Great Elite Miles Promotion on US AirwaysOctober 03 2006
Most frequent flyer promotions offer you miles that don’t count toward Elite status (which is what most frequent flyers actually care about). US Airways has changed that: Through the end of the year, any miles earned on their hotel and car partners (as well as FTD flowers) count toward Elite status. Go send your wife some flowers so you can fly up front next year…
Is US Airways Trying to Merge with Delta?July 31 2006
A number of news reports are noting that US Airways’ CEO approached Delta this summer about a possible merger. Delta’s representatives say that they are not interested in a merger but, given the profitability of the recently merged US Airways, people are getting excited about the possibility of airline mergers again. This is insanity, as US Airways is an outlier in a sea of failed mergers. Could a merged Northwest and Delta be successful? Or a merged United and Delta? Uh, doubtful. But we’ll likely see a crazy merger in the next year as the market gets excited about consolidation.
US Airways Considering Eliminating Some First Class SeatsJuly 07 2006
Bad news for US Airways elite flyers: The airline is considering removing 10 of its 26 first class seats from its A321 aircraft. These planes typically fly cross-country, where elite flyers were enjoying free upgrades. You can say goodbye to that. The 26 seats was pretty generous to begin with, as most airlines had fewer than that so while there’ll be some grumbling, it’s what most frequent flyers are facing these days. The carrier is also going to add a row of coach seats to its A319s, reducing seat pitch by an inch or so, and removing 4 first class seats (previously 16, now 12) from its A320s. In short, they’re making the airline look more like America West and less like US Airways.
US Airways Plane in Piedmont ColorsMay 18 2006
Warning: True Airline Dork Alert
First off, I know that 95% of you won’t care about this. But for the 5% who will, US Airways has unveiled its second airplane in its heritage series, where it’s painting aircraft in the colors of the airlines that have been merged into the current US Airways. You can see the first plane in PSA colors here. (thanks to USA Today for that link)
The A319 painted in Piedmont’s colors can be seen here.
Again, I’m a dork about this stuff, but it’s kinda cool. Not in an actual cool way, mind you, but in a guy-who-cares-about-airplane-paint-schemes kinda way.
(And a CORRECTION: Reader Jeff Lee, also a dork when it comes to this stuff, points out that this is, in fact, the 3rd retro livery. You can see the Allegheny plane I failed to mention here. Thanks, Jeff!)
US Airways to JetBlue: You SuckApril 19 2006
US Airways and JetBlue are in a bit of a pissing match after JetBlue’s CEO said that passengers in Charlotte have "overpaid for substandard service," a likely reference to US Airways. In response, US Airways’ CEO sent a letter to employees that can be viewed here. In it, he says that JetBlue’s problems are "serious and structural" while adding that JetBlue’s on-time record is far worse than that of US Airways: "To characterize arriving late in JFK with a TV in front of you as
better service than being on-time in LGA…suggests that JetBlue may be looking at the wrong service
standards."
It’s worth a read…
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