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Pilots Shut Off Both Engines Before China Eastern 737 Crash — China Cites “National Security” To Withhold Report
China Eastern Flight MU5735 did not simply fall out of the sky. NTSB recorder data shows pilots shut off both engines before the Boeing 737 plunged from cruise, killing all 132 people aboard — and four years later, China still refuses to release the crash report, citing “national security” and...

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British Airways Will Pay Pilots $100,000 a Year Just to Taxi Planes On the Ground Around Chicago O’Hare
British Airways has a rather interesting job offer for pilots who could earn up to $100,000 a year just to drive, or taxi in aviation speak, one of its airplanes a couple of kilometers on the ground at Chicago O’Hare a few times a day. No, really, there’s no flying...

One Mile at a Time
United Passenger Blasts “Influencer” For Incessant Inflight Filming & Talking
It goes without saying that the whole world of ”travel influencing” has changed a lot over the years. I mean, I’ve been doing this the old fashioned way for 20 years, and I’m annoyed I’m having to compete with others to document mediocre airport lounge food spreads. Along those...

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Delta Air Lines Meltdown — Hundreds Of Flights Canceled While Rivals Run Fine Amid Internal “Crew Restrictions”
Delta Air Lines has canceled hundreds of flights while American, United and Southwest are barely canceling at all. Weather does not explain it. A tech outage does not explain it. And sickout rumors do not hold up — leaving internal Delta “crew restrictions” as the clearest clue to a meltdown...

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Delta Cancels Hundreds Of Flights — Executives Say The Problem Could Last All Summer
Delta has canceled hundreds of flights while rivals kept running normally, and the airline’s own executives have already warned that the underlying reliability problem will take time to fix. Delta is blaming weather, but the deeper issue appears to be crew recovery and pilot scheduling — meltdowns can be expected...

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Chinese Planespotter Arrested For Photographing America’s Doomsday Plane
A 21-year-old Chinese planespotter and aeronautical engineering student was arrested after photographing the E-4B “Doomsday Plane” and other military aircraft near Offutt Air Force Base, even though there is no espionage charge and no allegation that he trespassed.

One Mile at a Time
Delta Mysteriously Canceling Hundreds Of Flights Due To “Crew Restrictions”
Despite generally good weather around the country, Delta canceled nearly as many flights today as Spirit did… and Spirit didn’t fly. I don’t know what’s going on, but Delta is unarguably losing its edge when it comes to operational reliability.

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American Airlines Flight Attendants Are Still Unhappy With the New and Improved Catering at London Heathrow
Flight attendants at American Airlines remain less than impressed with the changes the carrier has made to its catering operation at London Heathrow Airport, following its sudden departure from its longtime catering partner at the start of March. In the eyes of American Airlines, the carrier has done well to...

Live and Let’s Fly
Rant: Saving Spirit Was Cheap, Letting It Fail, Expensive
In a move that will effect travelers throughout the US, Caribbean, and Central America, Spirit shut down and everyone (else) was wrong about it. Crack those knuckles, keyboard warriors, I’m ready. Spirit Was Essential Spirit was so essential to protecting competition and keeping pricing in check that the JetBlue-Spirit merger...

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American Airlines AI Gave Away Their Seats — Even Though They Made It To The Gate On Time
American Airlines passengers made it to the gate on time in Miami, with boarding still underway — but their seats were already gone. The likely culprit is American’s automated rebooking system, which can give away seats from passengers it predicts will miss a connection before they actually do, leaving these...

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150,000 Points: The Chase Sapphire Reserve®’s Best Offer in History
If you’ve been eyeing the Chase Sapphire Reserve® card and looking for a sign that it’s time to apply, this might be it. Chase’s premium travel, lifestyle, and rewards product now features a limited-time promotion — the card’s biggest offer ever. Earn A very conservative value of 150,000 Chase points...
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Review : Salon Odyssee, Desjardin – Plaza Premium Lounge – Montreal (YUL), Transborder Concourse
The only lounge in Montreal’s transborder (US) concourse that is not operated by Air Canada remains one of the oddest lounges I have visited The summary This lounge remains the only choice for travelers leaving Montreal for the US that are not flying Air Canada (or Star Alliance carriers). It...

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Delta Air Lines Once Offered Hot Towels And Multi-Course Meals In Economy — Now Passengers Are Roasting This Sad Sandwich [Roundup]
Delta once tried to make economy class feel premium, with hot towels and multi-course meals on long-haul flights. Here's just how far the airline’s onboard experience has fallen. Plus United looks to save money on business class amenity kits, airlines rushing in to back fill for Spirit Airlines and more.

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Singapore Airlines Chooses Ultra-Fast Starlink Wi-Fi But Passengers Could Be Left Disappointed… Here’s Why
Singapore Airlines has become the latest major international carrier to sign a major deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink internet company for fast and free in-flight Wi-Fi at 38,000 feet. Unfortunately, Singapore Airlines’ plans for Starlink aren’t nearly quite as grand as many of its rivals. Announcing the Starlink deal on...

Live and Let’s Fly
Delta Cancels Hundreds Of Flights, Warns Operational Problems Could Last All Summer
Delta Air Lines has canceled hundreds of flights this weekend while rivals largely kept flying, and the issue appears to be more than weather. Does this foreshadow a summer of misery for Delta passengers? Delta Cancels Hundreds Of Flights As “Crew Restrictions” Expose Operational Weakness Delta Air Lines has canceled...

One Mile at a Time
Yikes: United Boeing 767 Strikes Truck & Light Pole On Newark Approach
When you’re driving on the highway, you don’t generally expect that you’re at risk of being hit by a commercial aircraft. Yet that’s exactly what just happened. I first covered this yesterday, but would like to provide an update, as some more details have been made available.

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Amazing Rakuten Promotion: Earn Up To 100x Amex Or Bilt Points Per Dollar Spent
Online shopping portalscan be a great way to pick up miles & points for purchases youd make anyway. Just for following a specific link, you can earn bonus points or cash back in addition to the rewards youd earn for credit card spending.

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Amazing Rakuten Promotion: Earn Up To 100x Amex Or Bilt Points Per Dollar Spent
Online shopping portalscan be a great way to pick up miles & points for purchases youd make anyway. Just for following a specific link, you can earn bonus points or cash back in addition to the rewards youd earn for credit card spending.

One Mile at a Time
Singapore Airlines Rolling Out Free Starlink Wi-Fi, With A Major Catch
Singapore Airlines has just become the latest carrier to announce plans to introduce free Starlink Wi-Fi, though the timeline and percentage of the fleet expected to be fitted with the service leaves a bit to be desired.

Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Earn up to 3,000 bonus Miles & More miles when flying with ITA Airways
Now with ITA Airways fully integrated into the Miles & More ecosystem, the program is offering a bonus miles incentive to fly with the Italian airline. The up to 3,000 bonus miles offer: Earn up to 3,000 bonus Miles & More Miles when you fly with ITA Airways. Earn 1,000...

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Domes Noruz Chania, Crete hotel review (Marriott & Fine Hotels + Resorts® property)
My wife and I just spent the last eight nights on vacation in Crete, a Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea. We spent the first five nights at the adults-only Domes Noruz Chania which is part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection that we booked through Amex’s Fine Hotels + Resorts® (FHR)...

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Chase Ink Business Preferred® vs. Chase Ink Business Unlimited® – $750 or 90,000 points
The Chase Ink Preferred and Chase Ink Unlimited are two of Chase's business credit cards and they can both be great options to boost your Ultimate Rewards points balance. Deciding which one is best can depend on ...

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First Time Dining at Junior’s Restaurant & Bakery. In Las Vegas. I Am From Brooklyn. I Am Ashamed.
My first time dining at Junior’s Restaurant & Bakery was recently in Las Vegas. I was born and raised in Brooklyn. I am ashamed that I had not tried Junior’s sooner — and at the original location in Brooklyn, no less.
One reason why I had not dined at Junior’s Restaurant...

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United Airlines Clips Truck Outside Airport Perimeter While Landing at Newark, Upending Vehicle in Bizarre Accident
A United Airlines Boeing 767 clipped a bakery truck and a lampost outside the perimeter of Newark International Airport on Sunday afternoon, upending the vehicle and sending the delivery driver to the hospital in a bizarre and highly unusual accident that has drawn attention from the Federal Aviation Administration. The...

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United 767 Hits Bakery Truck On Newark Approach — Wheel Smashes Driver’s Window Near NJ Turnpike
A United Airlines Boeing 767 landed safely at Newark after striking a light pole on approach — but video and news reports suggest the incident was worse than first disclosed. The aircraft also appears to have hit a bakery truck on the New Jersey Turnpike, with its wheel smashing into...

Economy Class & Beyond
Airplane Art – Spirit Airbus A320 climbing out of Chicago O’Hare
It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Spirit Airbus A320 climbing out of Chicago O’Hare International in late March, as it headed off to its next destination. As we are all aware, Spirit Airlines began an orderly wind-down of...

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Delta Cancels Hundreds Of Flights — Executives Say The Problem Could Last All Summer
Delta has canceled hundreds of flights while rivals kept running normally, and the airline’s own executives have already warned that the underlying reliability problem will take time to fix. Delta is blaming weather, but the deeper issue appears to be crew recovery and pilot scheduling — meltdowns can be expected...

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Pilots Shut Off Both Engines Before China Eastern 737 Crash — China Cites “National Security” To Withhold Report
China Eastern Flight MU5735 did not simply fall out of the sky. NTSB recorder data shows pilots shut off both engines before the Boeing 737 plunged from cruise, killing all 132 people aboard — and four years later, China still refuses to release the crash report, citing “national security” and...


































