News and notes from around the interweb:

• The key corporate-speak of US Airways management seems to be “bias towards action” and “team-building”

• Thank goodness the American Airlines-US Airways merger should mean ditching the US Airways IT system. Systems integration is hard, but whatever pain travelers experience when it happens we’ll need to remember that the current US Airways system is no walk in the park even now.

• The 30,000 United mile signup offer for DirecTV was extended through February 5.

• Buying money orders with debit cards. The main card for doing this currently is the Suntrust Delta debit card, which has changed its terms and conditions to say you won’t earn miles for money orders. We’ll see whether actual practice matches that change.

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