It's not unheard of for pilots to request permission for a "scenic" routing on arrival or departure, though this request no doubt caught an air traffic controller off guard... There's quite a bit of online attention being given to the request made by…
Aeromexico
In the past several weeks we've seen both Avianca and LATAM file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Now you can add Aeromexico to that list as well, making it the third major Latin American airline to file for Chapter 11 as a result of the current pandemic.…
It looks like the Amex Membership Rewards program has its first major transfer bonus of 2020. The US American Express Membership Rewards program is offering a 25% bonus when you transfer points to Aeromexico Club Premier through February 14, 2020. Points…
The US Citi ThankYou program has just added a new transfer partner, meaning they have a total of 15 airline transfer partners. Citi ThankYou points can now be converted into Aeromexico Club Premier points at a 1:1 ratio. The Citi ThankYou transfer page…
All things considered Delta has the best labor relations of the "big three" US carriers, though generally speaking you'll always find the most contention between management and pilots at a given airline. Along those lines, the Delta Master Executive…
Aeromexico is launching flights to Barcelona, though their motives may not be as straightforward as you'd assume... For several years now, Emirates has been wanting to launch flights to Mexico City. The problem is that there’s no way they could operate…
Aeromexico has gotten political in some of their ads recently. Aeromexico's biggest foreign market is the US, though obviously right now there's some contention between the US and Mexico, especially regarding the wall (heck, we've had our longest government…
On July 31, 2018, an Aeromexico Connect Embraer 190 had a major accident on takeoff from Durango while enroute to Mexico City. The video footage from inside the plane looked terrifying: Fortunately everyone onboard survived. It's kind of incredible that…
While details are still emerging, Aeromexico has confirmed that there was an accident involving an Embraer E190 with a capacity of roughly 100 passengers. The flight, AM2431, was scheduled to operate the short ~480 mile flight from Durango to Mexico…
This is quite a week for Aimia. Aimia is the parent company of Aeroplan, which is Air Canada's spun off loyalty program. The contract between Aeroplan and Air Canada expires in 2020, and yesterday Air Canada made an offer to acquire Aeroplan at the cost…
Yesterday when I called my dad and asked him how he was, he said "not good, not good at all, Benny." I was worried. "Is everything okay? What's wrong? You're scaring me." "Germany iz out ov zhe World Cup." So while many are pretty sad right now about…
Delta owns a bit over a third of Aeromexico, and the two airlines also have a joint venture for flights between the US and Mexico. One thing Delta does really well is offer reciprocal benefits when flying with their joint venture partners: -- Since May…
For several years we saw a feud between the "big three" US carriers and the "big three" Gulf carriers. A few weeks ago the governments of the US and UAE came to an agreement regarding this matter, which essentially allows the US carriers to save face…
Delta SkyMiles is no stranger to making program changes without notice. On the redemption side they don't publish an award chart, and on the earnings side we've frequently seen them make changes with limited or no notice. One of the things that makes…
At the moment Aeromexico has some great business class fares for travel between Mexico and Asia. The reason I'm calling these out isn't because they're that exceptional as such for someone who doesn't care about miles, but rather because they're phenomenal…
Man, I don't know what's going on at SFO, but... Last July an Air Canada flight had an incident at SFO. The A320 was flying from Toronto to San Francisco, and accidentally lined up to land on the taxiway instead of the runway. To make matters worse,…
This has the potential to get interesting. The Bombardier CSeries is one of the hottest new single-aisle jets, and Delta is the launch customer for the plane in the US. Or at least they were supposed to be. In mid-October we learned that due to a trade…
While there are many things that frustrate me about Delta SkyMiles, there are also areas where they make genuine improvements, where their competitors could learn a thing or two. One of those areas is how they've added fairly straightforward reciprocal…
One of the great things about Alaska Mileage Plan is how many unique airline partners they have, including airlines belonging to the major alliances, and also many independent airlines. They're working hard to add more partners as well. For example,…
Points, Miles & Martinis reports that Delta SkyMiles Medallion members are now eligible for complimentary upgrades when traveling on Aeromexico flights. Apparently this new benefit applies on all Aeromexico flights between Mexico and the United States,…
Some insane footage has emerged of an Aeromexico Connect Embraer 145 coming in for landing and missing the runway by a long shot. In the video you can see the plane making several turns on approach, including on short final. The video is shot by a passenger,…
I'm terrified of snakes. TERRIFIED of them. So I think I've finally found my personal nightmare. A snake was found inflight on yesterday's Aeromexico 231, operating from Torreón to Mexico City using an Embraer 190. I'd do more research about the type…
In late May I wrote about how Aeromexico unveiled an ad called "Fronteras/Borders," which (not so?) subtly takes aim at Donald Trump. At first the ad feels more like a PSA, until it's finally revealed that Aeromexico is behind it. Well, it seems the…
A few months ago I had the chance to fly Aeromexico's 787 business class from Madrid to Mexico City, and then connected on the same plane from Mexico City to Los Angeles. Aeromexico's 787-8 business class product consists of B/E Aerospace Diamond seats,…
