Improvement Earning Miles for Paying Bills, 100% Bonus on Mileage Transfers, and a United Express Carrier Rebels Against Bad Seats

News and notes from around the interweb:

A United Express carrier asked United if they could opt out of installing those uncomfortable slimline economy seats. They were told no.
Evolve Money now takes Visa and MasterCard to pay bills but adds a 3% fee for those and Discover as well. They’ve broadened out the bills you can pay through their system, and mileage-earning debit cards remain a good deal.
Star Alliance program Avianca LifeMiles is offering a 100% bonus on trasferred miles through February 16.
Chinese tourist dries her delicates at Chiang Mai airport.
The most spectacular photo of LAX I’ve ever seen (HT: Whitney N.)
FTD is offering 30 AAdvantage miles per dollar plus an extra 200 miles per order (extra 200 miles for Citi AAdvantage co-brand cardholders).

	Bilt Mastercard® Earn Points Paying Rent (up to 100,000 each year) plus earn 3x at restaurants; 2x on travel; as long as you make at least 5 purchases per month. No annual fee.
	Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card Earn 75,000 bonus miles when you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months (See rates and fees)
	Citi® / AAdvantage Business^TM World Elite Mastercard® For a limited time, earn 75,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles after spending $5,000 in purchases within the first 5 months of account opening. AAdvantage miles are the currency I've redeemed most.[See rates and fees]