American Eagle is in the news once again. Several days ago an American Eagle Embraer 175 (operated by Republic) lost control on takeoff from Atlanta, and today an American Eagle Embraer 145 (operated by Envoy) skidded off the runway at Chicago O'Hare.…
I first read about this story a couple of days ago, though it wasn't until I listened to the ATC audio that I truly realized how severe this situation was. On Wednesday, November 6, 2019, a Republic Airways Embraer 175 operating a flight on behalf of…
It's no secret that I'm less than thrilled with American Airlines overall, though I've made the decision to requalify for Executive Platinum status. That's true even though I'm currently only a bit over halfway there, and we have only several weeks left…
American Airlines has just updated their schedule, and with that we won't see the 737 MAX return until March 5, 2020, at the earliest. The 737 MAX has been grounded globally since March. Boeing is working on finalizing the software fixes for the plane…
American Airlines has been doing a good job lately with adding partner airline award options to aa.com. This makes it easier for the average member to redeem American miles, since they can see all the options available to them with a single search. If…
It’s approaching the end of the year, which means it’s a good time to start looking at your elite mileage balances, deciding which status levels you want to go for, and how you want to earn them. It's pretty normal for airlines to offer buy-up promotions…
American AAdvantage constantly has promotions on purchased miles. Yesterday their last promotion on purchased miles ended, and today their new promotion on purchased miles launched. While we saw some great American promos on purchased miles over the…
If you're a member of the American Admirals Club or United Club, then it's worth being aware of new restrictions that kick in for visits as of today. These were announced late last year, so we had about a year of notice... As of today (November 1, 2019):…
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 spend. The number of bonus…
Historically the "big three" US airlines haven't let you redeem miles for premium economy on partner airlines. Presumably that's at least partly because in the past they haven't offered their own premium economy cabins, so they also didn't allow those…
American Airlines has just announced two very cool new seasonal routes to New Zealand, which complement their existing seasonal flight from Los Angeles to Auckland. Here are the details of these new routes: American Airlines will be launching a new seasonal…
American Airlines and Citi have introduced a new 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…
Co-branded credit cards are big businesses for airlines, and in many cases a majority of their profits actually come from frequent flyer programs, and the lucrative arrangements they have with banks. When thinking of premium credit cards (let's say those…
Earlier Citi updated their website to indicate that a change would be made to one of my favorite cards that they issue, though fortunately it looks like that was a mistake. I'll still share below what we believed was happening. Historically I've considered…
There's no denying that the "big three" US carriers aren't always popular with consumers. In the past I've written posts dedicated to what I think American, Delta, and United actually do well. After all, there's no perfect airline, and they all have…
In mid-April I wrote about a pretty terrifying incident that happened on an American Airlines flight bound from New York to Los Angeles. The flight was operated by one of American's special A321T aircraft in a premium heavy configuration, featuring just…
Here's a fantastic development. As of today, American Airlines' app will notify you when boarding for your flight starts. A message will pop up saying: "We have started to board your flight to [destination]. Please head to gate [number]." It's my understanding…
In early August American Airlines announced some exciting international expansion, including new flights from Dallas to Tel Aviv, Philadelphia to Casablanca, and more. The Dallas to Tel Aviv flight is no doubt the most interesting, given that it's such…
This is of course totally predictable and expected, but interesting to note nonetheless... in particular the alleged timeline. American Airlines and Gol are allegedly in the process of negotiating a partnership that could lead to closer cooperation between…
American Airlines has today announced some significant leadership changes. At first I was excited about this because I (and many others) think American needs a new direction and a new CEO, and there have been rumors of these changes being imminent. Well,…
While American isn't great about making saver level award seats available on their own flights, there are still some fantastic partner airline award opportunities available. In this post I wanted to take a closer look at that for those based in the US.…
