The massive snowstorm that hit Chicago and the Midwest this week has moved on, and operations are slowly returning to normal at O’Hare airport. I was reading some of the comments on United’s Facebook wall, and for the most part people posting there seem understanding of the situation. One person took a picture of her…
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Vintage Airline Seat Map: United Airlines DC-8-70
I was inspired by seeing a United DC-8 stuck in the Chicago snowstorm of 1979 pictured here, so this installment of Vintage Airline Seat Maps showcases a United Airlines DC-8-70. I had the privilege of flying on several of these birds in the late 1980s before they were retired, and I’m glad I did. They…
Continental Airlines economy & first class trip report with video
Last weekend I was on yet another mileage run, but this time flying Continental Airlines. I had never flown Continental up until now, so I was actually pretty excited for the new experience. My itinerary was Los Angeles to Cleveland to Chicago, and back the same way. Although I had checked-in online and printed my…
United Airlines’ average fare per passenger in 2010 of $240.60
Last week I posted some financial and other interesting facts United Airlines released with their earnings data from 2010. One of those items had me scratching my head, so I did a bit more digging around into the source of the results. It was reported that in 2010, the average fare paid per passenger was…
My first Continental Airlines flight & a seat map anomaly
I’m flying on my first ever Continental Airlines flight this weekend, and I almost have that “flying for the first time†feeling I had as a kid. I’m really looking forward to it, and I’ll be getting a taste of Continental’s coach and first class service. I didn’t clear the advance upgrade on one of…
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…
Instant Hilton Silver status & fast-track to gold in 4 stays
The Hilton HHonors program is offering instant Silver elite status, and requires only 4 stays in 90-days to achieve Gold status just for being a United Airlines Mileage Plus elite member. They’re also being smart to further entice you with an additional 2,000 bonus award miles on United after the 5th stay. Currently I’m a…
United Airlines Mileage Plus awards circa 1982
As I’ve mentioned previously, I collect all kinds of airline memorabilia that I’ve come across over the years. On the back of one of my old 1982 ticket jackets is a chart of Mileage Plus awards that I’ve posted below. Keep in mind United wasn’t flying internationally at this point, so no, you could not…
Constructing a mileage run
I’ve been scanning the fares for a couple of weeks now searching for good mileage runs coming in around 3 cents per mile (cpm), but haven’t found any gems lately like I did last year. One fare did pop up last night that looked sort-of attractive, so I thought I’d take you through my process…
Video: United Airlines Business Class trip report from Los Angeles to Zurich
Last month I took a trip to Switzerland for a few days, and here is part one of my video trip report. I was supposed to fly Los Angeles to Washington Dulles to Geneva, but my LAX-IAD flight went mechanical so they ended up swapping out 777s and gave us one that was fully fueled…