Yesterday I expanded on a few points Jeff Smisek, United’s CEO, made to a group of investors at the JP Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Defense Conference in New York. In due diligence & out of interest in hearing what American Airlines and Delta Air Lines had to say, here is my summary of their presentations…
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Updated airline travel waiver chart due to the earthquake, tsunami & related events in Japan
I’ve updated the airline travel waiver summary I posted earlier in the week, as many airlines have extended the date ranges due to the events in Japan. As always, it is recommended that you call your airline directly for assistance with rebooking and/or canceling your trip. The updated chart is in the original post, which…
Summary of airline travel waivers due to the earthquake in Japan
The U.S. State Department had previously issued a travel alert advising citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Japan through at least April 1, 2011 due to the earthquake. That advisory has been lifted, but all airlines have some type of travel waiver in place to enable rebooking or cancelling current trips to Japan for a…
Halfway to United Airlines 1K status & revisiting the Systemwide Upgrade timeline
My latest trip pushed me over the halfway point to requalifying for 1K status for 2012, and I’m thinking now that I need to retract a statement I made back in November. United Airlines announced a variety of changes to the Mileage Plus program at that time, including the deposit schedule for systemwide upgrades (SWUs).…
Airline social media, lawsuits, leaky engines, top rankings & retiring birds
Here are a few more noteworthy news items from the airline industry in the past week: Airlines have wholly embraced Facebook and Twitter as important marketing and social media portals, and some are expanding it to include flight searches and bookings like Delta Air Lines has already done. Taking it a step further, though, is…
American Airlines taking strong control of the Los Angeles market with new service to 10 cities next month
Beginning April 5, 2011, American Airlines is adding the following ten destinations to their route offering from Los Angeles. All are operated by American’s wholly owned regional carrier American Eagle, with the exception of Shanghai, which is an American Flagship Boeing 777. Albuquerque, NM (ABQ – 3 flights daily) Boise, ID (BOI – 2 flights…
News roundup: Pan Am returning, American fined, Allegiant’s fluctuating fares, United rebrands, and MilePoint launches today
Several articles caught my eye yesterday and this morning, so here’s a news roundup of the top stories hitting the blogosphere: No, Pan Am definitely isn’t returning to the skies as an airline, but ABC Television has ordered a pilot episode for a new show that will follow the fictional lives of flight attendants during…
Vintage Airline Seat Map: American Airlines Boeing 747SP
I’ve mentioned before that it’s a toss-up for me as to whether the Boeing 747 or Douglas DC-10 is my all-time favorite airplane, and here is another variation of the 747 for this installment of Vintage Airline Seat Maps. Called the “SP†for Special Performance, it is basically a shorter version based on the 747-100…
United Airlines releases 2010 financial results and other noteworthy items
Yesterday United Airlines (technically United Continental Holdings, Inc.) released their 4th Quarter and full-year 2010 financial results. I generally find these numbers easier to read in a table, so here are some of the items that stood out to me from their consolidated (United & Continental) pro-forma statement: Fuel jumped way up, and one source…
American Airlines is making headway & Online Travel Agency market share
American Airlines is holding firm in their commitment to further the evolution of how and where the carrier’s tickets are shopped and sold. As I previously blogged, American is seeking to reduce distribution costs by steering away from the legacy global distribution system (GDS) model used by most online travel agencies (OTAs). New signs are…