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…
I had a last-minute flight I needed to book for this upcoming week on AA and a revenue ticket was disgustingly expensive. So, I looked at award seats. Unfortunately, there was no “saver” inventory for either economy or first. I went ahead and plunked…
A brief break from miles and points to talk about something else close to my heart. The NY Times has an article today about an end-stage leukemia patient who went through two relapses and is somehow in remission. Now, this patient happened to be…
I’m a bit late on reporting this, but Hilton has a double/triple points promotion in place for the summer. Double points isn’t all that exciting considering that Hilton points aren’t all that valuable. The triple points is more appetizing, but only valid for the…
I would guess that most people think of the start of summer as whenever their kids are done with school. Or, if you’re a kid, then it’s definitely when you’re done. Since my wife is a school teacher (well, until August anyway), that’s always…
The bankruptcy judge presiding over AMR’s bankruptcy filing quickly granted them an extension that allows them to control their own fate in bankruptcy longer. I’ll admit to being a little surprised, especially with such a quick decision. I was doubting it a bit just…