About Gary Leff

Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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JetBlue Loved Its American Airlines Partnership—Now Its CEO Is Pushing To Build Something Like It Again

Mar 06 2025

JetBlue has made no secret of its plans to find suitable partners, and during its third quarter earnings call St. George said “it certainly could be with American” again.

Then during January’s earning’s call, they confirmed they were in talks for a partnership in line with the anti-trust ruling. Now their CEO is speaking out about the benefits.

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DOT Illegally Gave Washington National’s New Flights Only To Big Airlines—Now Spirit Airlines Is Suing In Federal Court

Mar 05 2025

The Department of Transportation violated federal law by improperly awarding Washington National Airport’s new long-haul flight slots exclusively to major airlines, ignoring the legal eligibility of Spirit Airlines—improperly treating Alaska Airlines as a small carrier and excluding Spirit Airlines from the competition.

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