Category Archives: Airlines

United Airlines Fleet Week

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Chris

Last month, I managed to get an invite on FlyerTalk to United Airline’s Fleet Week events at its SFO maintenance base. United had four of its planes out for display: An A320 used for the plane pull, its A320 in … Continue reading →

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OneWorld MegaDo

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Chris

My attitudes towards the prospects of OneWorldMegaDo have changed quite a bit over the past two months.  Between the exciting lead up to StarMegaDo3 and the ominous changes to Mileage Plus (that didn’t materialize), I welcomed the thought.  After United … Continue reading →

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US Airways Raises Price of Miles

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Chris

FlyerTalk caught notice that US Airways is now charging 3.5 cents per mile plus a 7.5% tax recovery fee.  Previously, miles were 2.75 cents each plus tax. This brings the minimum price of the grand slam hit (1k miles) up … Continue reading →

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Mileage Plus in 2012

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Chris

UA Insider announced next year’s changes to Mileage Plus on FlyerTalk, on MilePoint, and United’s website. To first cover the issues… The rumored speculation about revenue requirements never came (To quote UA Insider, “Heard any good rumors lately?”). For Gold … Continue reading →

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StarMegaDo in Denver

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Chris

I had the chance to spend some time in one of United’s A320 simulators as part of a charity auction on behalf of the Captain Jason Dahl Scholarship Fund.  Jason Dahl was captain of United 93 on September 11, 2001.  … Continue reading →

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Montreal to Denver

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Chris

I arrived at the airport with enough time to visit the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge in the US-side of Montreal Airport. In addition to seating, the lounge had a small snack area and self-serve bar. Our charter aircraft was … Continue reading →

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Nearly Useless Rankings

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Chris

A ranking of North American airlines’ award availability was produced and is discussed at the Frequent Flier blog. There are a few issues with assessing award availability.  The inclusion of Southwest and Jetblue, airlines whose frequent flier programs fix award … Continue reading →

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Kahului to Chicago

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Chris

I didn’t return straight to New York from Kahului.  Instead, I ventured to Chicago via San Francisco and Las Vegas to pick up the start of StarMegaDo3.  My upgrades to First Class cleared for OGG-SFO-LAS-ORD, making the redeye from Kahului … Continue reading →

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Free Wifi on UA p.s. in September

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Chris

The Gogo company representative on FlyerTalk announced that passengers on United’s p.s. service (JFK-LAX and JFK-SFO) will have 30 minutes of complimentary internet access during the month of September. Depending on how well publicized this is to passengers actually on … Continue reading →

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Denied Boarding Statistics

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Chris

I’ve been voluntarily denied boarding (VDB) four times this year on United, netting me a total of $1,800 in United travel vouchers.  Earlier in the year, I also turned down a $400 offer because the reroute involved a layover at … Continue reading →

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