It sure is nice to know where you stand on a flight upgrade list. Not only does it help you manage expectations, but it can also be useful if you have an opportunity to easily change to another flight, or are considering a paid upgrade. I've managed…
2020 has been a fascinating year for American Airlines so far. On the one hand, I'm thrilled to see that they've woken up and are actually starting to develop a strategy. Is there actually an underlying strategy, though? Or at this point is American…
Hey, here's something to be genuinely excited about, as it points towards the cat fight between the US carriers and Gulf carriers coming to an end. Or perhaps it just points to American's lack of strategy and follow-through. American Airlines and Qatar…
Ford and I were going somewhat stir-crazy at home in Miami. We had both been at home for a while, and the weather wasn't nice, so we decided yesterday morning we were going to go somewhere. Four hours later we were on a flight to Cancun. I'm pretty proud…
US airlines have dozens of excess wide body aircraft right now, given all of the China flights that have been suspended for the coming weeks. For example, as of now American has suspended China flights through late April, though I'd be shocked if at…
One area where American has done a great job is with the ability to pre-order meals in first and business class. Now, you probably won't enjoy actually eating what you pre-order, but at least you can be assured you'll get your first choice. Today American…
A bit over a week ago I wrote about how American is selling Flagship First Dining access as a trial, and it looks like they've already reduced the cost to do so, from $150 to $100 per person. Starting around the middle of 2017, American introduced the…
I'd like to think I'm familiar with most American Airlines policies, though I learned something new today, and it saved me $300. On the day of travel, how long does your American Airlines flight have to be delayed before you can get a full refund on…
American Airlines has just announced that they are taking the 737 MAX out of the schedule for more than an additional two months, meaning the plane won't be back in service during the upcoming peak summer travel season. The 737 MAX has been grounded…
I don't know what's more divisive -- the topic of seat recline, or the 2020 presidential election (or heck, maybe just the 2020 democratic primary?!). There's now yet another viral seat recline video. I wasn't going to write about it, but my gosh, so…
Today is a huge day for American, Alaska, and aviation in Seattle. Earlier I wrote about how Alaska Airlines is joining the oneworld alliance, but that isn't the only big development. Thanks to a strengthened partnership between American and Alaska,…
American Airlines operates a network of nearly 50 Admirals Clubs around the world. There's often a lot of confusion about who gets access to these lounges, given how policies differ around the world. In most places in the world, any business class ticket…
In late January American Airlines first cut routes to China due to the coronavirus outbreak, which has reduced demand, and which made many American employees uncomfortable with operating flights to & from China. Since then we've seen them increase the…
American AAdvantage constantly has promotions on purchased miles. The airline has just published their latest promotion, which follows one of their most lucrative promos in quite a while -- last week the airline was selling miles for as little as 1.78…
A bit over a week ago @xJonNYC reported on how American Airlines plans on introducing new long haul seats in all cabins starting in 2023, and we now know the two business class seats that American Airlines is allegedly considering. American Airlines…
American Airlines isn't exactly doing many big marketing pushes at the moment, since the company doesn't seem to have a clear message. Rumor has it that American plans to reveal a new slogan soon, though we'll see if that actually happens. One area where…
Online shopping portals can be a great way to pick up additional miles & points for purchases you’d make anyway. Just for following a specific link you can earn bonus points in addition to the ones you’d earn for credit card spending. The number of bonus…
I don't want to write 24/7 about the impact the coronavirus is having on the airline industry, but rather want to focus on those airlines that are making choices that counter the trend. That leaves me with quite a few things to write about, given that…
Late last year it was announced that Delta would be investing in LATAM, causing LATAM to cut ties with American. Latin America is one market where American has historically been dominant, so they're now having to rethink their whole strategy. Well, the…
This comes as absolutely no surprise... American Airlines has just announced that they're suspending operations to and from mainland China effective immediately, for travel through March 27, 2020. American says that they're contacting customers directly…
The very drawn out dispute between American Airlines and the company's mechanics is finally coming to an end, and it looks like mechanics are winning big time. American Airlines & TWU-IAM reach agreement American Airlines and the TWU-IAM (the unions…
