This is a post I've been meaning to write for a while, as this is a trend that has emerged over time. There's a trend among airlines to move towards dynamic award pricing. Among the "big three" US carriers, Delta SkyMiles has no doubt led the way here,…
There's simply no denying that American Airlines lacks a brand purpose at this point, especially when you compare them to Delta and even United. A bit over a year ago, a survey of American Airlines employees made it clear just how employees felt about…
On the surface this would appear to be a very exciting development... but I'm skeptical, as always. For years, American Airlines has charged a $75 fee for award tickets and mileage upgrades booked within 21 days of departure. The exception has been that…
On Sunday I wrote about the downgrade situation that occurred on an American Airlines flight I was taking from Seattle to Dallas. I had a mobile boarding pass and attempted to board, but the gate agent informed me that I didn't show as being checked…
American Airlines has just updated their schedule, and with that we are seeing the airline cancel 737 MAX flights for roughly two additional months. The 737 MAX has been grounded globally since March 2019. While Boeing has repeatedly tried to push a…
Here's a positive update for Admirals Club members, especially those who frequently travel through DFW. Today American Airlines has opened an Admirals Club in Terminal E at Dallas Fort Worth Airport. This marks American's fifth Admirals Club at DFW,…
NBC San Diego has the story of how a local San Diego woman has filed a lawsuit against American Airlines, after she was harassed by an employee in a frightening way. In April 2019, Ashley Barno was flying American Airlines from San Diego to Chicago.…
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…
Well, in all my years of flying American Airlines this is a first for me. My apologies to HUT/G. Earlier I wrote about the tight connection I booked on separate tickets, as I was flying Delta's A330-900neo from Tokyo to Seattle, and then connecting on…
Well, it looks like American has started the process of improving their "Oasis" cabins... but only in first class. "Oasis" is what American calls the new cabins that they're introducing on many of their narrow body planes. Specifically, we're talking…
American Airlines has been investing in their international premium lounges, as the airline has in recent years opened new Flagship Lounges in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and New York. We know that there are a further two Flagship Lounges on the horizon,…
In February 2019 it was announced that British Airways would be moving from Terminal 7 to Terminal 8 at JFK in 2022, allowing them to co-locate with their transatlantic joint venture partner, American Airlines. Well, construction on that project has…
Unsurprisingly, American Airlines pilots aren't happy... The spring and summer of 2019 was a rough period for American Airlines operationally. This came as the company's mechanics got into a habit of intentionally delaying flights as a way of sending…
Well this has to be one of the most eventful mileage runs I've ever heard of... Twitter user Andrew Kimmel shares his experience doing a year end mileage run. He had just returned to Los Angeles from Indonesia, and found that he was 275 elite qualifying…
American Airlines and Citi currently have a limited-time welcome bonus on the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Mastercard®. In this post I wanted to share six reasons you should consider applying for this card, assuming you don't have…
Now it's time for a review of American's infamous Dallas to Hong Kong flight... As I outlined in the introduction post, the outbound portion of this trip was a paid ticket. I had booked a roundtrip ticket from Miami to Beijing, with the outbound in paid…
American Airlines has just launched a new daily, year-round flight between New York JFK and Georgetown, Guyana. This route launched on December 18, 2019, and represents American Airlines' second route to Guyana, as the airline started flying from Miami…
At the beginning of December I wrote about how some World of Hyatt Globalist members were being targeted for free Executive Platinum status with American AAdvantage. Initially this seemed to be fairly narrowly targeted, though over the past few weeks…
Flagship First Dining is American's most exclusive lounge facility, and I was looking forward to checking out the DFW location, which is the last one I hadn't yet visited. Flagship First Dining is also the only time you'll be served Krug champagne when…
While my flight to Hong Kong was only departing at 10:40AM, I got to the airport at around 4:30AM, so that I could get to the Flagship Lounge right when it opened (so that I could photograph it while it was still empty). Over the past several years,…
For a while American Airlines management has been dropping hints that a new slogan should be imminent for the airline. Shortly after American's merger with US Airways, the company adopted the slogans "Going For Great" and "Great Is What We're Going For."…
