live and let's fly
Tom Bihn sent one of their "Tri-Star" laptop bags and a few accessories over to upgrd.com for review and I had a chance to test them on my trip to Panama last week.
There is always a temptation to give products high ratings simply to return the favor and secure more free products in the future, but we're talking about a $250 laptop bag here and I am going to give you my honest appraisal of the product.
WHAT I LIKED
-Durability: The shell is made of ...
With both CAL and UAUA rising (though United is rising more quickly), a new roadblock has arisen in merger talks:
...The two sides disagree over the value of the share prices that would be used to calculate a stock transaction leading to a merger.
The Times, which cited "people involved in the negotiations," said one source "described the disagreement as a potential deal-breaker for the talks, though the companies are continuing to negotiate."
The ...
When it comes to irr/ops, should stranded passengers displace confirmed passengers?
I watched a news story this evening about how airlines are dealing with stranded passengers, some who have been waiting for more than a week to cross the pond. Air France, for example, is not bumping off confirmed passengers for stranded passengers and that decision has led to a minor protest at LAX among many anxiously wanting to return to la Patrie.
Other airlines, though the news story did ...
Competing with Ryanair in a race to the bottom, Spirit has announced another "enhancement" now appearing on select A320s:
Spirit Airlines, the air carrier that recently announced a $45 fee for carry-on bags, has launched another change that may not sit well with passengers.
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"I WANT CO!"
image courtesy Wall Street Journal
We all knew the "talks" between US and UA were just a ruse:
Negotiations between UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. are picking up pace, with parties believing a merger deal could be reached at the end of this month or early ...
After going 8/8 with United’s new UDU program and not missing a requested upgrade in over two years (going back to my days a Premier Executive) I failed to clear on a SFO-PHL flight this afternoon. The transcon was operated by an A320 with 12 seats in First Class and I was on a L-fare, so it was not big shocker. In fact, I was rather surprised that I was #2 on the waitlist.
Still, it’s a humbling experience to be denied an upgrade, especially on a route ...
