
Forgetting for a minute that travel today was dictated by work (only the second time this year!) and that I was actually busy the entire...
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Are capacity cuts really the key?
For the past couple years now, as airlines have teetered on the brink of bankruptcy with more than a couple tipping over, the common refrain...
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Slot swaps galore in New York and Washington, DC
When airports restrict access to their facilities – generally through the use of slot controls – those slots can become incredibly valuable. Access to slots...
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Playing arbitrage with points
Would you be willing to pay about $1000 for a restricted inventory seat in business class between North America and wither Europe or Asia (Japan,...
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Delta blinks; slashes fares on the Shuttle market
Delta has slashed their fares in their Shuttle markets – New York City to Boston or Washington, DC – by 50-60% for walk-up purchases. The...