I summarized yesterday the recent (painful) struggles my favorite domestic carrier, American Airlines, has been having lately. And, then, this morning, the head of AA’s AAdvantage loyalty program sent out a note to some (or all) of the airline’s elite customers, saying the following:…
Bankruptcy has been tough for all the legacy airlines to navigate. American has had it’s fair share of troubles to this point, but I didn’t think things would get even worse so quickly. Again, it’s the pilots. Scott McCartney of the Wall Street Journal,…
Cruising through IAD on Tuesday, I took another peek to see if Pre-Check was open yet. They had originally announced the security lanes upstairs would be re-opened in early September. They blew past that deadline and there didn’t seem to be a lot going…
I guess this is giveaway week for me. Yesterday, I posted a bunch of pictures of different SPG items I was giving away that we got at our SPG Moments event at the US Open. Today, I decided to clean off my desk prior…
Nothing major, mind you. Just something I hadn’t come across in my many flights. I had somewhat forgotten about it until a friend mentioned to me today he got diverted on a flight today. It was a couple weeks ago, a pretty hot day…
A final wrap-up on our awesome trip to the US Open. First, there was our awesome experience with Andre Agassi. Then, there was a great day hanging in the SPG luxury box to watch some tennis. And, finally, on our way out the door…
A few times a year opportunities pop up that you generally don’t see. Those of you with flexible travel schedules can reap some fantastic rewards if you keep your eyes open. Now’s a great time to consider Hawaii. Mommy Points has a great post…
Some days, everything comes together exactly the way you need it to. But, to even have that chance you need the right tools. I had to use two of mine this week to make a flight I was running very late for. Hertz Platinum…
View From The Wing has two juicy tidbits today, one that was more affirmation of something I suspected, the other a bit of a surprise about an airline I spend a fair time flying and criticizing. First, Gary notes that Hyatt has pretty much…
Boy, that was fast. Mere days after the bankruptcy judge ruled that American Airlines could void the pilots’ union contract, AA started tackling one of the issues they’ve been trying to solve for quite some time. AA has inked a contract with SkyWest Airlines…