The Latest Volley in the Frenemies Fight Between Alaska and Delta
walterh So I have been waiting for the other shoe to drop in the Alaska/Delta frenemies fight, and it has. An email from Alaska Airlines this morning spells out mileage accrual…
I am neither a good reporter, nor prognosticator
So I recently had some questions and posited some opinions in the Alaska vs. Delta frenemies shuffle that’s been going on the last few months – and I got some…
Who will make the next move in the Alaska Airlines vs Delta frenemies shuffle?
So there’s been a bunch of new developments along the lines of Alaska Airlines and their partner Delta. When Delta started expanding into Alaska’s territories, things got bad. Alaska started…
Probably the ugliest volley in the Delta/Alaska “frenemies” game
So everyone’s probably already heard about how Delta and Alaska – once great friends, have slowly been turning into enemies. And while they still are cordial to each other, the…
Scuttlebutt on the AA/US merger – Thoughts?
So it should be no secret to those that follow me on here or on Twitter that I primarily fly Alaska Airlines. I’ve been curious about the announced American/US Airways…
Let the merger-mania speculation begin!
So American Airlines came out and said that, instead of looking at options after they emerge from bankruptcy, they may start to look at merger options now. Oh, the games…
HRC Rankings of Airlines, Hotels, etc. and a Word about United
For those of you that aren’t familiar, HRC stands for The Human Rights Campaign, which is the leading LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) rights organization. Okay, so you’re not part…
Shame on every airline – except Alaska, Hawaiian, and Spirit
This is disgusting. Because of the House GOP having a temper tantrum and shutting down the FAA, taxes of 7.5% were no longer able to be charged to tickets purchased…
Filed under WTF?
Okay, so we all know that the airlines went fee-happy. They’ve collected $5.7 billion in fees, which is “keeping the industry afloat”. So you give them a bag to go…
So Alaska Air Wants To Stay Independent
At least according to something the CEO just said. He wants Alaska Air Group to be independent while others consolidate themselves out of existence. I think it’ll happen, but there’s…