Dan Webb

Another weekend…more links!

1. I know I’ve already mentioned it, but the Airplane Geeks are having a live podcast tomorrow at 8PM Eastern. Check it out here.
2. American is now charging a fee to upgrade from coach to first or business class when using frequent flier miles. When will it stop?
3. Upgrade: Travel Better reports this week that some US Airways passengers are protesting the $2 water fee by paying only in $20s.
4. Frontier received a different investment offer which seems better. What’s interesting is that Republic is one of the investors - could we see E170s with furry animals on their tails in service again?
5. JetBlue is dropping two California routes out of Boston. Long-haul flying isn’t as profitable as it used to be. I guess JetBlue made the right decision by deciding not to serve LAX.
6. Brett over at Cranky Flier got to fly in the Emirates A380. I’m jealous. Here’s part one and part two of his report.
7. The June report of on-time data was released this week. US Airways’ turnaround really impresses me.
8. And finally Jon Heckman studies the relation between oil prices and airline stocks.

Well that’s it. Enjoy the days off.