In the current economic downturn, more airlines are considering consolidation to help reduce operating costs. British Airways is in talks with Qantas about a potential merger. A spokesperson for British… Continue Reading

Hainan Airlines/Grand China Air are now partners in the airberlin topbonus program. Members of topbonus earn miles depending upon the booking class and distance flown. Discount coach fares earn 25 percent… Continue Reading

Until the end of February 2009, when you stay at a Golden Tulip hotel, you can earn double miles in the airline partner FFP of your choice. Double miles will be awarded on rack, public corporate and preferred… Continue Reading

Local governments in Japan have taken differing stances on the collection of frequent flyer miles. In June, the central government instructed all its employees to stop collecting or using miles. But a… Continue Reading

The Web site “India Today” reports that the Indian government has stated that any miles earned by government employees on official travel must also be spent on official travel. The article… Continue Reading

British Airways purchased L’Avion this past summer and the integration of the French airline into the transatlantic subsidiary of BA, OpenSkies, is expected to be completed by the first quarter… Continue Reading

The latest news from India is that you can expect Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines to form a close alliance, but it stops short of a full merger and won’t be anytime soon. Both carriers have… Continue Reading

Air New Zealand is flexing its techno muscle. Elite-level members are the proud recipients of an ePass that contains a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip storing an identifying code unique to… Continue Reading