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Delta Air Lines Is Offering Diversity Training To Elite Frequent Flyers

by Gary Leff

May 22 2021

Big business used to be viewed as the enemy of the left, but now aren’t they its vanguard? Or does that just mean the ideas have been co-opted and are no longer cool? And now that Delta Air Lines offers diversity training as a benefit to elite frequent flyers, doesn’t that mean by definition that it’s all become passé?

A Delta Diamond Medallion shares event Delta is holding for elite frequent flyers next week where airline CEO Ed Bastian will host a discussion on the importance of and advancing diversity, equity and inclusion

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Another Defect In That United Flight Attendant Lawsuit Against Marriott

by Gary Leff

May 21 2021

The fired United Airlines flight attendant who is suing Marriott under a variety of theories stemming from a positive Covid-19 test, quarantine at the Courtyard Wilmington Downtown, and the hotel sharing his behavior with the airline including that he was allegedly maskless in the lobby among other guests despite his Covid-19 diagnosis is getting quite a bit of coverage.

Much of the detail in the suit is a total distraction. I detailed several problems with it yesterday. A law professor shares another.

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Experts Are Predicting Frequent Flyer Apocalypse From Too Many Miles Chasing Too Few Seats

by Gary Leff

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May 20 2021

There are several scary stories out there about a coming frequent flyer apocalypse, but an underlying truth remains.

Now that airlines have moved towards more revenue-based redemption pricing, award price inflation is baked into the model. As demand rises and prices go up, so too do award prices for much of an airline’s inventory. And travel has picked up.

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United Flight Attendant Fired For Covid Antics Sues Marriott For Ratting Him Out

by Gary Leff

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May 20 2021

United Airlines flight attendant Jonathan Ray tested positive for Covid-19 in April 2020. He landed at Newark airport and checked into the Marriott Courtyard Wilmington Downtown to quarantine.

The property reported the twenty year airline veteran’s behavior while on property to United. He was suspended from his job and then terminated. And he’s suing – Marriott – for interfering with his employment relationship.

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Report: American Airlines Will Announce Elite Qualifying Promotion, Extend Upgrades In Early June

by Gary Leff

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May 19 2021

In the fall top American Airlines executives – including President Robert Isom – started cold-calling their best customers “to find out who it is that’s traveling and still earning elite status throughout the pandemic.”

Recently several top American Airlines AAdvantage elite members have reported getting calls scheduled with Rick Elieson, the head of the AAdvantage program. In one of these calls he leaked some great information!

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American Airlines Investigating Pilot For Criticizing Diversity

by Gary Leff

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May 18 2021

American Airlines reports they are “investigating” a pilot for his comments on social media and on a podcast about a diversity curriculum for his local Dallas-area school district.

The pilot has blasted the curriculum online, and the Southlake Anti-Racism Coalition which supports it. They, in turn, went to American Airlines claiming their employee is harassing them and sought to cancel him.

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