So it’s a codeshare. Lots of details still murky in the new United-USAirways relationship.
About Gary Leff
United and
United and USAirways announced a marketing agreement just moments ago. Haven’t found any wire stories yet… More as it develops… Just a few random thoughts: They tried this as a merger, but the government balked. That was pre-9/11 and before both carriers were in precarious positions. United got pre-approval from the pilots to do this when they negotiated concessions for stock USAirways is in big trouble, but they have (1) the DC-NY-Boston shuttle and (2) an extensive East Coast route network. #1 means profits and a base of frequent fliers in lucrative markets. #2 is simply a route network that United doesn’t have. USAirways gets a West Coast presence and (assuming the marketing agreement stretches this far) the Pacific. It also gets them frequent flyer awards to Hawaii… USAirways will still ultimately have to make…
The Sydney Morning Herald reports
The Sydney Morning Herald reports on a new form of environmental activism: stop oil production, or I’ll take my clothes off!
Grad Student Deconstructs
Grad Student Deconstructs Take-Out Menu. Thanks to my friend Esta for the link. As he noted, “Someone ought to tell the folks at Social Text that this is a joke before they publish it.”
Eugene Volokh asks
Eugene Volokh asks “Who is John Galt?” and comes up with some surprising answers.
Overheard from a Ted Kennedy
Overheard from a Ted Kennedy staffer. I always thought there was a bit more to the Chappiquiddick story than is commonly understood. Staffers in Ted Kennedy’s office tell the story (after a few beers) that Kennedy wasn’t driving the car. Rather, he was drunk and passed out in the back seat of the car. Mary Jo Kopechne drove it off the bridge. A drunk Kennedy managed to get out and stumble away. He didn’t do anything to save her because in his drunken stupor he was oblivious to what had happened. Sad and despicable, perhaps, but not criminal in so far as he wasn’t driving.
A better way
A better way to search Amazon.com — a slimmed-down search interface.
More Room Throughout Coach is
More Room Throughout Coach is giving away free miles and first class upgrades.
The government can’t even prosecute
The government can’t even prosecute well. Looks like John Walker Lindh may serve only 13 years instead of 20, because prosecutors misread their own darn statutes.
The Washington Post
The Washington Post reports that all “independent operators” — i.e., people who work out of home full-time or part-time — will face new restrictions and costs in D.C. Failure to comply by August 31 will incur fines. This includes licensing for home-based journalists and even kids mowing lawns. What’s more, very few people even know about the new requirements, because the agency that is supposed to enforce it “ran out of money” and hasn’t yet advertised. (Tapped says this is enough to force a conversion to libertarianism.)
