Pretty straightforward. US Airways has offered this earlier this year. Essentially, you can transfer up to 50,000 miles from your account to someone else’s and receive a 100% bonus for doing so (meaning you earn 50,000 miles). The cost to transfer those miles is…
Though pretty much a foregone conclusion at this point, the AMR bankruptcy judge officially signed off on the antitrust settlement between American Airlines/US Airways and the DOJ. I had seen an interesting graphic the Wall Street Journal prepared a few weeks ago but forgot…
US Airways is offering a one-year free membership to the US Airways Club if you book a preferred room on a 7-day vacation at a resort that’s part of their US Airways Vacation packages. Full disclaimer on a few points. I’m not a big…
Terry Maxon has confirmation Texas is pulling out of the American Airlines-US Airways lawsuit. Terry usually has his finger on the pulse of all things American Airlines, so it doesn’t surprise me he has this prior to the presser coming up in about 40…
American Airlines and US Airways are getting ready to make an announcement in relation to the merger. Based on the bread crumbs I’ve seen, there are only three reasons I can foresee: 1. They’re calling off the merger. 2. They settled with DOJ. 3….
As a middle-class Italian family growing up in New York our family lead a simple, enjoyable life. We didn’t go on extravagant vacations or buy luxurious things, but we enjoyed what we had. My grandmother used to prepare for Christmas every year in…
It’s been a bit of back and forth between DOJ and American Airlines/US Airways in relation to the lawsuit DOJ filed to block their merger. The airlines wanted to start in November while the DOJ wanted to start the trial in February (but was…
It’s been an interesting few weeks to follow the DOJ intervention into the merger between American Airlines and US Airways. I’ll admit to being surprised when maybe I shouldn’t have with DOJ weighing in. But, I don’t think I’m in the wrong when I…
American Airlines and US Airways filed a m0tion for a speedy trial today (or what amounts to speedy, I guess for DOJ). You can read the full motion here. The government wants 6 months to prepare for trial. American/US Airways think it’s reasonable to…
Okay, so it’s not quite mid-year anymore. Let’s call this the mid-August review. I started out the year with two plans: 1. I would fly less. 2. I would fly predominantly on American Airlines. I haven’t done a good job with either of those…