Mar
06
2020
The American Express Centurion Lounge LAX opens Monday in the Tom Bradley International Terminal and features a spa, celebrity chef meals, and more.
American Express LAX Centurion Lounge Opens Monday
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for March 2020.
American Removes Etihad From Partner Airline Page: The End Of Redeeming Miles Coming?
Mar
06
2020
When American Airlines announced their renewed partnership with Qatar Airways – re-introducing codesharing, which they terminated in 2017, and potentially flying to Doha – I speculated that this might mean an end to American’s partnership with Etihad.
China Is Paying Airlines To Re-Start International Flights, But Will It Bring Back Coronavirus There?
Mar
06
2020
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
American Airlines Awards: 5000 Miles All Over The U.S.
Mar
05
2020
One of the best tools in travel years ago was Travelocity Dream Maps. You’d plug in the city you were starting from, and how much you were willing to spend, and it would give you a map of all the places you could go for that amount or less. The tool was decommissioned about a decade ago, but American Airlines has an award map that is similar for miles.
Warren Buffett Sees Delta Air Lines As A Buying Opportunity
Mar
05
2020
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
How Alaska Airlines Is Considering Changing Its Frequent Flyer Program
Mar
05
2020
Alaska Airlines is surveying potential changes to their program, including moving to revenue-based earning and offering elite tiers starting at just 5000 qualifying miles.
While programs survey potential changes all of the time, and many of the potential ideas being surveyed never see the light of day, since it’s reasonable to expect to see changes to the program coming as a result of the American and oneworld partnership, changes that Mileage Plan is surveying now become especially interesting.
Will Discounting Bring Back Travelers Concerned About Coronavirus?
Mar
05
2020
Last week hotel occupancy dropped in the U.S. I expect that the effect will be greater when we get the numbers for this week. However there are a couple of interesting things already going on in the numbers.
40 Years Ago Today Trans American Flight 209 Made a Miracle Landing in Chicago
Mar
05
2020
On March 5, 1980 Trans American flight 209 from Los Angeles made a miraculous landing in Chicago after the pilot Captain Clarence Ovuer and First Officer Roger Murdock suffered incapacitation due to food poisoning during the flight.
One of the flight attendants, Elaine Dickinson, managed to activate the aircraft’s auto pilot while a passenger on the flight, Ted Stryker, took the controls.
Should An Airline Hold A Plane A Few Minutes To Make Sure Checked Bags Are On Board?
Mar
04
2020
American Airlines President Robert Isom first tells a group of employees in Philadelphia that they need to do it all, but when it comes down to it he says run on time.
Leaked Memo: What United Plans To Do To Reduce Costs As Coronavirus Dries Up Travel
Mar
04
2020
The aviation world has been rocked by coronavirus, as demand for travel shrinks. Businesses are telling employees not to fly. Discretionary trips are being cancelled. And there’s tremendous uncertainty over the future.
While U.S. airlines have been healthy and better-positioned to handle what is so far a less extreme hit to their business as carriers in China, Hong Kong, and South Korea they’re certainly scrambling to figure out what’s next. United has been proactive communicating with employees, first with a note over the weekend and now with another message outlining drastic steps they’re taking to reduce costs given reductions in revenue.
