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QATAR & ETIHAD: A380s retreat from Australia as the superjumbo shuffle continues
Qatar Airways is cutting back planned A380 service to Australia and China, with the superjumbo now concentrated on a much smaller number of routes as the airline rebuilds its network after disruption in the Middle East. AeroRoutes schedule filings show Qatar’s regular A380 operations from 16 June to 15 September...
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Both Engines Died At 41,000 Feet — Canada’s Metric Switch Left A Brand New Boeing 767 With Half The Fuel It Needed
Forty-three years ago, a brand new Boeing 767 cruising at 41,000 feet over Canada went quiet as both engines failed — not because of sabotage or mechanical collapse, but because a metric conversion mistake had sent it into the sky with only half the fuel it needed. What happened next...

One Mile at a Time
I Feel Bad: Fired United Airlines Pilot Speaks Out Over Viral Cockpit Incident
Several days ago, I wrote about how two United Airlines pilots were fired following a Colorado Rockies charter flight back in 2024 (this is getting more attention now due to a whistleblower hearing that’s happening). Specifically, one of the coaches had posted a video of him in the captain’s seat...

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Uber Says Widow Can’t Sue In Court Over Husband’s Fatal Airport Ride — Because She Had Her Own Rideshare Account
A man died in an Uber crash on the way to Midway Airport. Now the Illinois Supreme Court is considering whether his widow can sue Uber in court — or whether her own unrelated Uber app account forces her wrongful-death claims into arbitration.

Live and Let’s Fly
My Drunk American Airlines First Class Seatmate Begged To Come Home With Me…
Oy. I’ve had bad seatmates before, but I don’t think I’ve never had one quite so bad as my seatmate on a recent late-evening American Airlines flight to Southern California. Bloody Mary Karen, The Worst Seatmate I’ve Ever Had In American Airlines First Class I was traveling from Chicago (ORD)...

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California Hotel Clerk Sees Israeli Passports, Calls Guests ‘Zionist Baby Killers’ — Then Posts The Video Himself
A California hotel clerk saw Israeli passports at check-in, confronted the guests as “Zionists” and “baby killers,” filmed the exchange, and then posted it himself. The hotel says he no longer works there — but the video captures exactly why guests should not have to pass a political loyalty test...

Frequent Miler
5 reasons I’m glad I got to live the nomad life…and the 10 reasons I don’t miss it (A Carrie commentary)
People often ask me if I miss being a digital nomad, living the full-time travel life, which I did off and on for the better part of a decade. The short answer is…”no”, but of course, there’s a long answer too. If the long answer piques your interest, this post...
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QANTAS: Project Sunrise slips again due to ‘supply chain’ delay, now aiming for April 2027
The first Airbus A350-1000ULR for Project Sunrise, the aircraft Qantas is banking on to finally make non-stop Sydney and Melbourne flights to London and New York a commercial reality, will now join the fleet in April 2027 according to reports in the SMH. That is later than previously announced, when...

Frequent Miler
10 AARP member benefits you might not know about
Despite being in my mid 40s, I’ve had an AARP membership for 10 years. No, I’m not Benjamin Button; you don’t have to be 50 years old to become an AARP member. In fact, you can join from the age of 18. Some of you might have done that in...
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The Gate with Brian Cohen
Hang Up and Call Again and You Do Not Get If You Do Not Ask: Mantras For Life
Hanging up and calling back is one of the best pieces of advice you can get when it comes to life in general, as whenever you do not get the answer for which you are looking for, simply try another agent. Agents of airlines, lodging companies, and other multinational corporations...

Frequent Miler
Earn 8x or redeem with Chase Travel℠ Point Boosts? | Question of the Week Ep4 | 5-24-26
Earn 8x or redeem with Chase Travel℠ Points Boosts? Frequent Miler reader Bryant wrote in saying… With the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card providing 8X points on travel and hotel, doesn’t it always make sense to book through Chase and get the multiplier? That being said, what then is the best...

Frequent Miler
(50% sale) CardPointers: Automatically enroll offers to all of your cards
CardPointers is an app/website/browser extension that helps you track all your credit cards, their various benefits, etc. Its most popular feature is the ability to auto-enroll card-linked spending offers like Amex Offers, Citi Offers, etc. Rather than having to go through and manually click to enroll in each offer, CardPointers...

View from the Wing
JetBlue CEO Plays Seat Bingo On Fort Lauderdale Flight — Middle Seats Win Free Tickets
JetBlue’s CEO was spotted onboard a Boston–Fort Lauderdale flight playing “Seat Bingo” with passengers and giving away free tickets — with two of the winners sitting in middle seats. The video is making the rounds again, and while it appears to be recycled, it's still good to see JetBlue's top...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
Advertisements Target Travelers in The New Yorker Magazine in 1965
If you look at this Portable Document File of the issue of The New Yorker magazine from Saturday, February 20, 1965 — which was posted at the official Internet web site of Musicradio77.com — in addition to the interesting article pertaining to WABC-AM at that time, you will notice multiple...

Economy Class & Beyond
Airplane Art – LOT Polish Airlines Embraer E195 preparing to depart from Hamburg Airport
It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a LOT Polish Airlines Embraer E195 as it prepares for the return flight to Warsaw, Poland, in the sunset at Hamburg Airport. LOT operates a fleet of 18 Embraer E195 aircraft., It also operates...

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Chicago O’Hare Bathroom Video Is So Bad It Makes Crowded Airport Lounges Look Like Luxury [Roundup]
News and notes from around the interweb: When I complain about crowded airport lounges, with lines to get in, being not luxury – it’s all relative. The comparison for most isn’t whether the lounge meets some external standard… it’s ‘compared to the terminal’. So at Chicago O’Hare there’s this. Often...

Live and Let’s Fly
The Mediterranean Is Soft This Summer
US bookings to Europe are down 11% and Athens is off nearly 20%. Airlines added seats anyway. The window to do the Mediterranean right is right now. What the Numbers Are Actually Saying The Mediterranean did not become less attractive to travelers this summer. It just became less crowded, at...

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Both Engines Died At 41,000 Feet — Canada’s Metric Switch Left A Brand New Boeing 767 With Half The Fuel It Needed
Forty-three years ago, a brand new Boeing 767 cruising at 41,000 feet over Canada went quiet as both engines failed — not because of sabotage or mechanical collapse, but because a metric conversion mistake had sent it into the sky with only half the fuel it needed. What happened next...

One Mile at a Time
Citi AAdvantage Globe Card Application: Rules, Tips, And Approval Experience
The Citi / AAdvantage Globe Mastercard (review) is the newest Citi American AAdvantage card, which is currently offering a best-ever welcome bonus. I applied for the card several months back when it first launched (with the same bonus). I’d like to recap my experience getting approved for the card, for those...











































