No doubt, this isn’t a slam dunk to 200,000 miles. At 2 cents a piece, the miles are worth about $4,000, so it’s not a mileage run opportunity. But, if you have some travel scheduled on any of these joint venture airlines (American Airlines,…
LAN and TAM are two of the dominant airlines for travel to and within South America. After their decision to merge, it was strongly believed that the combined airline would join the oneworld alliance along with American Airlines, British Airways and others. It’s official…
This is good, though not monumental news for American Airlines. The joint venture (JV) with British Airways and Iberia helped them become more profitable by being able to coordinate their schedules. As a result, certain routes, such as JFK-LHR, saw their frequencies even out…
FROM THE COMMENTS BELOW, Gary brings up the point that I don’t actually have to use a Hyatt Visa to get the 20% bonus, which changes a bunch of the math. After reviewing the T&C, it doesn’t actually state any requirement to pay with…
American Airlines and Iberia Express announced a code-sharing agreement this week. Not monumental, since AA already has an agreement with the larger Iberia Airlines. And, while I wouldn’t want to collect Avios (the former currency of just British Airways and now joint currency of…
View From the Wing posted a very detailed summary of the current “goings on” with American Airlines. The big update here from my last post is that British Airways has confirmed their involvement in the process. They’ve publicly stated they would be open to…
Less capacity is both a blessing and a curse. Every time the airlines shrink capacity it gets harder to redeem awards, but it does mean they’re thinking about the bottom line and how to be sustainable (at least I like to believe so). A…
Okay, so it’s not “MY” club, but IAD is my home airport. And, according to this report, AA is closing a number of clubs. The only one I actually care about is Dulles. I truly love all of the IAD club employees. Not only…