It seems United loves to come up with ways of fleecing out of more money.The latest wheeze is to charge for Economy Meals on their PS Service. Yes - they've got the ghual to charge for something that was free oh so long ago. "between New York Kennedy and Los Angeles or San Francisco - including a selection of sweet and savory brunch items and sparkling wine."Ooh. Sparkling … [Read more...]

Well the results of the merger are showing with United now trusting you to be adults in it's bars with alcoholic beverages in it's Red Carpet Clubs. Of course, it's the same model as the AA/CO Lounges with "Premium" beverages available for purchase too. Oh - in addition RCC Onetime passes are now usable at CO Presidents Clubs - and for those who wish to be connected - Free WiFi … [Read more...]

Well a little piece of aviation history will pass today with the end of Continental Airlines as it currently stands, and the merger of United and Continental takes effect tomorrow. The mega-merger will take on Delta in the US Market and all comers to elsewhere.Of course, the individual operating certificates will stand, and things will operate "as usual" for now until, but … [Read more...]

The shareholders have stood up, and the merger has been approved by both sides, allowing United and Continental to progress with the process. The aim of course is size, and reductions in cost. As stated before the new airline will have the blend of the United and Continental Airlines livery, known as United, and with Jeff Smisek (CEO of Continental) taking the lead. With both … [Read more...]

The merger of Continental and United continues apace, with the US Justice Department not raising any objections or memos to the merger.Of course, there was a small price to pay - the leasing of 18 slot pairs at Newark International to Southwest airlinesWith clearance from the EU, the DoJ, only State Department and the Department of Transport have the final chances to stop the … [Read more...]

Time to go back to the mega-merger of United and Continental Airlines. With these two giants, it's been confirmed that the merger has been approved by EU Competition authorities, which just leaves the US Authorities to do their job to approve it - or investigate it. Meanwhile, in honour of this, the graphic designers have their digital crayons out again and have been mocking … [Read more...]