Continental – Welcome to Star Alliance!
Today Continental Airlines officially joined Star Alliance. They defected over from SkyTeam. Their coming over to Star Alliance makes Star Alliance the predominant airline alliance…
Airline Elite Status – the What and the How?
In my last article – The Value of Elite Status, I discussed why you should have a goal to be an Elite on the airline…
The Economics of Airline Miles – Part II
The Value of Elite Status As I mentioned in part 1 of this series on the ‘Economics of Airline Miles – The Value of Airline…
The Economics of Airline Miles – Part I
The Value of Airline Miles Airline Miles are an asset. They hold true value. Like any collection of assets, your miles in the multiple programs…
Never Fly for Free!
Why you should never redeem miles for an award ticket for yourself. For a Frequent Flyer like me who does not travel so much that…
US Airways Sucks! …or does it?
US Airways has long been the black sheep of the American airline industry. I remember back when they were called UA Air, people referred to…
Frequent Flyer Programs – Picking the right one
Picking the right Frequent Flyer program can have significant impact on your ability to earn or redeem Airline rewards and to earn and enjoy Elite…
Frequent Flyer Lingo – Part I of many
An airline will usually ‘op-up’ an economy passenger to an empty upper class seat to create space in economy for people on the waiting list. … Aircraft come in 1 class, 2 class or 3 class configurations. 2 class configurations have Coach (Economy) and First. 3 class have all three, Coach, Business & First.
Airline Alliances – Why all the fuss?
Continental Airlines is leaving SkyTeam and joining Star Alliance. Virgin Atlantic is considering joining Star Alliance after resisting joining any alliance all these years. Russia’s…
Free Airline Lounge access
I discussed Airline Lounges in detail in my previous post on this topic. This article is a follow up to discuss options available to get…
