Great news today for top-tier United flyers.
First, 1K members will continue to earn confirmed regional upgrades. Details here:
1K® members will continue to earn Regional Upgrades
Sometimes no change is good news. After our last announcement, we heard from our 1K members how much they value their Regional Upgrades. To thank them for their ongoing loyalty, we’ve decided to continue ...
I will be leaving for South America from Los Angeles Monday morning and needed to get from Philadelphia to Los Angeles this weekend. Naturally, I wasn't going to fly PHL-LAX!
Last night I was scheduled to fly from PHL-IAD-TPA to position me for a long day of flying today. After spending some time in the newly refreshed RCC at PHL, I hopped on a United Express flight down to IAD operated by Trans State. I am not much of a drinker, but Trans States is one of the few UX carriers that ...
It looks as if AA is having more problems than previously thought, although certainly not on par with US. The Financial Times and Tulsa World are reporting that AA will be shutting down its Kansas City maintenance base and eliminating 700 jobs.
Also from the The Financial Times today, filed under the "Unions are Evil" section, is an article about Boeing's decision to start building 787s in South Carolina, because of the labor unions in Washington creating too ...
US Airways announced series of cutbacks today as it faces stiff competition and dwindling demand during this troubled time in the airline industry:
-Cutback of 1,000 employees (~600 airport, ~200 pilot, and ~150 FA)
-Abandoning Las Vegas as a focus city by cutting down flights by 50% (again) in Feb 2010
-Closing Colorado Springs and Wichita stations
-Suspending service from Philadelphia to Birmingham (UK), London Gatwick, Milan, Shannon, and Stockholm ...
I'm up to nearly 200,000 EQMs this year on United and have some domestic trips in paid First Class coming up next month. With more than enough miles to qualify for elite status for 2010, I am having trouble deciding whether to credit my miles to United or to re-qualify for Gold status on British Midland.
•Arguments in favor of crediting to UA include:
-Lifetime flights miles (even before watching the latest Up in the Air trailer I have always wanted million-mile ...
This week we are joined by Mark, a frequent US Airways traveler to discuss the US Airways Dividend Miles program. During the podcast we discussed:
Delta's recent mishaps when landing and generally when "situationally unaware" A new segment "Your Hometown, Your Airline" where we recommend an airline mileage program based on a particular city. This week we discuss the best airline programs for flyers in Boston. Mark describes US Airways ...