It shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone that I’m skeptical about the American-US Airways Merger. And, it really isn’t all just about US Airways, either. When Delta and Northwest merged, their elites generally weren’t very happy. But, everyone survived. Then, United and Continental…
Maybe you haven’t heard, but American Airlines and US Airways are planning on merging into one carrier that would become the largest of the legacy US carriers (alongside a similarly sized Delta and United). It’s been a long road, and along the way I’ve…
Drugstore.com is generally a pretty reliable source for extra miles, though their prices aren’t as good on all items as they used to be. Until April 2nd, they’re offering 8 miles per dollar through the American Airlines AAdvantage eShopping Portal. You do need…
I have to admit, I was pretty pleased with the original announcement that American Airlines was creating bundled pricing that included change fees at a lower apparent cost. Things got a little better when American also announced they were expanding the timeframe you could…
Things took another step closer to culminating the merger between American Airlines and US Airways yesterday when the bankruptcy judge approved the merger. This was not a surprise, just a necessary mechanism in the process. The next step is for the creditors to formally…
File this under interesting. American is running a test at a handful of airports where passengers traveling in economy who just have a small bag to put under the seat in front of them are allowed to board before the rest of economy passengers….
Maybe I’m naive, but I can’t see why some people don’t see the value in a free app that helps organize your life a bit. The New York Times published an article not long ago taking a couple of pot shots at Passbook while…
The most common complaint I get from people is, “I can never find a way to use my miles.” I view this as a self-fulfilling prophecy. I think most people have an unrealistic opinion of how easy it will be to use those hard-earned…
I’m a guy who changes his tickets frequently enough that I incur my fair share of change fees (and then some). Plans change, that’s just the reality of a business traveler. That’s why I was pretty pumped when American announced their new Choice Plus…
No doubt, this isn’t a slam dunk to 200,000 miles. At 2 cents a piece, the miles are worth about $4,000, so it’s not a mileage run opportunity. But, if you have some travel scheduled on any of these joint venture airlines (American Airlines,…