United spent the Biden years leaning hard into the corporate-left script — pronouns, DEI signaling, and even vaccine mandates — and now Scott Kirby is adopting the Trump-era posture with public defenses of tariffs and other priorities that track the new power center. The pivot is so obvious that the MAGA right is calling him a hypocrite, and the receipts they are circulating say more about modern corporate governance than about any one airline CEO.
Grand Hyatt DFW rooms have a small screen on the door that shows the hallway through a camera, replacing the old-school peephole. It’s a genuinely better setup—wider view, easier for guests who can’t lean into a peephole, and it eliminates peephole “reversing”—but it’s also why most hotels skip it: batteries, upkeep, and one more piece of hardware that can fail.
The United Business Card’s best offer is back: 100,000 bonus miles plus 2,000 PQP after $5,000 in purchases in the first three months. With a $150 annual fee but a $125 United travel credit, two United Club passes, and additional PQP earning on spend,. The headline bonus and the ongoing perks both pencil out.
Internal APFA meeting notes say the number of American flight attendants who couldn’t get hotel rooms during January’s Storm Fern “far exceeded” the 200 reported in a prior disruption, after the airline’s hotel-booking and crew-recovery processes failed. Instead of demanding make-goods, the minutes describe management as frustrated and “unable to help,” even as crews were left stranded in airports.
A Southwest flight arriving in Miami erupted into an aisle fight as passengers stood up to deplane, after one traveler appeared to bump into a child and an argument escalated instantly. Video from the cabin captures shouted accusations (“He hit my daughter”), the moment the confrontation turns physical, and the aggressor being ordered off the aircraft and detained.
Rove just added SAS EuroBonus as a 1:1 transfer partner along with live award availability searches built into the platform. They’re also running a 20% transfer bonus through April 8.
A JetBlue flight from West Palm Beach to Westchester returned to the gate Sunday night after a passenger rushed to the front of the aircraft just before takeoff, prompting a security response. Passengers say the man tried to get through the front door area and bit a flight attendant during the restraint.
You no longer need an American Airlines credit card to earn the most AAdvantage miles from your spending. Citi Strata Elite is offering a 75,000-point bonus, and because those points transfer to American Airlines AAdvantage, everyday purchases can earn more American miles than most AAdvantage cards themselves.
Amidst a government shutdown that affects only the Department of Homeland Security, where TSA screeners will have to work while waiting for congress to pass funding before they’re paid, we’re starting to see more employees failing to show up for work. That’s having a significant affect on security lines at several major airports.
Kansas City International Airport was evacuated Sunday after a reported bomb threat, with police and K-9 units sweeping the terminal as passengers were rushed out onto the tarmac. Aircraft already on the ground were held on taxiways and some passengers were offloaded, triggering widespread delays across the airport.
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