Google's Flights search has generally been panned by the frequent flyer community for being too focused on commodity flights where price and shortest duration trump all else. However, it's blazing fast speed makes it a great tool to start your mileage run planning.

There are some some good tools hidden behind the seemingly featureless interface. First is the stock standard searching. Start by specifying your departure and destination. Immediately (and I mean immediately!) ...

American Airlines released photos and a promotional video of their new A321's (due in 2013) and 777-300 ER aircraft due in service later this year. The photos and videos highlight a long overdue upgrade to the hard product in all three cabins. The A321's promise three class service on all transcontinental flights including entertainment at every seat, wifi, and relatively large first and business class cabins for a single aisle aircraft.  Watch the video below for more details on both ...

 It's being reported that American Airlines is now evaluating potential mergers with US Airways Group Inc., JetBlue Airways Corp, Alaska Air Group, Republic Airways' Frontier Airlines, and Virgin America. If you were CEO of American which merger would you proceed with? Or not merge at all?

  US Airways

US Airways, if you read the press, is the most talked about option. After reaching a deal with three of American's big unions (Allied Pilots Association, the ...

If you're visiting New York City, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is a great stop for any aviation enthusiast. After an extensive renovation from 2006 to 2008 the museum has always had a wide assortment of aircraft for viewing including:

F-16 Falcon Lockheed A-12 the predecessor to the SR-71 A-4 Skyhawk A-6 Intruder and more

One of the more recent additions is the former British Airways Concorde (G-BOAD) affectionately referred to as "Alpha Delta". This aircraft ...

On my last frequent flyer award trip I flew Egypt Air, Turkish Airlines and Continental (now United Airlines) in business class. On each long haul flight I received an amenity kit which was given to all business class passengers. Most flights were two cabin flights: BusinessFirst on Continental, Business Class on the new A330 on Egypt Air and Business on Turkish Airlines 777 (trip report coming soon).  Turkish Airlines' 777 was configured for three classes, but it was Business, Comfort ...