Nov
21
2015
At Paris-Orly airport, Air Traffic Controllers use a system called DECOR to “communicate weather conditions to pilots.”
The system runs on Windows 3.1 and it crashed on Saturday.
How Windows 3.1 Brought Down an Airport
How to Browse the Internet Freely When Traveling in China
Nov
21
2015
Reader jamesb2147 reports that he was able to use the internet traveling in China without restrictions of China’s Great Firewall while roaming with Google’s Project Fi, and suggests that any sort of roaming on a cellular network should behave the same way.
The Best United News I’ve Heard All Year, and the Worst Thing the TSA Has Done
Nov
20
2015
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.
Amazing Award Availability to Ireland and Beyond (Even Use BA Avios Without Big Surcharges)
Nov
20
2015
Aer Lingus award availability has a tendency to go in spurts. It’s feast or famine. And right now August 2016 through end of schedule is feast.
These seats are bookable online with United miles, or by phone with British Airways Avios. And there’s almost no fuel surcharges, making British Airways redemptions a good value.
Buy Star Alliance Miles for Just 1.4 Cents Apiece
Nov
20
2015
Star Alliance frequent flyer program LifeMiles is back with a purchase miles promotion. It’s double miles, plus an additional 15% if you purchase between 41,000 and 100,000 miles or an additional 25% if you purchase 101,000 to 150,000 miles. Maxing out the bonus offer means buying miles at less than 1.5 cents apiece which is great.
But there’s an even better offer: InsideFlyer.com has an extra 10% on top of what LifeMiles is offering publicly with this promotion.
American Airlines Will Serve Perhaps the Best Wine Ever Offered Inflight
Nov
20
2015
On their inaugural Los Angeles – Sydney – Los Angeles flights, in first class, American Airlines will be pouring 2010 Penfolds Grange.
Penfolds Grange is a fantastic wine, enough to make me wish that I had tried to get on the inaugural in first class.
The outbound is in fact sold out in First (but quite open for sale in business class). However there are still first class seats available for the inaugural Sydney – Los Angeles leg.
Will the AAdvantage Devaluation Cause American Airlines Stock to Shoot Up? (No.. Are You Nuts?)
Nov
20
2015
You can say a lot of things about American’s changes to their frequent flyer program announced this week. This, however, is not one of them…
Hyatt Offering Status Matches to Diamond on Twitter
Nov
19
2015
Hyatt used to have a super generous and game-able offer where anyone with even Hilton Gold (through a credit card signup) could get temporary Diamond status complete with confirmable suite upgrades.
They eliminated that last fall, and have been on again, off again at best with select status challenges that do not ‘advance’ top tier elite status.
With many members worried over Marriott’s acquisition of Starwood, Hyatt took to Twitter to look for disaffected elites from other chains and offer them status matches.
News Anchor Goes on Epic Rant About AAdvantage Changes, Cuts Up Credit Card Live On Air
Nov
19
2015
Peter Finch won an Oscar for his role in Network as a declining news anchor about to be fired, but who causes ratings to spike when announces on the air that he will commit suicide in an upcoming broadcast. He stays on, and offers one diatribe more famous than the rest:
Dallas news anchor Ron Corning offered his own on-air diatribe of sorts against the upcoming AAdvantage program changes. He even cuts up his co-brand credit card live on television. But he seems confused about what the changes actually are.
Register Now to Earn 2500 Bonus Hilton Points With Every Stay, Stackable With Other Offers
Nov
19
2015
New stackable promotion from Hilton, you can earn 2500 bonus points on each stay of 2 nights or more in December and that’s on top of the double or triple points they’re offering through end of year. Definitely register for those offers, it takes just a moment, even if you don’t have plans for a Hilton stay.
