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JetBlue Expected To Choose Amazon Over Starlink For WiFi Replacement—But Flyers Won’t See It For Years

by Gary Leff on September 4, 2025

Sep 04 2025

JetBlue is expected to announce a delay to equip some of its planes with Amazon wifi, as the launch airline for the product that’s supposed to be even faster than Starlink.

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‘God Told Me To Do It’: British Nigerian Woman Snatches 4-Year-Old At Miami Airport Security

by Gary Leff on September 3, 2025

Sep 03 2025

Agba told officers she took the child because “God told her to do it,” claiming she believed a rainbow wall in the terminal would calm him. She insisted she wasn’t drunk, and said she remembered very little of the incident.

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‘It Wasn’t Close’: Leaked Voting Results Say Sardinia Crushed Ibiza And Malta As Delta’s Next Europe Route

by Gary Leff on September 3, 2025

Sep 03 2025

Aviation watchdog JonNYC leaks the results of the vote on new Delta Europe service – and Sardinia won by a wide margin.

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Hilton’s “Spark” Hotels Keep Catching Fire—Second Blaze in a Month [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on September 3, 2025

Sep 03 2025

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.

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The SkyMiles VP Who Promised Less Value Is Gone—But The Damage Is Done

by Gary Leff on September 3, 2025

Sep 03 2025

Prashant Sharma is out as Vice President of Delta SkyMiles. The airline confirms his departure to me.

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United Pilot Spilled His Coffee While Taxiing In Chicago—And That $5 Drink Grounded A $130 Million Jet

by Gary Leff on September 3, 2025

Sep 03 2025

United flight 1996 from Chicago O’Hare to San Juan was delayed three hours when the captain spilled coffee in the cockpit. The Airbus A321neo was already taxiing out when this happened

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American Airlines Passenger Arrested At London Heathrow Over Tweets—Armed Police Seized TV Creator After Phoenix Flight

by Gary Leff on September 3, 2025

Sep 03 2025

Award-winning Irish TV writer Graham Linehan was arrested over his tweets on Monday when his American Airlines from Phoenix landed at London Heathrow, because the British government regulates online speech – including speech that takes place outside the U.K.

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Japan Airlines Pilot Calls In Drunk From The Gate In Honolulu, Delaying 3 Flights Up To 19 Hours

by Gary Leff on September 3, 2025

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Sep 03 2025

On August 28, a Japan Airlines Honolulu – Nagoya, Japan flight was delayed because the captain decided a night at the hotel bar was more important than preparing for duty. He called in sick at the gate, admitting he’d been drinking the night before.

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$26 Marriott Platinum: Why Everyone In China’s Hotels Is Suddenly Elite

by Gary Leff on September 2, 2025

Sep 02 2025

$26 buys you four months of both Marriott Platinum and Hilton Gold if you’re in China – and challenges to keep the status for at least another year.

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Spirit Blames Southwest’s Hated Changes For Fare Cuts That Drove Bankruptcy—Unveils Shrink-To-Survive Plan

by Gary Leff on September 2, 2025

Sep 02 2025

Spirit AIrlines blames Southwest for making them lose money, and their aircraft lessor AerCap for pushing them back into bankruptcy.

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