February 20, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): The merger won’t begin until the 3rd quarter of this year, but once the wedding cake is cut, forget the honeymoon and fasten your seatbelt low and tight across the waist. Today I spoke with Mike Benjamin, CEO ofFlightView Inc., about the American Airlines and US Airways merger. When [...]
US Airways and American Merge February 14, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): In a wedding only appropriate for Valentine’s Day, US Airways and American Airlines announced their merger. The board of directors of each company approved a definitive merger creating a new global carrier, keeping the name American Airlines. AMR Corporation based out of Dallas-Fort/Worth, Texas, [...]
One to Two Feet of Snow to fall across Northeast United States UPDATE-1: February 8, 2013 (Louisville, KY): Travel will come to a halt across parts of the northeast United States as two low pressure systems merge to form a Nor’Easter. Dubbed Winter Storm Nemo, the storm will dump one to two feet — perhaps [...]
US Airways Merger Rumored Near | New Look for American Airlines January 27, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): The board of AMR Corporation, the parent of American Airlines and American Eagle, is scheduled to meet tomorrow and rumors of a pending merger between US Airways and American are in high gear. This comes just days after [...]
Airline Passengers Turn To Twitter First all the rave was over Angry Birds, now it’s Angry Tweets over delays, cancelled flights, lost luggage, and more. Airline passengers are now armed with smartphones and an army of consumers have fired up their Twitter applications to complain about their flights over the holiday season. As multiple weather [...]
Euclid Creates Chaos with Snow, Blizzard Conditions and Icy Travel Dallas got to see a white Christmas, but the day after Christmas, Blizzard Warnings are in place up the Ohio Valley and across Indiana. Winter Storm Warnings expand into Ohio, including the Cleveland area which is a hub for United Airlines. United Airlines has pre-emptively [...]
Potential Disruptions at Chicago O’Hare and Midway – December 20, 2012 The airline industry is hitting turbulence today with the Midwest Winter Storm Draco. Updates – December 20 – 1:15 US Eastern Time UPDATE: Southwest Airlines Cancels ALL Chicago Midway (MDW) Flights after 5pm, Thursday, December 20. UPDATE: FAA Ground Stop Program for Chicago O’Hare [...]
New Nonstop Flights South of the Border American, JetBlue and United Airlines have announced new southbound flights in the battle for air traffic to Latin America. Additionally, American and US Airways are entering into new codeshare agreements to increase their Latin American reach. Mexico First up, United Airlines is launching a flight from Chicago O’Hare [...]
US Airways Finalizes Sao Paulo Route Sao Paulo has been in the works for awhile with US Airways. The destination will be added to US Airways route map with flights between their hub in Charlotte (CLT) to Sao Paulo (GRU) beginning on May 5, 2013. This will become US Airways’ second destination in South America [...]
Allegiant Ceases Operations at Salisbury-Ocean City (SBY) Allegiant Airlines is ending flights from Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY). The airline entered the market with non-stop flights to Orlando Sanford Airport (SFB) on February 16, 2012. The last day of service will be January 5, 2013. In a statement, Allegaint said they will contact customers [...]