Less capacity is both a blessing and a curse. Every time the airlines shrink capacity it gets harder to redeem awards, but it does mean they’re thinking about the bottom line and how to be sustainable (at least I like to believe so). A…
Despite the announced drought conditions in Austin, it was raining so hard when I pulled up to the hotel so no outdoor shots. The hotel does have valet service which came in especially useful for this stay. This was a one-night stay so it…
USAirways announces it’s now a creditor of American Airlines’ parent AMR. Talk about a tale of two articles. The first one makes it sound like US Airways might change it’s “support” of AMR in the bankruptcy process if it doesn’t consider a merger. The second…
In my haste to write about the big donation to LIVESTRONG I had forgotten the pictures I took of the LIVESTRONG HQ. Walking in, we were greeted by a newspaper box filled with LIVESTRONG bands. With the impending death of the newspaper industry, it’s good…
I’m on my way back from Austin, Texas. Randy Petersen and I showed up at LIVESTRONG headquarters today to discuss a bigger relationship between Milepoint and LIVESTRONG. We had in tow with us a check for $25,000 from the members of Milepoint. The meeting…
Definitely a bit of a surprise to me. WSJ is reporting that AMR (parent of American Airlines) will look at merger and investment opportunities in the next few weeks. It’s even more surprising considering AA won the right last week to continue to control…
Boeing or Airbus? Well, maybe it’s because Boeing is an American company, but I like to think it’s because they build better planes. And, there’s a reason some call the other guys “Scarebus”. Anyway, Boeing and Airbus always try to make annoucements around the…
I know. Fascinating stuff. For the few that may actually be interested…. Traveling through DFW today and I saw these new signs being assembled at one of the gates. The one thing I thought that looked like a good change was the notation of…
MegaDO (noun): A group of crazy travelers who charter a plane and fly around the world participating in once-in-a-lifetime activities. Previous MegaDO activities I’ve participated in include: Being the first civilian group to tour the inside of a 787. Performing a water evacuation drill,…
Back in 1995, the existing Denver International Airport opened for business. A whopping 20+ miles from downtown Denver, it was humongous and the only new major airport built from the ground up in the US in decades. While there were bumps and bruises, they…