Continental passengers have a new incentive to acquire a Chase credit or debit card.Effective immediately, primary Chase credit or debit cardmembers are exempt from the $15 first checked bag fee. Cardmembers… Continue Reading

UC Berkeley’s The Daily Californian recently ran a story about a case of missing miles. An American man named David Gall who lived in Italy offered to donate frequent flyer miles collected from… Continue Reading

Would you pay $1,225 through an eBay auction for 145,000 US Airways miles with the promise from the seller of further monthly mileage accrual for two years? It looks as though someone did. Twenty-two… Continue Reading

“‘Frequent flyer’ is the nickname the auto insurance industry labels those with five or more claims in 10 years. Such high claim totals generally raise red flags about the credibility… Continue Reading

If you’re desperate for more miles consider this latest promotion from Continental OnePass. The Extra Mile Program is once again being offered where you can get 50 percent more miles for every eligible… Continue Reading

Virgin America has launched a co-branded credit card, the Virgin America Visa Signature card. Issued by Barclaycard US, members can earn three Elevate points per dollar spent on all Virgin America purchases… Continue Reading

The merger between Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines, and the largest merger since American Airlines acquired TWA in 2001, has been approved by the airlines’ shareholders and received regulatory… Continue Reading

Editors’ note: Don’t worry, we’re not turning “National Inquirer” on you, but we do sometimes run across interesting references to frequent flyer miles and like to share… Continue Reading

United Airlines is restructuring some job positions with the idea of positioning Mileage Plus as a standalone business unit, according to several news reports. Graham Atkinson will move from his role… Continue Reading

Dan Webb, from the “Things in the Sky” blog featured on BoardingArea.com, recently had the chance to ask questions of Southwest Airlines’ CEO, Gary Kelly. “… I asked about… Continue Reading