Tag Archives: US Airways

Devaluations Abound

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Chris

After writing up my post about the AA award chart changes, I took a quick glance at Twitter.  There’s not quite the sharp response that was elicited by United and Delta during their recent devaluations, but I caught notice of … Continue reading →

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AA-US Elite Qualification

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Chris

Despite plenty of speculation that American and US Airways would certainly merge EQM balances for travel occurring in 2014, a quiet FAQ update (only appear on usairways.com!) indicates this is not the case. “Can I combine my AAdvantage and Dividend … Continue reading →

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Well That Was Unexpected…

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Chris

The “new” American delivered on making US Airways award availability bookable with premerger AA miles (source: The Flight Deal):    

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It’s Probably Official

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Chris

The Dallas Morning News reports that the merger between US Airways and American Airlines will be announced tomorrow morning at 7:30AM CST: The plan is to announce the deal in the pre-dawn hours Thursday, followed by a 7:30 a.m. CST … Continue reading →

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I Need To Work On Being More Observant…

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Chris

Last night, I was pondering what I should do with my US Airways miles, particularly as the merger with AA approaches near certainty.  A few days ago, there had been off-peak busines class availability to Europe for this weekend, I … Continue reading →

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Buy US Airways Miles

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Chris

US Airways is once again offering a 100% bonus on purchased miles, targeted for Dividend Miles members who purchased or gifted miles in 2012.  This brings the total cost approximately $19 per thousand miles. These sorts of promotions are quite … Continue reading →

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Off-Peak United Awards to Europe

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Chris

United is offering 20% off the redemption cost of coach bookings made between now and November 15th to Europe for travel dates between January 15th, 2013 and March 13, 2013.  This brings the total for a US-Europe roundtrip to 48k … Continue reading →

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US Airways 100% Bonus on Purchased Miles

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Chris

As a follow-up to last month’s 100% bonus on shared miles, US Airways is now offering a 100% bonus on purchased miles to the general public. US is charging $37.625 per 1k miles (inclusive of taxes), bringing the total cost … Continue reading →

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Share US Airways Miles

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Chris

US Airways is offering a 100% transfer bonus when sharing up to 50k miles between accounts during the month of October.  With the $30 processing fee, a 50k transfer prices at $567.50 or 1.135 cents per net mile.  While it … Continue reading →

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My 2011 Mile and Point Earning and Burning

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Chris

I traveled just over 144k miles this year, approximately 125k of which were revenue flights: I wound up with four redemptions: 2 nights at the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas as part of Starwood’s Free Resort Nights promotion. 1 upgrade … Continue reading →

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