US Airways
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Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About US Airline Tail Numbers (Part 1)
I recently received an email from a reader, Bob S, asking me about aircraft tail numbers. It seemed like a simple topic,…
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Cranky on the Web (September 15 – 19) and Some Reading Material for the Next Week
Usually when I go on vacation, I try to either write a bunch of posts myself or wrangle up some guest posts.…
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Planes Break, But This Should Have Been Handled Better (Trip Report)
Last week, I wrote about the first 3 of my 4 flights to get to and from Dallas for American’s Annual Leadership…
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Connecting Between American and US Airways Works Pretty Well, but It’s Not Perfect (Trip Report)
American had its very first Annual Leadership Conference under the new management this month, and since they didn’t have a media day…
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The Annoying Seatmate (Trip Report)
There are only so many times I can fly between Long Beach and Phoenix and actually keep you interested, so I realize…
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Topic of the Week: The US Airways Porno Plane Incident
By now, everyone has heard about the, hilarious (some might say unfortunate) photo that US Airways tweeted out earlier this week. If…
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Star Alliance to Phoenix, oneworld Back (Trip Report)
Each of the last several years, I’ve gone to Phoenix in the spring for both US Airways media day and the Phoenix…
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Winning and Losing Airports in the Washington/National Slot Shuffle
Washington’s National Airport is, to put it mildly, a highly desirable place to fly. It is mere minutes from downtown Washington and…
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The American/US Airways Merger is Finally Complete; Now It’s Time for the Hard Part
Today, American and US Airways complete their merger. You would think that after such a long time, this would feel like the…
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American and US Airways Give Up Very Little to Gain Merger Approval
So much for taking a writing break this week. I’ve reshuffled this week’s sponsored posts because of yesterday’s big news: American and…
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How the American/US Airways Merger Trial Can Be Avoided
We’re now less than a month away from opening arguments in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust case trying to prevent American…
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Celebrating in Phoenix (Trip Report)
Last weekend it was time for another trip to Phoenix, but this time it was for a festive event – my brother’s…