This turned out to be really pretty easy and painless. First, you need to send an e-mail to "wbtech@ient.com" and explain you would like your old handle back. I had first started playing the game in 2004 and closed my first account in December 2008. I believe that is when the squadron switched to Aces High. Well, it took less than a day for a response and they closed the "rickup" account and reactivated my old "fepper" account. Besides that they gave me two free weeks again. Not bad service.