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Daily Discussion — Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Ben Schlappig — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Good morning, and welcome to today's community discussion thread! Today's posts will appear here throughout the day, but this thread is for going off-topic. Did you love/hate something about today's coverage? Are you tracking other news I missed? Or, do you just have a general question about rewards travel? This is the place for your wandering thoughts.

Daily threads stay open for a week, so it's never too late to jump into a recent conversation.

RE: Flagship Dining: American Expands A La Carte Lounge Dining To Business Class

ptahcha — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:48:53 +0000

Maybe you should fly AA in J instead.

RE: What Are Inaugural Flights Like? Are They Worth Taking? My Honest Take...

D3SWi33 — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:40:49 +0000

I would like to take one and meet an airline executive so I can tell them what they are doing wrong. Many years ago I was going to position in KEF-DFW with AA but that fell thru. More recent I was booked on the inaugural 787-P from DFW BNE I had my preferred seat in the first row of economy but the aircraft delivery was delayed so I bailed. I’d also like to see some of these vloggers LOL. Throw up some gang signs in their view while they are filming.

RE: Are American AAdvantage Miles Slowly & Steadily Losing Value?

franklin — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:19:59 +0000

Im so confused by this piece. The sweet spot is American metal? An award from Japan or Australia to the US is always minimumum 300k miles. To fly the worst business class on those routes. Another point this article misses is the devaluation of partner awards that happened by integrating new programs within the AA program. I used to be able to fly from the US to Fiji for fantastic prices on FJ. Now the price is....300k or more. This is very unfortunate, since reasonable award prices are/were the only thing giving AA any competitive advantage.

RE: Daily Discussion — Sunday, August 23, 2026

Mike C — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:05:43 +0000

@1990_ In a previous life (a profession, not an interest or pastime) I can remember learning the difference between a B707 and a DC-8, or a TU-134 and TU-154. There are tells between different twin jets, doors as you mentioned, winglets, shape of the nose, horizontal and vertical stabilisers; at a distance a small twin can be mistaken for a larger one unless you see them together. Ben sometimes points them out, sometimes not. It can be fun for those who are interested, others are not.

RE: Why United Has Hundreds Of Useless Business Class Seats In Storage

Eskimo — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:04:33 +0000

Tell them about the 1099-MISC before you ship them the seats.

RE: Flagship Dining: American Expands A La Carte Lounge Dining To Business Class

Samar — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:56:59 +0000

If that’s the case I’d expect it to be pretty busy for my evening flight. Think I’ll stop at the QF First lounge and then come back to see if something’s available (though I probably don’t need to eat that much!)

RE: Daily Discussion — Monday, August 24, 2026

Mike C — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:51:09 +0000

@jeremyonemileatatime-com Thanks for redacting inappropriate commentary Jeremy. As a moderator in an internet forum elsewhere, I appreciate the effort moderators take to remove offensive and discriminatory content and the difficulty in catching it all.

RE: What Are Inaugural Flights Like? Are They Worth Taking? My Honest Take...

Eskimo — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:50:58 +0000

Will Tim Dunn be joining the trip to Riyadh?

RE: Flagship Dining: American Expands A La Carte Lounge Dining To Business Class

Jord — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:47:17 +0000

I never said it obliges them. I simply commented to confirm. And AA sucks, so no.