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So how is US going to communicate this to PHL-originating customers? Right now, all Express flying is at Terminal F'ed, making it easy for customers flying on Express to go straight there without taking the bus ride. If they make this switch, some Express flights to STL, for instance, will...

I imagine he'll say something like "Every time a member of Amtrak Guest Rewards transfers their points into Mileage Plus we earn hundreds of dollars in fees from Amtrak* and the potential future loyalty of that new Mileage Plus member -- all in exchange for accepting a liability that costs us...

US Airways might find some opportunity in linking Midwestern cities where it has some strength with United's California hubs. Take a market like IND-SFO, for instance. US could offer one or two daily flights timed to plug into onward connections on United. It would help US get into longer...

I'd also imagine that United is fairly nonplussed about Lufthansa taking, say, the DEN-FRA route since, under the joint agreement between the two airlines, United and Lufthansa share costs and profits on their North Atlantic service.* Given that, it may well make more sense for the operator...

From http://www.usairways.com/about/corporate/p...heets/index.htm Daily Departures at Major Airports Jet Express Shuttle Total Charlotte/Douglas (Hub) 257 212 469 Philadelphia Int'l. (Hub) 199 184 383 Pittsburgh...

Here's the problem with selling the wholly-owneds: 1. Unless the sale included a long-term contract to continue supplying lift for US, I can't imagine that anyone would be interested in buying the props that the three carriers own now. Carriers have largely moved away from props. 2. The PSA...

Members of Congress do in fact pay into the Social Security system. Most also participate in the Federal Employees Retirement System, which is open to all federal employees and is similar to defined-contribution retirement packages at private companies. Politicians Enjoy Sweet Retirement...

For what it's worth, if Aeroflot was to enter an international alliance, I'd imagine it would be SkyTeam by virtue of its warm partnerships with Delta and Air France. Of course, that may be a good thing since from what I've heard, Aeroflot's service levels do not match those of the other Star...

One clarification: Neither corporations nor labor unions are permitted to give "hard money" (straight, regulated contributions) to federal political campaigns. Corporations and unions are both permitted to set up political action committees that their employees and members can donate to. Those...

Out of curiosity, does anyone know when and how ACA gained control of the Dulles gates and facilities? I would imagine that UA controlled them from even prior to the 1985 hub-founding until recently. Why were they transfered? How much did UA get for them?

It's a bit belated, but I owe the Shuttle ground staff and flight crews thanks for a flight last Friday. I was slated to take the 8 p.m. LGA-DCA shuttle. Bad weather meant that the shuttle schedules were messed up all evening. When I got to the shuttle counter at about 6:45, I asked for...

Sure, everyone seems to be waiting for Midwest''s demise in MKE, but I think the BWI end of this might be as interesting. What''s AirTran''s long-term plan for BWI? It''s a Southwest hub, so conventional wisdom would say that no one else can thrive there, but AirTran has carved out a nice...

In his post, Chip said US may drop the Shuttle brand? What would be the advantage of that? The shuttle has a strong, well-established brand name in the northeast corridor. The only gain I can see would be a uniformity in aircraft paint jobs, in which case US could just paint all the jets the...

How do antitrust exemptions work in global airline alliances? Will US need to apply to DOT for an exemption to work with each of the alliance members or would one catch-all exemption apply? I''m no lawyer, but as far as I know, antitrust law bars any airline from coordinating any sort of...

(Warning: Elementary-level question coming.) I hear a lot of talk about furloughs and layoffs. I don''t work in the industry, so I don''t quite understand the distinction between them. Can anyone explain what it is? Is a furlough essentially a layoff with recall rights for a set time? If so...