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American Airlines has bested United Airlines in a fiercely fought battle for a coveted takeoff and landing slot at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, which became available when Delta determined it couldn’t make its Portland to Tokyo flight work.
What’s really interesting is these new markets. Student housing means expanding beyond the core urban professional renter, but is still adjacent, reaching a demographic likely to graduate into their current core – earlier.
But “single-family” is interesting, too, since they also say that “Bilt plans to venture into mortgage payment rewards.” So earning rewards paying your mortgage like they currently offer rewards for paying rent.
Fifteen months ago Bilt raised $150 million at a $1.5 billion valuation. It became one of the fastest companies to ever become a ‘unicorn’.
Now they’ve raised an additional $200 million at a $3.1 billion valuation.
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 snake slithered around a flight from Bangkok to Phuket, Thailand on Saturday, and a flight attendant was forced into the role of herpetologist, capturing the reptile and calming the nervous cabin. A passenger shared her story and filmed the capture, She said upon flying back to Phuket after completing her studies in Bangkok the snake was spotted on the plane after the captain had announced that they were about to land and not leave their seat. She continued napping but woke up fully when the person seated next to her became agitated and told her that there is a snake right above them. She was stunned and did not know what to do, stay put in her seat or dash to safety. @utusantvofficial Kejadian pada 13 Jan 24 itu disedari kru penerbangan ketika melakukan…
Alaska Airlines originally offered to buy Hawaiian Airlines on August 9th, at $20 per share. The Hawaiian board wanted more money – in the $20s – even though the Alaska offer was already for double where the airline’s shares were trading.
However as Alaska dug into the details of what they’d be buying they discovered problems.
Delta was expected to order these new widebody jets before end of the year so they’re a couple of weeks behind what I was reporting, on an order that I first said to expect in October 2022.
A Filipino woman applied for a Schengen Visa to visit Italy. This European visa was denied, because authorities weren’t convinced she would leave the country before her visa expired.
She reapplied for her visa, and this time included an e-mail confirmation of future-dated tickets to go see Taylor Swift in Singapore.
Explore American Airlines’ strategic direction as it integrates new planes into its fleet, revealing potential long-haul routes that could reshape its global presence. This analysis delves into the implications of their latest fleet additions, forecasting the future of destinations like Duluth and Bangkok and the impact on the airline’s market positioning.
Aviation analytics company Cirium released its 2023 On-Time Performance results for airlines and airports. I’m most interested in the final numbers for North American airlines. Delta performed best, but American Airlines has really improved, and JetBlue remains abysmal.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
