The Continental Airlines award search tool is very handy. Quickly and easily, you can search for Star Alliance award space and at least get a general sense of what is available using your Star Alliance frequent flyer miles. The glaring problem for the Continental tool has been that Austrian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Swiss Air, and Turkish Airlines are not included in the search results. While Swiss, Singapore, and Turkish still have not been integrated, as of today Austrian award ...

(Image ripped off from Brad's Blog)

After countless delays, it looks like the 787 might finally arrive. In fact, Boeing just rolled out ANA's 787, ready for delivery next month. All Nippon Airways will take delivery of the plane in September. If you're looking to redeem miles on one of these flights in a premium cabin, I wouldn't get your hopes up.

The interior of the first aircraft includes 264 seats -- ...

When it came time to book tickets between Tokyo and Seoul I was faced with three options: United, Asiana, or ANA. United was a bit cheaper, but all flights were over $500 round-trip. For a 2.5 hour journey in economy class, this seemed like a perfect route to redeem miles on. After some valuable input from you, I booked ANA on the outbound and Asiana on the return in business class. Usually I squeeze a lot more out of a 40K award, but time was tight on this trip and the flight schedules for ...

Star wins big at the annual Global Travel Awards on Jan 18 2011, showing that customers are impressed with what they experience on Star Alliance airlines.

The Awards are voted on by travelers in 61 categories covering airlines, hotels and travel products.

Here is how Star Alliance Airlines did this year.

Air Canada – Best Airline in North America

Air China – Best Airline in China

ANA – Best Airline to Japan

Asiana – Best ...

The push for metal neutrality continues!

During an airline conference in Houston today, United CEO Jeff Smisek announced that United Airlines is interested in forming a trans-border joint venture with Air Canada and a joint venture with an airline or airlines in Latin America.

Joint ventures require regulatory approval and are more than just marketing agreements. Carriers craft flight schedules together, deciding what time to fly between destinations and how ...

Taking advantage of JAL's financial woes and a continuing growth in the China market, All Nippon Airways announced plans to launch a low-cost carrier by the second half of next year.

What's driving this demand for more low-cost travel? Chinese tourists.

The impending wave of Chinese tourists and business travelers flowing into Japan was a big catalyst in launching the Japanese low-cost carrier: The Japan Tourism Agency aims to more than triple the number of Chinese tourists ...