US Air Lounge Pass offer (good for * lounge access)

[markis10]

Save on a US Airways Club membership
Plus earn up to 5,000 Preferred-qualifying miles
As a Dividend Miles member, you can join the US Airways Club between November 12 and November 18, 2012 and pay only $400. Plus for a limited time, you'll earn 5,000 Preferred-qualifying miles and we'll waive the $50 initiation fee with promo code 5KPQM.


One membership gives you access to the US Airways Club, United Club and Star Alliance lounges - more than 250 clubs worldwide. Join online, call 800-828-8522 or stop by any US Airways Club. Be sure to provide your Dividend Miles number and promo code 5KPQM.

 

[Foreigner]

That must be a standard membership, usually $450:

US Airways | Memberships

 

[smit0847]

surely everyone reading this flies F or J on USDM anyway?

 

[markis10]

surely everyone reading this flies F or J on USDM anyway?

They also may fly Y occasionally with NZ or SQ and not have DJ status......

 

[Foreigner]

Seems US Air has intention on staying with *A. Can't say what may likely eventuate with AA merger.

 

[serfty]

Seems US Air has intention on staying with *A. Can't say what may likely eventuate with AA merger.

Parker, the boss of US has already stated that any merged entity under his watch would be with *O.

 

[777]

*O.

Star Oneworld? That sure solves the alliance problem if they could pull that off!

 

[serfty]

Star Oneworld? That sure solves the alliance problem if they could pull that off!

*O is 'oneworld' as *A is Star Alliance and *S is SkyTeam.¹

Since "*" is used in the IATA codes assigned to airlines, it becomes the prefixes for alliances' pseudo-IATA codes. Oneworld did use "OW" for a while, when Star used "*A," but oneworld was later standardised as "*O" while SkyTeam adopted "*S."

*A was founded in 1997, *O in 1999 and *S in 2000.

(*S is also Star Alliance Silver - in general take the meaning from the context.).