Tips, Tricks, and Travel with Lucky
As I’m sure almost everyone has read, AA grounded 204 of their MD80’s today, forcing them to cancel hundreds of flights.
American Airlines grounded its fleet of Boeing MD-80s on Wednesday so crews could reinspect wire bundles to comply with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. The nation’s largest carrier canceled more than 340 flights — or [...]
Posted on March 26th, 2008 by lucky
Filed under: American | 1 Comment »
While it’s not as good as the 9,000 mile offer (before they changed the T&C’s to actually require travel on BMI), it’s a good deal nonetheless. As of now the T&C’s are pretty straightforward, so for anyone that missed the last round of bonuses definitely take advantage of this one! Just register here and within a [...]
Posted on March 25th, 2008 by lucky
Filed under: BMI | 2 Comments »
There has been a lot of buzz the past view days regarding Delta’s new safety video, and rightfully so, at least by US standards. Heck, I was even shocked to hear a seven minute segment on the radio about it this morning. While it’s not earth shattering, it surely is edgy and “unique,” with some [...]
Posted on March 25th, 2008 by lucky
Filed under: Delta | 2 Comments »
CNN had a somewhat bizarre, long article today about the FAM program. I’m not quite sure what about the article strikes me as odd, but it certainly is to me.
Of the 28,000 commercial airline flights that take to the skies on an average day in the United States, fewer than 1 percent are protected by [...]
Posted on March 25th, 2008 by lucky
Filed under: Media, Security/TSA | 2 Comments »
While I usually don’t post based on rumors and almost always take them with a grain of salt (Ted is going away, mergers, etc.), this time it’s different. There was a thread started on FlyerTalk in which the OP said that an agent told him wifi would be free in the RCC’s starting March 31, and [...]
Posted on March 24th, 2008 by lucky
Filed under: United | No Comments »
The Charlotte Observer reports:
The firearm of a Transportation Security Administration federal flight deck officer accidentally discharged during a US Airways flight from Denver to Charlotte on Saturday, according to the airline.
No one was injured, and the flight landed safely in Charlotte, according to a statement from US Airways. The incident occured on flight 1536, which [...]
Posted on March 23rd, 2008 by lucky
Filed under: Security/TSA, USAir | 2 Comments »
Now that Lufthansa will be using JetBlue as a feeder partner out of JFK and apparently they’ll be linking their FF programs somewhat, the question has to be asked, will they be joining the Star Alliance? I’m guessing the answer is no in the short run since it seems like LH is still trying to [...]
Posted on March 23rd, 2008 by lucky
Filed under: JetBlue | 3 Comments »
Don’t shoot the messenger, but here is what I heard (I don’t care whether or not anyone believes me, but I have a pretty good track record when it comes to this type of stuff and my sources are usually pretty in-the-know). As many may be aware, the seatmaps on united.com don’t accurately represent whether a [...]
Posted on March 20th, 2008 by lucky
Filed under: United | 1 Comment »
Ah, and the fun continues! Business Travel News Online reports:
MARCH 18, 2008 — Delta Air Lines beginning in May plans to join United Airlines and US Airways in charging passengers for a second checked bag, Delta president and CFO Ed Bastian told investors at a JP Morgan aviation conference in New York this morning.
I’m betting that [...]
Posted on March 19th, 2008 by lucky
Filed under: Delta | No Comments »
There was an excellent BusinessWeek article today about Glenn Tilton, United’s CEO. I highly recommend reading the whole article, but here’s the first paragraph:
It’s hard to find a chief executive more eager to dump his own company than UAL’s Glenn Tilton. For months now, airline CEOs have been playing the dating game, and Tilton seems [...]
Posted on March 19th, 2008 by lucky
Filed under: United | No Comments »
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