New and notes from around the interweb:
- Inflight Internet players prepare for realities of free browsing model Delta’s two week trial proved that the infrastructure may not yet be ready.
- Apple credit card adds Uber and UberEats as a 3% earning category. Ironically the Uber Visa earns just 2%. The card still diverges from Steve Jobs’ vision and is less rewarding than the best rewards products.
- Excellent long read: The near-crash of Air Canada flight 759 (with apologies to the person on twitter who shared this that I’ve since lost track of)
- JAL and ANA divvying up a bunch of new slots at Tokyo Haneda airport
- American Airlines will pay $22.1 million fine for falsifying mail records Oops. Even before the Kelly Act the US Postal Service has been providing subsidies to airlines. American will have to give a small portion of those back.
- Saudia Accused of Complicity in Forced and Summary Deportation of Thousands of Refugees
I shudder at the seeing how CLOSE AC 759 wheels down came SO CLOSE to UA 1
Gary, did Canada change their rules? Are Canadian pilots allowed to sleep now?
The Uber Visa pays
4% on restaurants, takeout and bars, “including Uber-EATS” (from my welcome packet)
3% on airfare, hotels and vacation rentals,
2% on online purchases
1% on everything else.
The card also gives a $50 credit on online services after $5K spend/year, $600 mobile device coverage if you pay your cell company with the Uber card. And no foreign transaction fees.
So there is a fair amount of value in this no-annual fee card.