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Why You Should Pull Your Kids Out Of School: Turn Miles And Points Into Once-in-a-Lifetime Family Adventures

May 26 2025

The key to getting the most out of miles and points is having some flexibility. If you can only take a certain flight on a specific day, you’ll take or leave what’s available. But if you can shift your plans and take advantage of the awards that are available, when they come up, you can get orders of magnitude greater value – business and first class for the same price as coach, international long haul for the same price as domestic.

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‘5 Years. No Raises.’ United Flight Attendants Just Scored Retro Pay, Big Raises, And A Win Over Scheduling Algorithms

May 23 2025

Flight attendants will still have to ratify the deal. Pending major surprises though it seems likely, though some flight attendants will believe that they can always do better – that you should ‘never take the first deal’. However starting the click on “40% total economic improvements” in the first year along with retro pay is going to be something most crew will want right away.

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‘Being On Time Is Just Table Stakes’: American Airlines Tells Staff It Has To Improve To Finally Win Customer Loyalty

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May 23 2025

In many ways I’m more excited for American Airlines than I have been at any time in the last dozen years. But a lot has to come to fruition to move from quick wins to sustainable improvement that translates into customer preference and economic performance. Still, this represents a huge shift in mindset from where the airline seemed to be a year ago.

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