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Fly MCI! Get airline miles, Experiences: The MCI Experiences event is back, and it's bigger than ever. Earn an entry into our monthly drawing for a voucher worth 100,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® miles with every $1,000 you spend on MCI coaches, parts, service or merchandise — that's enough for four domestic flights! No purchase is necessary to enter. Plus, when you buy a Fast Track J4500 by May 31, 2006 and take delivery by June 15, 2006, you could also earn your choice of a voucher for 100,000 miles or $2,500 in parts or MCI merchandise. To learn more, click here.

Join the parade! The Interstate turns 50, celebrates with a convoy: June will mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the federal Highway Act, and the country is celebrating with a cross-country convoy. MCI will be there, highlighting the ecological and economic benefits of motor coach travel, and operators — especially those with vintage coaches — are invited to come along for the ride. For more history and the convoy route click here.

MCI customers cruise along: MCI has given out some great prizes and incentives over the last couple of years, and few have been more popular than the Holland America cruises MCI gave to customers who ordered Fast-Track J4500s in late 2004, or who won them while visiting MCI at various tradeshows over the past two years. If you're one of the lucky ones and haven't yet taken your cruise, don't delay — cruise certificates expire after two years. To read about others' good fortune, click here.

More parts now guaranteed Fast or Free: MCI is adding new parts to its "Fast or Free" program. Now you can find wiper blades, hoses, clamps and other popular items for your D-Series, E4500 or J4500 coaches. And like all "Fast or Free" parts, we guarantee the one you order will ship the next business day — or it's on us! To learn more, click here.

 

MCI Service Centers Sort, Simplify, Sweep, Standardize and Sustain for Success: MCI's Winnipeg manufacturing plant has used the "5S" system to great acclaim, and now the Service Centers are using it to serve customers more efficiently. The results have been spectacular. To learn more, click here.

MCI offers commuters new ways to save gas, gain quality time with Commuter Rapid Transit: It seems that everyone is complaining about gas prices these days, with few offering practical solutions to hard-pressed, hard-driving commuters. MCI has been one of the exceptions, moving into metro markets with its popular commuter coach. To read more, click here.

MAINTENANCE MATTERS - Planning is key to preventative maintenance: Preventative maintenance is all about planning ahead to make sure you fix things before they can fail you. Yet even before you schedule your first oil change, it pays to establish your goals and plan your process. Click here for some insight.

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