American Airlines is an operational mess. On top of that, I have really bad luck. In the past two months I've taken fewer than 10 flights on American. Of those: -- I had a flight on a 737 MAX from Miami to Quito that was delayed by around four hours…
Hello from Tahiti! Ford and I are vacationing here for a bit, though the primary motivation for booking this trip initially was to fly Air Tahiti Nui’s brand new 787, which just entered commercial service last month. The airline is in the process of…
While I've been to the Maldives several times, I've never been to Bora Bora. Even though they're on opposite sides of the world, those seem to be the two biggest "overwater bungalow" destinations out there. As you guys know, I often plan trips around…
Later this year, Air Tahiti Nui will be refreshing their fleet. The airline currently has five Airbus A340s, and later this year they'll take delivery of their first of four Boeing 787-9s, which will replace the A340 fleet by 2019. Air Tahiti Nui's average…
While redeeming American AAdvantage isn't as lucrative as it used to be (both in terms of redemption rates and in terms of partners, given the number of partners they've lost lately), there are still some great redemption opportunities. For example,…
While Air Tahiti Nui operates longhaul flights, they're a small airline, and have a fleet of just five Airbus A340-300s. The airline operates flights to Auckland, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo Narita. These A340s are outdated and not especially fuel…
I knew that Air Tahiti Nui uses the Los Angeles International Lounge at LAX, which I recently reviewed before my Fiji Airways flight to Nadi. Therefore I decided to get to the airport as close to departure as possible, and head straight to the gate.…
There are first class awards that are tough to book with miles through a partner program, like Qantas first, Qatar first, Etihad first, etc. Then there are awards that are generally impossible to book with miles through a partner program, like Air France…
Good morning from Paris! I just flew Air Tahiti Nui business class from Los Angeles to Paris, which is one of the more tropical ways to cross the Atlantic. As you guys know I’m trying to review as many business class products as possible, or else I wouldn’t…
As much as I suck at relaxing, I do love traveling to relaxing destinations. Having a beautiful place from which to work is my definition of relaxing, so I'd like to think I appreciate an overwater villa in the Maldives as much as the next person. While…
At the beginning of the year I wrote a post about the 16 airlines I want to review in 2016. I've heard the feedback loud and clear that you guys want me to review new airlines (especially in business class), so I've been making an effort to do so. So…
There are few things in life I love more than random, one-off flights. For example, I had booked myself on a mysterious Qatar Airways A350 flight before the inaugural flight even occurred, which they apparently never intended to sell. Unfortunately that…
Via a Tahiti Nui Television article, the French Polynesia Tourism Minister claims that Air Tahiti Nui may be joining the oneworld alliance in 2015. The article is in French, but here's the relevant section (translated using Google Translate): In addition,…
