Oct
26
2024
A passenger at the Bangalore airport fell victim to a lounge scam that cost her more than $1,000.
Woman Loses Over $1,000 To Airport Lounge App Scam – Don’t Let This Happen To You
AI Solves Plane Mysteries: Snap a Photo, Learn Everything About Your Plane [Roundup]
Oct
26
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.
American Airlines 2025 Overhaul: First Class Upgrades With Miles Made Easier—But Expect Higher Costs
Oct
25
2024
American Airlines is going to start offering the ability to spend miles as a form of payment for upgrades starting next year. That means upgrades will be available to AAdvantage members much more often. But you may not like how much it costs.
$90 Million Fine: How Apple And Goldman’s ‘Consumer-Friendly’ Credit Card Move Backfired
Oct
25
2024
Goldman learned a lot of expensive lessons with the Apple Card, which is why they want out of the consumer credit card business. But the Apple Card was a clear money-loser to everyone except Goldman even before it launched. And now they know that offering consumer-friendly features gets you in trouble with the consumer regulator, too.
American Airlines Saves Life of American Idol Contestant’s Mother In High Stakes Mid-Flight Diversion: ‘My Mom Shouldn’t Be Here’
Oct
25
2024
Season 17 American Idol contestant Dimitrius Graham sang “You’ll Be In My Heart” by Phil Collins when he was eliminated in that show’s Top 10. American Airlines is now in Graham’s heart, after CPR was performed on his mother and the plane’s captain wound up diverting the flight – saving her life.
NYC Hotels Face New Daily Housekeeping Mandate—New Licensing Law Marks Major Union Win [Roundup]
Oct
25
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.
Three Jobs Weren’t Enough: United Flight Attendant’s Bankruptcy Exposes Truth About Low Pay and Union Politics
Oct
25
2024
I’m going to make some readers mad talking about flight attendant pay for a moment. Flight attendant unions love to highlight the struggles of their newest members, but rarely represent those members well.
Safety Or Politics? Judge Grills DOJ on How DEI Will Drive Choice Of Monitor For Boeing 737 MAX Plea Deal
Oct
25
2024
U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor has introduced a fresh twist to Boeing’s high-stakes plea deal with the Department of Justice, a resolution set to address the company’s role in two fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019. Central to the judge’s focus is a brief reference to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the DOJ’s plan to appoint an independent compliance monitor.
‘My Ice Cream’s Too Cold!’ JetBlue Passenger Sues Over ‘Rock Hard’ Treat That Broke Her Tooth
Oct
25
2024
A JetBlue passenger is suing the airline, claiming she suffered severe injuries from a “dangerously cold” ice cream sandwich served during an August 20 flight from New York JFK to Paris. Karla Quinonez of New Jersey alleges in a lawsuit filed on October 22 that the frozen treat was so hard that it fractured one of her teeth..
Decades Of Government-Fueled Airline Consolidation And Policy Failures: Now They’re Scrambling To Investigate The Wide-Ranging Crisis
Oct
24
2024
The U.S. Departments of Justice and Transportation have launched a wide-ranging probe of consolidation and anti-competitive conduct in air travel. What they will come to learn is that the federal government has fostered consolidation, and has made it nearly impossible to have competition in aviation as a matter of policy for decades.
