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Singapore Airlines Just Ordered 39 Boeing Widebodies to Refresh Its Fleet

Oct 23 2017

Singapore Airlines just signed a firm order for 20 Boeing 777-9s and 19 Boeing 787-10s. It had been announced with a letter of intent back in February.

Now it was made firm at a signing ceremony at the White House “witnessed by US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong.” This makes me greatly concerned about the future of American business.

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Cathay Pacific 50,000 Mile Signup Offer Ends October 31

Oct 23 2017

Cathay Pacific launched its new US credit card back in February. It’s issued by Synchrony Bank — and any mileage-earning credit card not issued by Chase, American Express, or Citibank is worth looking at.

Two months ago they bumped the bonus to 50,000 points after $2500 spend within 90 days. The bounty went up without a concomitant increase in spend required to earn it.

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SAD: Kimpton Karma Rewards Being Folded into IHG, Here’s What Happens to Points and Status

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Oct 20 2017

Ultimately this move is good for IHG Rewards Club members (more redemption options), not good for Kimpton Karma Rewards members (sanitization of what’s unique about their recognition program). It’s difficult to get too worked up over it though since we’ve know this was coming.

We’ve had 3 years to go through all the various stages of grief. So it’s time for acceptance.

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Lufthansa Long Haul Business Class Award Space is Completely Drying Up

Oct 13 2017

One of the best things about United miles is that you can use them on Star Alliance partners. United’s award space isn’t great on its own flights (though better than American’s). But with myriad partners you can almost always get where you’re going in Europe or Asia.

I do not know whether this is a glitch, a temporary phenomenon, or a new revenue management philosophy but searching for partner award space there’s almost nothing available in Lufthansa business class across the Atlantic after February 7 .. and it’s become much harder to get before that, too.

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Amazing Singapore Airlines First Class Award Space To/From Los Angeles

Oct 10 2017

Singapore Airlines flies to two destinations from Los Angeles — Seoul and Tokyo Narita (with continuing service to Singapore). Both flights are operated with Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, not with Airbus A380s, so first class is still a bed with great food and service but isn’t their suites class product.

Singapore’s Los Angeles – Seoul flight is wide open with saver award availability for two passengers in first class.

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