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A Southwest Airlines flight from Nashville to LaGuardia faced severe weather, resulting in multiple failed landing attempts and a dangerous deviation from its course, coming within 67 feet of the control tower, before safely diverting to Baltimore, sparking a Federal Aviation Administration investigation.
American Airlines begins flying its first Airbus A321 acquired from Alaska Airlines today, introducing a sub-fleet with a distinct interior that offers more legroom but fewer first class seats, diverging from their standard cabin layout.
A severely drunk 23 year old American Airlines first class passenger threatened flight attendants, assaulted them and threw her luggage at them on a flight to Dallas. Police responded to the gate on arrival at DFW airport. The passenger told officers that she was the one mistreated, though, and that American’s cabin crew were harsh with her.
These aren’t factory workers during the industrial revolution. On average Air France pilots earn around $160,000 with senior captains frequently earning in excess of $250,000 per year. French per capita GDP is only just over half that of the United States, so these numbers are even more impressive.
Frontier Airlines’ new scheduling strategy aimed at improving operational efficiency and ensuring planes return to base nightly has sparked significant backlash from flight attendants, who decry the loss of per diems, increased lodging costs, and daily commutes as shifts toward a more conventional job structure away from their traditional, travel-centric roles.
IdeaWorks’ latest survey on U.S. airline award availability uncovers a widespread devaluation of airline miles since 2019, except for American Airlines, which has seen an increase in mile value, highlighting changes in award travel costs and the influence of credit card partnerships on mileage accrual and redemption.
My $24,000 credit card tax payment this morning processed with a flat fee of $2.50 instead of the usual 1.87%, for a savings of $446.30. Here’s how.
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
When Alaska Airlines announced their new distance-based award charts back in November, they teased that there would be regular discounts not just on Alaska Airlines travel but also on airline partner travel as well.
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 »
