The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Tom Horton, CEO of AMR (the parent of American Airlines) is in talks to become Chairman of a combined American Airlines/US Airways airline. This is a big indication to me that things are likely almost wrapped up…
Unless you’re an aviation enthusiast, it’s unlikely you know who Gordon Bethune is. A quick peek at his Wikipedia page shows a career working for various airlines (and even a stint at Boeing), but the thing he’s most known for is his long tenure…
A quick note on AA’s contest celebrating their new logo. All you have to do is upload a picture (not necessarily one of you, can be anything) to enter. There are some other social media options as well. They’re giving away 1 million miles…
As a frequent traveler I rely on my iPad as in-flight entertainment/work tool on pretty much every flight. It’s great not to have to rely on the airlines to provide an imperfect technology solution. Here’s a list of what’s new on my iPad: Evernote…
Now that I’ve switched the majority of travel back to American Airlines I’m spending a lot more time on the AA website. Over the past few weeks I’ve noted the 40,000 mile sign-up offers for the Citi Platinum Select/AAdvantage World MasterCard in the margin…
First, the results of the poll. The initial margin held fairly steady at a 2:1 margin for “I like it, but don’t love it.” Most of the comments bear that out as well. I’ve obviously seen a lot of the new images over the…
Before the week is out, there were a couple things I wanted to touch on: View From The Wing has info on a 75,000 point sign-up bonus for the AMEX Business Gold Rewards Card, only good for another few days. I used to be…
A couple months ago a “coming soon” sign popped up at my home airport, Washington Dulles. In the B concourse, they would be adding a new Starbucks Evenings location. In true Starbucks fashion, they placed this location directly across from the only Starbucks in…
There’s plenty of stories out there about Saudi princes who have their own jumbo jets. During a trip to Boeing last year, we were even able to see one of the brand new 747-8i planes being built. It was leaving the factory shortly after…
Denver airport is an airport I fly into and out of quite frequently. They’ve undertaken a massive construction project to not only add a hotel beside the airport but also to bring mass transit (train) to the main terminal as well. There’s some pictures…