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.
Today's posts on OMAAT:
- Bilt Rent Day Promotion September 2026: 25-100% Virgin Atlantic Transfer Bonus
- Amex’s 30% Transfer Bonus To Hilton Honors: Is It Worth It?
- Capital One’s 30% Transfer Bonus To Japan Airlines: Is It Worth It?
- Air France-KLM Flying Blue Promo Rewards: Save 25% On Select Awards
- Save At Small Luxury Hotels Of The World With Amex Offers (Targeted)
- Singapore Airlines New First & Business Class, A350 Retrofits: What’s The Latest Timeline?
- Air France Lounge Frankfurt Airport Opens In Terminal 3 Schengen Zone
- AeroLOPA’s New App Is The Best Tool For Choosing Airplane Seats
- Air Canada Teases Five New Destinations: Can You Decode The Clues?
- How To Share Atmos Rewards Points For Free With The Summit Card: Step-By-Step Guide
- JetBlue Unveils BlueFirst: New First Class Seats, But Smaller Economy Seats Too
- OMAAT Feature Updates And Site Optimizations 9/1/26
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Hello
I don't think you covered this funny development from Boom: https://boomsupersonic.com/superpower
From "we want to build a supersonic airliner but we don’t have an engine supplier yet” to “we’re going to make our own gas turbines and sell them to data centers". (Which even Musk wants to build for the same reason)
@lourson Reminds me a bit of Allbirds (no, not the shoe company... it's now... *checks notes* an AI company? *pump n' dump ensues*
As it relates to that Air Canada post, aside from guessing those new routes (none of which seem to be to the US... *gestures broadly*), I'm curious how the current US-Canada (oh, let's call it...) 'trade friction' and 'dynamic political climate' (EUPHAMISMS!) are going to weigh on transborder traffic long-term. You have to imagine traditional leisure—like Canadian snowbirds heading to Florida—are taking a noticeable hit right now, outside of a very specific niche. Wonder if we'll see carriers further adjust capacity if these 'sentiments' linger.
@1990_ The two takeaways from my trip to Canada last week to visit friends were a) my friends will not be coming to the USA for a visit anytime soon and b) my friends were concerned that younger Canadians aged 18-34 were not nearly as opposed to becoming the 51st state as others (assuming citizenship and currency transfer, etc.). Make of that what you will.
As for AI... I can only assume that you are discussing Air India!
@peter_ A data points bonanza! Yesss! (As to the young-adults, feels a bit like the 'grass is greener' phenomena. Personally, I'd prefer their version of Medicare... which is... for all... *cough*) And, naturally, I'm inspired to try AI's First Class, someday, thanks to Ben's reviews!
A few weeks later, but dropping it here for those keeping any eye out for this type of thing. Accor Platinum (from the Bilt promo) to Qatar Gold. Worked for me at the beginning of August. Status hit prior to the flight as the author mentioned. oneworld Sapphire for a year. There’s a quota on the match, so not risk free. I was also able to quickly add Friends and Family or whatever it’s called. https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-get-access-to-airport-lounges-with-accor-elite-status/