News and notes from around the interweb:
- United business class suites with doors and the first class-like premium row is happening!! First destinations were announced as San Francisco to London and Singapore.
United told pilots on Thursday that it expects delivery of its first 787-9 with the new Polaris Studio in February and entry-into-service in March. https://t.co/IDtV9Qvcbh
— Edward Russell (@ByERussell) January 30, 2026
- The new Starbucks Rewards program is coming in March, and it significantly devalues earning. There are elite tiers, but even the top tier’s base earn is less than what everyone earns today. Go figure.
- ‘Pivot to premium.’
POV: You get upgraded to first class on @AmericanAir #AmericanAirlines #AA pic.twitter.com/AolyVtGzZX
— Amanda Danto (@pliability29) January 29, 2026
- Some people are afraid of spiders, other people:
ONLY IN AMERICA JESUS CHRIST THE INSANITY pic.twitter.com/29xm1tXGu3
— Glenn Tunes (@glenn_tunes) January 29, 2026
- The Hawaiian Airlines Bank of Hawaii personal card and small business card are back, which is great because you can get those in addition to Bank of America Alaska Airlines cards and the miles all go to the same place.
- NSFW, because Tupac, but it’s pretty awesome.
SkyWest also said on its earnings call that UA has agreed to have SKYW continue to fly 50 seat single class CRJs for 5 more years.
UA is grabbing any capacity it can find and doesn’t seem to care whether it is premium or not