Now that JetBlue is a clear competitor, American is going after their best customers with a limited-time status match offer. Through June 30, American is more generous in the status they’ll offer to TrueBlue members. In fact, Mosaic 3 and 4 members can get Executive Platinum status.
There’s no question we’re dealing with a crumbling system. That’s the fault of the FAA (how the system is managed) and Congress (poor funding models, no accountability). We’re literally decades behind NavCanada, with nearly 40% of systems “unsustainable” according to the Government Accountability Office.
The DOT does a simple job both telling and showing why there’s going to need to be an investment here. As it is, there are 300 near-collisions per year.
I had been waiting on Bilt Rewards to add mortgage payments. But that was dumb. You’re going to be able to double dip, earning through Bilt and with a Mesa card.
The American Express® Business Gold Card had one of the better initial bonus offers already at 70,000 Membership Rewards points.
American’s new Philadelphia business class Flagship lounge that’s about to open will have made-to-order food items, something that the airline hasn’t offered since ‘Bridge Dining’ was available in the no longer open New York JFK Flagship lounge (that space is now the joint BA business class Greenwich lounge).
We haven’t seen an offer like this in nearly four years. You can redeem the points at 1.25 cents apiece towards travel through Chase’s portal, or transfer them to airline and hotel points. The offer is expected to end 9 a.m. Eastern time on May 15, 2025.
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American Airlines is testing a change to see whether customers will abide losing bread in economy class and premium economy.
Denver airport is talking about their next international flight add being Emirates to Dubai and they seem close to subsidizing a new flight from Ethiopian.
You can earn lifetime oneworld sapphire elite status just from credit card spending. That’s mid-tier status like American Airlines AAdvantage Platinum or Alaska Airlines MVP Gold, and allows you to access American and Alaska lounges even when flying domestically on those airlines (and includes access to American’s Flagship business class lounges).
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