News and notes from around the interweb:
- Starwood’s Eastern Explorer Rewards — a partnership with China Eastern similar to Crossover Rewards (Delta) and Your World Rewards (Emirates) — is now live for registering. (HT: Loyalty Lobby)
- Shopping bonuses: 1500 miles from Alaska Airlines, United and 1500 miles from American (HT: Mommy Points)
- “When merging cultures, here’s how Alaska Airlines and Virgin America are working to get it right”
- Scott McCartney of the Wall Street Journal on whether there’s anything left to the end of year mileage run
Gary Leff, a miles expert and co-founder of the frequent-flier online community InsideFlyer, notes that United offers to sell additional qualification miles when you book tickets. The price varies, but can pay off for travelers.
“People don’t talk about [mileage runs] like they used to,” Mr. Leff says.
Still, he believes status runs in business or first class make sense these days. You can earn double the elite-qualifying miles, but the price may not be twice as expensive as coach.
- The worst airline in the world Pakistan International Airlines is flying a military C-130 on a domestic route. After they lost a plane in a crash they needed something capable of operating from more challenging domestic airports. They’ve subbed-in a C-130 before, and it really is a cargo plane with passengers on benches.
- Is Donald Trump’s continued ownership stake in the Trump Hotel DC once he becomes President a violation of his lease with the government?
- My commentary on the Boeing Air Force One controversy, sales to Iran, and the future of the Chinese market.
Thanks for linking us to the pay to read article in the Wall Street Journal…
Donald Trump will commit impeacheable offenses, will the Republicans have the spine to impeach him?
Draining the swamp? He is trying to get around anti nepotism rules to bring in his Daughter and son in law on white house payroll.
Stupid stupid stupid white Americans.
RT = Russia Today. No plug for Sukhoi Superjets 🙂
Speculation. Hillary already committed impeachable offenses and got a pass. They could have won with Bernie. Stupid, stupid, stupid Democrats.