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More Power to the TSA?

Faisal Shahzad, the man who attempted to detonate a car bomb in Times Square earlier this week, almost made it out of the country. It wasn't until he drove to JFK, checked in, cleared security, and boarded his Emirates flight bound for Dubai that he was nabbed.

The talking heads were on cable news to discuss it and Fox News featured Michael Chertoff, the Secretary of Homeland Security in the Bush Administration, who not surprisingly said if the TSA was in charge, this wouldn't have ...

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US Airways Takes Offense to Jeff Smisek's Poetic Flourish

The Wall Street Journal has been quite humorous this week in covering the UA-CO merger:

Two years ago, Continental Airlines Inc. spurned United Airlines' proposal to marry, believing the time wasn't right.

On Monday, Jeff Smisek, Continental's chairman and chief executive, said he always knew United was "the right partner" for his airline...

The merger flames were kindled April 7, when Mr. Smisek learned from media reports that UAL Corp. CEO Glenn ...

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Glenn Tilton says bloggers have too much time on their hands

Glenn Tilton joined Richard Quest on CNN today to discuss the United-Continental merger. As reported on Flyertalk, 

The last question Quest had was: "On the internet bloggers are all over this merger. Flyertalkers are having a hard time determining if one airline is destroying the best or if the other is making the worst decision in its history."

Glenn Tilton immediately replied "I'd reply that these online bloggers have way too much time on their ...

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CO/UA Merger: Disappointing Livery and a New Slogan: "Let's Fly Together"

Check out the official United-Continental merger website. 

"Work hard. Fly right." and "It's time to fly" weren't great slogans, but  "Let's Fly Together" is a lame and uninspired slogan of the new combined carrier. It's not even cute.

Even more disappointing is the new livery. While I don't dislike Continental's current livery, it outmoded--stuck in the '90s. United's livery is sleek and classy. Whether the new livery is compromise to ...

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United Will Buy Continental for $3.2BN

Numerous media outlets are reporting that the UA-CO merger has been finalized.

UAL Corp, parent of United Airlines, will buy Continental Airlines Inc. for $3.2 billion, forming the world's largest carrier in a merger that further shrinks the embattled U.S. airline industry and could drive up air fares, sources said on Sunday.

The boards of directors of both companies unanimously approved the deal, which was expected to be announced by the carriers on ...

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Reader Input Needed: Business or First Class?

My first year of law school is over in two weeks and before my summer job starts, I want to squeeze in a UA award trip to Thailand and Japan--and perhaps even mainland China. As a backup, I also have BD, AA, BA, and DL miles to burn.

My last award redemption was an Air Canada, TAP, Lufthansa, SAS, US Airways combination in Business Class. While Business Class is great, I'd love to try out Thai Airways and Turkish Airlines in First Class, as well as re-visit Lufty's First Class ...

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