This week our frequent flyers discuss the meanest of the mean - or at least one person's interpretation of this. In addition we discuss

• Mean Airlines
• What About American Airlines?
• Missing Hot Nuts
• Delta delays 787s to 2020

Which airline is meanest in your book? Let us know below...

Delta, American, and US Airways all reported third quarter profits this morning. 

This is great news for all of you mileage millionaires since those miles represent unsecured loans to the airlines, and since higher profits mean a lower chance of default on those loans.  Of course, given that higher profits also mean that we are all paying more for our revenue tickets, this is not necessarily great news for everyone.

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In this week's travel podcast we are joined again by our newest blogger Gene to discuss the new Delta Airlines now that the Northwest merger has been in progress for some time. Play along and try to guess Gene's thoughts that finish these sentences...

The Delta Airlines Diamond Medallion customer service is ... The ability to upgrade domestic awards for free, after paid Diamonds/before paid Platinum's is ... Rollover Delta MQMs are .... The old terminal at JFK is ...

Hi, I’m Gene, The Mileage Millionaire.  Welcome to my first blog post at upgrd.com!

I have been a mileage millionaire for several years now and recently joined the exclusive 10-million mile club.  I hold top status with Delta, United, and American, and I am a long-time InterContinental Royal Ambassador. 

My travel goals include visiting 100 countries and staying at every InterContinental hotel ...

On this week's frequent flyer podcast we have a quick chat about recent award bookings and the inflight power and wifi options for the big four carriers in the USA. Links to the inflight power and inflight wifi choices are below:

Many of the airlines use DC power through a cigarette style lighter. You may want to purchase an adapter such as the Wagan Smart AC 120 Watt USB Power Inverter or charge several devices at once with the Kensington Air Power Inverter with Two USB Ports ...

In this week's frequent flyer podcast Mike, Matthew, Gary, and Matt discuss:

American Airlines Your Choice program Triple Elite and Redeemable Miles on DL and AA Delta in the news again ... for fighting ... again Your Hometown, Your Airline: San Jose, California A few traveler tips for New York City

And our picks for great travel gifts for your favorite frequent flyer:

From The Crew Lounge: Jonathan's travel steamer instead of ...