Air India is Asking Crew to Stop Upgrading Their Friends to Business Class

by Gary Leff on March 29, 2018

Mar 29 2018

Air India is warning staff that they’ll get in trouble if they keep upgrading friends and family to business class. The Chairman of the airline sent a memo to employees, It has come to my knowledge that operating crew carry out upgrades to business and first class unofficially during the flight for their friends and relatives. This is viewed seriously. …It is reiterated once again that officials/crew members responsible for all such unauthorised upgrades shall face strict disciplinary action. Air India Boeing 787 Apparently the concern is just that putting friends and family into empty business class seats trades off with selling onboard upgrades. I hadn’t been aware that Air India allows onboard upgrades for a fee. That opens a whole different avenue for crew corruption. I imagine that passengers are far more likely to…

Barclays Sending Out Personalized Books and Cookies to AAdvantage Cardmembers

by Gary Leff on March 29, 2018

Mar 29 2018

Yesterday I received a nice box with a thank you note inside and a book 1000 Places to See Before You Die with my name inscribed onto the cover.

I reached out to Barclays to see what’s going on with this and they shared:

200 Passengers Delayed Because Their Plane Ran Over Someone’s Foot

by Gary Leff on March 28, 2018

Mar 28 2018

A ramp worker for dnata at London Gatwick got run over by an Airbus A319 today.

He was “briefly trapped by the wheel” of the Rossiya Airlines aircraft.

Boeing Production Taken Down By North Korean Computer Virus

by Gary Leff on March 28, 2018

Mar 28 2018

Boeing was hit today with the WannaCry computer virus and it may be inhibiting aircraft production.

American Airlines Pilot Spotted a UFO and Good Value Airfare Strategy

by Gary Leff on March 28, 2018

Mar 28 2018

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El Al Sues Israel Because Saudi Arabia is Letting Air India Use Its Airspace

by Gary Leff on March 28, 2018

Mar 28 2018

El Al is suing the government of Israel — the Civil Aviation Authority, the Prime Minister, and the Transportation Minister. They’re also suing Air India.

That’s because Saudi Arabia (and not the government of Israel) is allowing Air India to traverse its airspace on flights between India and Israel.

American Airlines CEO: Why I’ll Never Give You as Much Flexibility as Southwest Does

by Gary Leff on March 28, 2018

Mar 28 2018

At last Thursday’s American Airlines employee Q&A with management, someone asked American’s CEO Doug Parker how to talk to people who prefer Southwest over American ‘for their flexibility’.

Doug Parker told the employee “well you’ve got to find some new friends, first of all.” But he also did a fantastic job explaining how American thinks about its business, and its pricing strategies.

Next Week Hilton Changes How Points and Status are Earned

by Gary Leff on March 28, 2018

Mar 28 2018

Diamond members who qualify on nights are going to like these changes. For anyone with Gold status they’re a nothing-burger (just know you’re on the hook for $2.50 a night if you redeem points in Malaysia). For others staying with Hilton gets less rewarding.

American Employee Says They’ll Fly Any Plane That Flies, No Matter the Condition

by Gary Leff on March 27, 2018

Mar 27 2018

At American’s employee town hall last week a 26 year Dallas-based flight attendant asked if “any airline strives to be number one other than from the bottom line standpoint and for our shareholders?”

He said it “used to be nice” at the end of a flight “when people weren’t so crammed in” so he wanted to know “Do we strive to be number one at all or are we just striving to fill every seat and the bottom line?”

Here’s What American Didn’t Tell You In Their New Latin America Service Announcement

by Gary Leff on March 27, 2018

Mar 27 2018

American Airlines sent out a press release today touting new service to Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America. There are several new routes. There are new flights that didn’t make the release. But they didn’t talk about the service they’re eliminating…

Air India is Asking Crew to Stop Upgrading Their Friends to Business Class

Barclays Sending Out Personalized Books and Cookies to AAdvantage Cardmembers

200 Passengers Delayed Because Their Plane Ran Over Someone’s Foot

Boeing Production Taken Down By North Korean Computer Virus

American Airlines Pilot Spotted a UFO and Good Value Airfare Strategy

El Al Sues Israel Because Saudi Arabia is Letting Air India Use Its Airspace

American Airlines CEO: Why I’ll Never Give You as Much Flexibility as Southwest Does

Next Week Hilton Changes How Points and Status are Earned

American Employee Says They’ll Fly Any Plane That Flies, No Matter the Condition

Here’s What American Didn’t Tell You In Their New Latin America Service Announcement

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