Oct
03
2019
Mandating more of the space on each aircraft go to each passenger is a bad idea that will drive up prices and make travel less safe.
The FAA is Going to Test Whether Cramming So Many Passengers on Planes is Unsafe
Airlines
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No, United Hasn’t Changed Anything With Partner Award Pricing
Oct
03
2019
While United certainly hasn’t promised that won’t ever change, they haven’t made any changes to their thinking. For now this appears to be a false alarm, but without published award charts the program in effect makes no promises as all about the future. Even though this FAQ answer doesn’t suggest the program is being devalued, we can assume that’s the direction it will continue to head.
American Airlines Dropping Alaska Airlines Award Redemption
Oct
02
2019
American tells me that there are no further changes to reciprocal lounge access or what’s left of their codesharing relationship at that time. The change this coming March is that neither airline’s frequent flyer members will be able to redeem their miles for travel on the other carrier any longer.
SimplyMiles is the New Way to Earn American AAdvantage Miles for In-Store Purchases
Oct
01
2019
Offers are targeted and you have to activate them to earn miles from them. They don’t want to give you miles you didn’t realize you’d be entitled to.
My account had 29 offers available to me including Olive Garden; ExxonMobile; American Airlines (bonus miles ona $3000+ purchase); Teleflora and others.
Where to Find Transatlantic Business Class Award Space 88% of the Time
Oct
01
2019
This is some amazing availability. In general it confirms my impressions that West Coast routes are hard (though look at Los Angeles!), and that non-daily routes to secondary cities are tough, but otherwise you’ll find better award space on BA than on most other airlines.
American Airlines Considers Not Reneging on Lifetime Admirals Club Commitment
Sep
30
2019
Beginning November 1, both United Airlines and American Airlines will follow Delta and restrict access to their clubs to members who are flying the airline or one of its designated partners the same day.
Delta still lets lifetime club members have the access benefit they purchased. United and American have publicly said they will not, adding the new access restriction even for those members. However American told employees they’re reconsidering.
Will the Loss of LATAM Bring All the Other Problems at American Airlines to a Head?
Sep
30
2019
The good news for American Airlines investors, employees, and customers is that – outside of the potential for United to introduce functional inflight internet – American has more potential to improve than any other U.S. airline. And there are clear steps that would make it better.
American Makes Its First Move to Protect Its Miami Hub From Delta-LATAM (Trying Too Hard Edition)
Sep
30
2019
American just announced details of their Tokyo Haneda flights at the end of last week. They still have an announcement of new routes with Qantas coming up. But right after losing their LATAM partnership they’ve rushed out an announcement of new service to South America, and packaged it with other disparate scheduling moves – perhaps to make it look more robust.
After all, announcing a move by IAG low cost carrier LEVEL makes little sense when that airline isn’t even a partner.
Culture of Fear at Cathay Pacific as Employees Rat Each Other Out for Protest Sympathies
Sep
30
2019
Mainland China forced Cathay Pacific to fire its CEO, a scalp on the wall over the airline’s insufficient initial deference to the mainland during mass protests in Hong Kong.
The Chinese government placed onerous restrictions on the airline’s flying in order to pressure the carrier to purge employees sympathetic to anti-Beijing efforts. These efforts worked to bring the airline into line, and it’s created a culture of fear at the carrier.
Delta Flushes Offer to Help Stranded American-LATAM Passengers Down the Memory Hole
Sep
29
2019
Yesterday Delta announced an offer to assist passengers stranded by American Airlines as their partnership with LATAM breaks up.
Now Delta has flushed their offer announcement down the memory hole.
