Jun
12
2019
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American Airlines Refuses to Lend Part to Air Italy, Forces 35 Hour Delay For Spite
Jun
09
2019
This past Saturday, Air Italy’s flight IG938 from San Francisco to Milan went mechanical. American Airlines had the part Air Italy needed, but they wouldn’t sell it. The scheduled 7:10 p.m. flight didn’t actually depart until early Monday morning,
American says they needed the part themselves, and an airline has to be “an approved carrier and have a partnership with us to borrow parts, and we don’t have a partnership with Air Italy.” In other words precisely because American is in a spat with Air Italy they won’t list the airline as an approved partner, and won’t lend parts.
55,000 Mile Lufthansa Business Class Roundtrip Awards
Jun
04
2019
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.
42 Year Old Mother, Teacher Died After Swallowing Cocaine in an Airport Lounge
Jun
04
2019
The lounge is after security and passport control, so it’s unlikely she’d have been stopped prior to her flight. However if she was thinking at all clearly she may have been worried about holding onto the cocaine while heading through immigration formalities at the Dubai airport.
So this woman traveling solo decided to swallow $75 worth of cocaine while drinking champagne in the Priority Pass-accessible Aspire Lounge at the Manchester airport.
Emirates Chairman Speaks to the Possibility of Merging With Etihad
May
06
2019
The CEO of Emirates teased merger speculation with Etihad in 2017. Etihad’s CEO teased it last year. The two airlines have been cooperating more closely. Etihad is lending pilots to Emirates.
Now Emirates Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum is speaking out about the possibility of a merger – and suggesting it could happen in the future, but not right away.
Cathay Pacific Flight Attendants are Being Searched to Prevent Theft of Ice Cream and Pens
Apr
22
2019
Cathay Pacific is now cracking down on flight attendants stealing from their aircraft and the list of items they’re interested in — from pens to ice cream — is surprising. Several flight attendants have been ‘caught red handed’ in searches of employees on arrival in Hong Kong.
Emirates New First Class Will Fly Short Haul and Another New Virgin Atlantic Business Seat Coming
Apr
15
2019
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.
Emirates Wants First Class Passengers to Stop Stealing Liquor and More
Apr
09
2019
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.
How to Make the Most of Emirates Skywards Awards During Capital One’s 100% Transfer Bonus
Mar
20
2019
The biggest end of year miles and points news was definitely that Capital One has introduced the ability to transfer their miles to a variety of different airlines.
I’m excited to see that Capital One is running a bonus to transfer their miles to an airline at a better than standard rate. It suggests to me that transfer bonuses are on their radar, so I can’t wait to see whether another transfer bonus comes along soon.
Are Emirates Flights Attendants Paying Not to Have to Fly?
Dec
23
2018
Any time there’s something of value, that’s transferable, a market is going to try to develop where the person with at least de facto rights earns money and the person who values it the most will pay.
There are allegations that at Emirates schedulers are selling duty assignments to flight attendants.
