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20 Hypermiling Tips Could Save You Money on Fuel.
The practice of hypermiling could save you money on fuel, as it incorporates techniques that maximize fuel efficiency when driving or piloting a machine that consumes fuel — but you do not necessarily need to be a hypermiler to save money on fuel.
Hypermiling gained popularity with the increase in the...
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View from the Wing
Trump’s Portrait Will Be Featured Inside Some U.S. Passports — Here’s How To Get One Or Avoid One
The State Department is preparing a limited-run U.S. passport variant with Donald Trump’s portrait and gold signature inside, tied to America’s 250th birthday. It appears to be available through the Washington Passport Agency around July 4.

One Mile at a Time
Royal Jordanian’s Strange Air Marshals: Sort Of Undercover But Very Obvious
Okay, I think I’ve ranted enough about my recent Royal Jordanian experience, between the bad soft product on the Boeing 787-8, and the awful hard product on the Embraer E190-E2. In this post I’d like to discuss a topic more broadly, which I can’t really make sense of.

Frequent Miler
Best ways to get to Asia using points and miles (2026)
If you find yourself daydreaming about the snow monkeys in Japan, the hawker centers of Singapore, the ancient history that abounds around Asia, or just a really long flight in a comfortable seat with free-flowing champagne, there are numerous ways to use points and miles to get there. In this...

One Mile at a Time
Cranky United 787 Captain Rude To Newark ATC, But Karma Gets Him Back
More often than not when we see air traffic control interactions where someone loses their patience, it’s the air traffic controller with an attitude, and not the pilot. Here’s a case where a United Airlines captain had an unnecessarily bad attitude, with an ironic twist at the end…

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
American Airlines Has Just Become the Largest U.S. Carrier to Change its Power Bank Rules… What You Need to Know
From May 1, American Airlines will become the largest carrier in the United States to change its rules for passengers traveling with power banks in their carry-on luggage, following an alarming rise in the number of in-flight fires caused by overheating lithium batteries. The new rules are based on official...

One Mile at a Time
My Royal Jordanian 787 Business Class Flight: Royally Disappointing
I’m just wrapping up a very fun trip, and rather than doing preview posts for each part of the experience, I’m instead just going to publish a full trip report shortly. Well, sort of. I just got off a nine-hour overnight Royal Jordanian Boeing 787-8 flight from Bangkok (BKK) to...
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Scott Kirby Says United Is Premium — Then A Passenger Gets Soaked By Cabin Condensation [Roundup]
United says there’s room for only two premium airlines, but one passenger says he spent a flight getting soaked by cabin condensation and handed paper towels. Also: an American Airlines jet had lavatory liquid running down the aisle, JFK Terminal 8 gets a refresh with broken outlets, and a sniffer...

Frequent Miler
Delta Diamond elites to lose complimentary CLEAR+ membership as of 6/1/26
Delta’s top-tier Diamond Medallion status comes with a number of key benefits. One of those benefits has long been a complimentary CLEAR+ membership. For new memberships and renewals from 6/1/26 onward, that membership will now be charged at the reduced rate of $129 per year — it will no longer...
Reviews
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To Spain on a Air-to-Air Tanker?! Riding one of the Most Unique Airbus A330s in the World
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Alaska’s new Suites review: Flying the 787 from Seattle to Rome
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Review: Air Canada A220 Economy from New York to Toronto
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American Airlines Celebrates America’s 250th — With A Brazilian Regional Jet
American Airlines unveiled its America250 commemorative aircraft to honor the nation’s spirit, innovation, and independence. The only catch: the first plane it chose is a Brazilian-built Embraer regional jet, which is either a subtle celebration of global aviation supply chains or the funniest possible aircraft selection meeting where nobody raised...

2PAXfly
QANTAS: New open skies deal between Australia and Canada opens more flights and destinations
A new open skies agreement between Australia and Canada has removed limits on flights between the two countries, giving Qantas the green light to expand its services. The updated air services arrangement allows unlimited passenger capacity for Australian carriers, replacing the previous cap that effectively limited Qantas to a daily...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
‘Pro-Life’ Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Gets $1 Million Payday After Nine Years of Litigation Against Carrier
A ‘pro-life’ Southwest Airlines flight attendant who sued the Dallas-based carrier for religious discrimination after she was fired for allegedly harassing some of her coworkers with abortion-themed messages on Facebook has just landed a $1 million payday after nine years of litigation. Charlene Carter sued Southwest and the TWU556 flight...

2PAXfly
FIJI AIRWAYS: Dallas USA flights dropped from September
Fiji Airways is reshaping its network, cutting its Dallas route while boosting capacity on other key services amid rising fuel costs. The airline will suspend flights between Nadi and Dallas Fort Worth from 7 September, marking a retreat from one of its longest and most operationally demanding routes. That removes...

Frequent Miler
Pointauctions.com: Another site for searching points-bookable experiences
We recently reported on a site for finding points-bookable events called pointsevents.com. In the comments, a reader pointed out a similar site called Pointauctions.com that offers very similar functionality, albeit with slightly fewer filters but a couple more tracked programs and a more visually appealing interface. Pointauctions.com, a site for...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Three Years After SWISS Brought Back Inflight Duty Free as a Mark of Being a ‘Premium’ Airline, Seat-Side Shopping is Being Jettisoned
Just three and a half years after SWISS International Air Lines brought back the inflight Duty Free cart as mark of it being a “premium” full-service carrier, the opportunity to flick through a dog earred shopping brochure will soon be coming to an end… and this time, it will be...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
Guess Which Was the First Hotel Property to Open Outside of the Americas for Hilton?
Can you guess which was the first hotel property to open outside of the Americas for Hilton? If you can also guess the year that this hotel property opened, you get worthless bonus points — but, unfortunately, not Hilton Honors points.
The hotel property in question is...

View from the Wing
More Airline Bankruptcies May Be Coming — JetBlue And Frontier Face The Highest Risk
JetBlue and Frontier are now being flagged as the airlines most exposed if the industry’s financial pressure turns into more Chapter 11 filings. The warning makes sense as a ranking exercise — both carriers face high fuel costs, weak margins, and difficult competitive positions — but the precise bankruptcy odds...

Live and Let’s Fly
Fly The Cerulean Skies: United Airlines Lands In Devil Wears Prada 2
United Airlines is getting a Hollywood cameo, tying its brand to one of the spring’s most anticipated sequels. United Airlines Debuts Flight Attendant Ad Campaign, Will Appear In “The Devil Wears Prada 2” United Airlines has shared an internal memo, reviewed by Live And Let’s Fly, highlighting its role in...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Flight Attendant Reveals What it’s Like to Work On American Airlines’ New (And Increasingly Controversial) Airbus A321XLR Long-Haul Jets
An American Airlines flight attendant has revealed what it’s really like to operate on the carrier’s new Airbus A321XLR narrowbody planes that have been specially adapted to operate long-haul flights like New York JFK to Edinburgh. The plane has already proven to be pretty controversial, with some commentators believing that...

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United 737 Hit A “Red, Shiny” Drone At 3,000 Feet As It Landed In San Diego
United Flight 1980 was landing in San Diego when the crew reported striking a “red, shiny” drone around 3,000 feet — far above where recreational drones are normally allowed to operate near airports. There is no reported damage yet, but a drone in the arrival path at that altitude is...

One Mile at a Time
Royal Caribbean Debuts Two New Credit Cards: Are They Worth It?
Here at OMAAT, I usually cover airline and hotel credit cards, since that’s what interests me most. However, it’s also interesting to look at other cards being launched in the travel space. Along those lines, Royal Caribbean and Bank of America have just partnered to launch two credit cards, which...

Frequent Miler
Royal Caribbean launches two new credit cards: Royal One and Royal One Plus
Bank of America and Royal Caribbean have launched two brand new credit card products, the Royal One Card and the Royal One Plus Card. Both cards offer potentially intriguing welcome bonuses, and points can be used for cruises with Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, or Silversea. The Offers & Key Card...











































