Is Iran Really A Big Impact On The Airplane Industry?
Can a country 1/4th the size of the US make waves for Airbus and Boeing?
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Cheap Flights To Japan, Stolen Car From A Car-Sharing Service And Delta Up To No Good Again
Today’s Best of the Rest includes a crazy story about a stolen car you need to read. If that’s the only link you click on today, I’ll be happy.
Asked Again. Is The Boeing 747 Extinct?
The Boeing 747 has been an iconic figure in aviation history. Making the likes of Pan Am possible, it’s been featured in movies, flown Presidents hundreds of thousands of miles and been a workhorse of the freight industry for decades.
Innovation has lead to twin-engine planes that can fly just as far while burning less fuel, reducing the market size for new 747s. Is the 747 at the end of its runway?
American Airlines Announces New Routes Out of LAX: Seattle, Portland, But No Hong Kong (Yet)
American Airlines has announced a whole bunch of new nonstop destinations from LAX. For folks who live West of DFW, this means a lot more ways to get to certain desirable places. Ski bums and explorers will find good things here.
Hyatt Makes A Change To Diamond Suite Upgrades, And It’s Not Good
Hyatt Gold Passport has taken great care of me over the years as a Diamond member and I truly love the Diamond Suite Upgrade awards they dole out each year.
But, they’ve announced a change in how those upgrade awards are implemented, and it’s not a positive change for Diamond members. Find out what you need to do know before the change goes into affect next month.
Earn Up To 2,750 Miles On Car Rentals With United Airlines
Car rentals can yield an inordinately large amount of miles relative to what you’re spending in certain situations. Cities with cheap car rental rates can be a great opportunity to earn plenty of airline miles, and this promotion from United Airlines rewards shorter rentals especially.
Starwood Preferred Guest Improves Their First Promotion of 2016
Hotel promotions as a whole are a lot more lackluster than in yesteryear. Heck, some chains still haven’t announced a promotion for 2016 (looking at you, Hyatt).
So, when SPG announces an improvement to their existing promotion, it’s news.
Cheap Flights To Vegas and Europe And The FAA Wishes The Rams Were Staying In St. Louis
Today’s Best of the Rest features status matches to American Airlines Executive Platinum status, the FAA doesn’t like the Rams new stadium, false start before turning over a NewLeaf, cheap flights to Vegas and Europe…..
Crazy Cheap Flights To Europe Again on Wow Air
Wow Air, the discount carrier based in Iceland, is hitting East Coast customers with another fare sale. And, availability is actually pretty decent. I spent some time poking around on their website and found decent availability to Paris and Copenhagen, where pretty much every…
#AVGeek Video. The Making Of Missouri One: Timelapse Of A Custom Southwest Paint Job
What can I say? I’m a sucker for many aviation-related things, and timelapse videos of a plane being painted are one of them. David H shared this video of a custom paint job with me last night. It’s been around a little while, but I…