We’ve got less than a week left of voting for the Freddie Awards. The Freddie Awards represent the best in loyalty for over 25 years. The airlines and hotels nominated value the awards because they don’t come from a panel of experts. You and…
It’s being reported by most major news organizations that the company who runs SkyMall, the ubiquitous inflight magazine that sells everything from steps to help your dog get into bed to exclusive sports memorabilia, has entered bankruptcy. Scott Mayerowitz points out some of the…
It’s been a while since we’ve seen a good old-fashioned fare war. Delta and United are taking care of things for us right now, offering tons of ultra-cheap fares to lots of destinations.
It looks like better than a long shot that Delta might lose the rights to fly to Tokyo’s Haneda airport. The slot is back up for grabs and we’ll have a decision very soon.
The legacy carriers in the US have long practiced a “me too” strategy, piling on what they perceive is a good idea from one of their competitors. That’s why it was little shock to me any many others when United copied Delta’s recent increase…
South America has been a little bit of a money pit for the airlines lately when you consider that they have tons of cash tied up in Venezuela that the country won’t release. Enter Buenos Aires, where the government is accusing American Airlines (and…
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly (at least for this House) in favor of a short-term government funding measure that also included an extension of the charter for the Export-Import Bank until June, 2015. First, a quick primer on the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im, in short)….
The age of competition is over. There, I said it. Okay, so it only holds true for the airlines. More correctly, for what’s left of the legacy airlines that fought to the death after de-regulation. In a matter of months, American Airlines and US…