It's been rumored for weeks, but American Airlines finally made the announcement this morning that they have placed an order for 460 new narrow body single-aisle aircraft. Somewhat surprisingly, the all Boeing airline has split this order between Boeing and Airbus. Additionally, American is moving at a fast past (in airline terms) to update their fleet. Their order includes:
100 new 737NG aircraft (starting in 2013) in addition to the 737-800s that have already been ...
I received an email from Delta today announcing the TSA test program for expedited
screening for frequent fliers launching this fall. I hope this email means I’m on the list of Delta frequent fliers considered for this program, not just a mass email to all Medallion members. The scoop for the test program is small, only frequent fliers from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Trusted Travel program, American Airlines, and Delta Airlines. The test ...
Award earning and redemption options just got a little better on American Airlines.
As of 01 June, American Airlines AAdvantage miles can be earned on most Etihad flights. Three notable exclusions are flights between Abu Dhabi and New York, Chicago, and Toronto--though these flights will earn miles if you book them as AA codeshares.
More importantly, later this year AA miles will be redeemable for travel on Etihad flights. With a first class product that consistently wins ...
I fail to understand why airline reservations agents cannot do simple things like search for award availability.
Today I called American Airlines about an award reservation on Cathay Pacific. I had already verified first class inventory on British Airway’s (horrible) mileage redemption page and simply desired to quickly put a reservation on hold using AA miles.
By the tone of her voice and lack of a simple “hello,” the lady who answered the call was not in a ...
In this episode of our frequent flyer podcast we welcome Seth from The Wandering Aramean blog to discuss:
A recap of the Frequent Traveler Awards and Luncheon Lufthansa A380 SFO inaugural Starwood SPG new promo AAdavantage 30th Promotions Save 30% on new AAdmirals club membership Enter to win a trip around the world United's new boarding procedure Damian: Asiana First from ICN to FRA, LH first class terminal and his ...
At the Travel Executive Summit luncheon during the Frequent Traveler Education Foundation series, a number of loyalty program managers spoke including:
Maya Leibman, President of AAdvantage Program, at American Airlines Jeff Foland, President of United Mileage Plus Jeff Zidell, Vice President of Hyatt Gold Passport Jeff Robertson, Vice President of Loyalty Programs, Delta Air Lines Joshua Berwitz, Vice President Membership Rewards, American ExpressRandy ...
