Jetblue (B6) and Japan Airlines (JL) reached a codeshare agreement for 21 US destinations from B6’s stronghold cities of New York and Boston. JAL had direct flights from both cities to Tokyo. The codeshare strengthens the interline agreement that they had established in February.
 
It is interesting to note that none of the 21 destinations are currently served directly by JAL’s Oneworld partner American Airlines (AA). That is not surprising given the strong ties B6 has with AA. Last November, AA announced the ability to each AA miles on select B6 …

The Airline world is made up of three alliances:

Star Alliance
SkyTeam
OneWorld

Understanding the alliances and the airlines that make them up, and which airlines do not participate in an alliance, is key to maximizing miles and status. What alliances allow you to do is pick one airline per alliance and earn miles on that one airline’s frequent flier program no matter which airline in the alliance you fly. That way you can maximize miles. Airlines not only give redeemable miles but also status miles across alliance partners, so this also maximizes Elite …

I had reported earlier that United (UA) has quietly changed the EQM (Elite Qualifying Miles) and RDM (Redeemable Miles) earning policy on partners like Lufthansa (LH) and Swiss Air (LX). It was done without any announcement around Sep 27.
I had booked a ticket on LH T class on Sep 26. According to the earlier charts it was supposed to earn 100% EQM and RDM. The new charts show 0% EQM and RDM. There was confusion on which chart United would follow. The general consensus was that UA would follow the …

It seems to be something everyone does, so why not me. But just to be different and in honor of 2001, I am listing my top 11 articles, instead of top 10. These are listed in order of the hits they got. So, you my readers voted with your mouse-clicks. I thank each and everyone of you who read my blog. I will continue to provide interesting and useful content in 2011 too. Enjoy.

All about Upgrades – Part I
Economics of Airline Miles – Part V (Is it all worth it?)
Economics …

Alaska Airlines and its sister airline Horizon Air have been a standout in a world dominated by Airline Alliances. Alaska Airlines has ‘gone it alone’ (or with its one sibling) and built up a formidable network of airline partners. This network of domestic and international partners has given Alaska the international connections and access to international routes that typical domestic carriers lack. Other airlines with a primarily domestic network or a small international footprint, have to join an Alliance to get this kind of presence. US Airways is a prime …

I have written multiple articles till date discussing the sometime confusing world of Airline Alliances, Airline Partnerships and Code-shares. These include:
Airline Alliances – Why all the fuss?
Airline Alliances: The Next Generation
The DaVinci Code-Share (Parts 1 and 2)
Last week, my fellow blogger here at BoardingArea.com – Musings of The Global Traveller wrote a wonderful and concise article titled: Alliances and codeshare or partner flights. It is a great summary of the relationships and differences between Airline Alliances, Airline Partners and Code-shared flights. It is an excellent post for anyone looking for …