Jan
24
2024
Aer Lingus has terminated its codeshare with United. And in another major move, Aer Lingus customers can now use American Airlines lounges.
Aer Lingus Gets Closer To American Airlines With New Lounge Access Agreement
Hotel Manager Stole $150,000 – And Covered It Up By Redeeming Reward Points
Jan
23
2024
A hotel manager has been indicted for stealing $150,000, and concealing the theft by fraudulently redeeming guests’ hotel points.
Guest would pay for their stay in cash, she’d go in and redeem an award night against the stay from the guest’s loyalty account, and then refund the cash to her own credit card.
Denver Airport Melts Down, Looks Like A Post-Apocalyptic Prison
Jan
23
2024
Denver airport’s train system has broken down. Only one train can run every ten minutes. Passengers are backing up waiting for trains and inside the terminal and people are missing flights, as the airport runs buses from the A concourse to other concourses.
Luxury in Decline: American Airlines Cuts Corners on First Class Champagne [Roundup]
Jan
23
2024
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.
Fact Check: Unraveling False DEI Allegations in Virgin Atlantic’s Wing Incident
Jan
23
2024
Virgin Atlantic cancelled a Manchester, U.K. to New York JFK flight after a passenger noticed bolt fastener tops missing on a panel of one of the Airbus A330’s wings on January 15th. The story has made the rounds worldwide because it was a passenger who flagged the maintenance issue prior to departure.
There’s an odd attempt to link this incident to… diversity hiring?
A New Way to Upgrade: American Airlines Rolls Out oneworld Upgrades in 2024
Jan
23
2024
Two weeks ago American Airlines detailed changes coming for the AAdvantage program in 2024. One of those changes was ‘upgrades on select partner airlines’.
While American declined to offer any details of the new option for upgrades on partner airlines, I wrote that I expected this to be the long-delayed oneworld alliance upgrade program.
Air France Flight “Lands Twice,” Bounces And Scrapes Its Tail
Jan
23
2024
Air France flight 356 from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Toronto Pearson experienced a tail strike as it attempted to land, aborted the landing and executed a go around. It’s one of the worst tail strikes I’ve seen in some time. Fourteen minutes later it executed its second landing on runway 4L.
United Airlines CEO Takes Aim at Boeing Executives: Will President Biden Force A Change At The Top?
Jan
22
2024
Kirby is apparently seeking management changes at Boeing after losing confidence in the planemaker. Whether Boeing’s CEO stays or goes may rest with the federal government.
Real Life MacGuyver: Quick-Thinking Doctor Uses An Apple Watch To Save a Life Mid-Flight
Jan
22
2024
Dr. Rashid Riaz of Britain’s National Health Service saved a passenger’s life onboard a flight this month using an Apple Watch.
Boeing Whistleblower: Production Line Has “Enormous Volume Of Defects” Bolts On MAX 9 Weren’t Installed
Jan
22
2024
A reader at respected airline industry site Leeham News offered a comment that suggests they have access to Boeing’s internal quality control systems, and shares details of what they saw regarding the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flown by Alaska Airlines that had a door plug detach inflight, causing rapid decompression of the aircraft.
The takeaway appears to be that outsourced plane components have so many problems when they show up at the production line that Boeing’s quality control staff can’t keep up with them all.
