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CrowdStrike Stranded Passengers—But A 1978 Law Says Airline Vendors Can’t Be Sued For This

CrowdStrike’s botched software update helped trigger one of the biggest airline meltdowns in years, stranding passengers and costing Delta alone more than $500 million. Now those passengers are being told they may not be able to sue a software company because of the Airline Deregulation Act.

Live and Let’s Fly

United Airlines May Block Middle Seats On New Airbus Jets (Update)

UPDATE: United Airlines tells Live And Let’s Fly: “Part of our winning strategy is to continually invest in the customer, nose-to-tail, and we’re always evaluating and testing new ways to further differentiate ourselves within the industry and add even more value to the experience of flying United.” Live And Let’s...

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Earn 100,000 Bonus Miles with Capital One Venture Business

The signup bonus on the Capital One Venture Business card (formerly Spark Miles) dropped from 150,000 miles to 100,000 miles.

One Mile at a Time

Airlines Are Offering Huge Credit Card Bonuses This Summer — But Do They Make Sense?

If it feels like every airline is dangling a big credit card bonus right now, you’re not imagining it. As summer travel ramps up, Alaska, American, Delta, and Southwest, are all running elevated welcome offers on their co-branded cards and United just wrapped up its own increased offers a...

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United Airlines Confirms It Will Block Middle Seats On New A321XLRs To Fly With Fewer Flight Attendants

United Airlines confirms its new Airbus A321XLRs will use blocked middle seats in coach so the planes can fly with fewer Flight Attendants. The move copies European-style business class seating and could turn two otherwise unusable middle seats into a paid extra space product.

Frequent Miler

Delta promo: Earn 20% bonus MQDs when booking Extra seats (targeted?)

Delta is targeting some SkyMiles members with an opportunity to earn 20% bonus Medallion Qualification Dollars (MQDs) when booking Extra seats. It looks like this promotion has been running for the past couple of months, but there’s still another month to go, plus it should stack with a different promotion...

Live and Let’s Fly

Review: Delta Air Lines 737-900ER First Class

My two-hour journey from Atlanta to Chicago on a Delta Air Lines 737-900ER in first class was a very calm flight with excellent service, which helped to offset an annoying air traffic control delay. Delta Air Lines 737-900ER First Class Review I originally booked a Los Angeles – Chicago one-way...

Frequent Flyer Bonuses

Top 5 Hotel Bonus Points offers for June 2026

Here are our Top Hotel Stay Bonuses for this month! These are for stays that you credit to a hotel frequent guest program. Many of these offers go beyond this month so don’t count them out for stays you’re booking past this month. If none of the offers listed below...

Miles To Memories

Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business, New 200K Bonus Coming Soon

Chase will soon launch a 200,000 points bonus for the Sapphire Reserve for Business credit card. The new offer will go live on June 14 at branches that are open Sunday, and then June 15 online.

Points With a Crew

Kickstarter: VEZERLEZER WK2 All-in-One Flashlight

The VEZERLEZER WK2 is an all-in-one flashlight that offers plenty of punch for a fairly affordable price. It's on Kickstarter, but only for a few more ...

Points With a Crew

Grab 1750 Airline Miles With A Shopping Portal Bonus

Get one step closer to that next big trip by earning thousands of bonus airline miles with the current airline shopping portal bonuses

Your Mileage May Vary

The Funny, Weird, And Sometimes Brutal Names Locals Have For Tourists

If you’ve ever visited a tourist destination, there’s a decent chance the locals had a name for people like you. Most of the time, you’ll never hear it. These nicknames…

Frequent Flyer Bonuses

Top 5 Flight Bonus Miles and Points Offers for June 2026

Here are our Top 5 Flight Bonus Mile/Point Offers for this month. This post is of course for bonuses for flying this month however many of these offers go beyond so don’t count them out for flights you need to book past this month. If none of the offers listed...

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Passengers Leave Airport Lounges A Mess As Crowds Overwhelm Once-Premium Spaces

Crowded airport lounges are looking less premium as passengers leave behind dirty tables, used plates, and even bare feet on furniture.

Frequent Miler

How to transfer Avios between British Airways, Qatar, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Finnair and Loganair

British Airways, Qatar, Aer Lingus, Iberia, Finnair, regional Scottish airline Loganair, and Vueling (a low-cost carrier) all share a common rewards currency: Avios. Strangely, despite sharing a currency, each program has its own loyalty program with differing fees, award prices, and rules. Since they are partners, it’s often possible to...

Live and Let’s Fly

United Airlines Reveals Mouthwatering New Polaris Business Class Meals

United Airlines has revealed the first wave of its new Chef’s Table meals for Polaris business class, and the menu options sounds very, very good. United Airlines Reveals New Chef’s Table Polaris Business Class Meals Back in March, I wrote about United Airlines partnering with Chef’s Table, the brand behind...

One Mile at a Time

Chase Sapphire Reserve Vs. Amex Platinum: Which Premium Card Wins?

Nowadays premium cards are more popular than ever before. Two of the most well-known are the American Express Platinum Card and Chase Sapphire Reserve Card, and I know a lot of people struggle to decide which card is a better fit.

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

American Airlines Flight Attendants Challenge Excruciatingly Long Computer-Based Training Modules

It’s the bane of any corporate worker’s life… the dreaded deadline to complete mandatory annual Computer-Based Training (CBT) modules, which seemingly get longer with each passing year. The desperate scramble to click through a never-ending slideshow only to be hit by an exam at the end is a well-trodden path...

Miles To Memories

With The Sapphire Preferred Devaluation Do You Need A Sapphire Reserve Now? Let’s Dive Into The Numbers

A lot of people are asking themselves, should you get a Chase Sapphire Reserve card after the recent Sapphire Preferred changes?

Traveling For Miles

United Airlines partners with Chef’s Table for new Polaris business class menus

United Airlines has announced a change to its international premium cabin catering. Starting in August, the carrier will debut a new lineup of chef-curated meals developed in collaboration with Chef's Table, the creative brand behind the Emmy award-winning Netflix docuseries.

Points Miles and Bling

How Supplementary Credit Cards Actually Work

Often, I receive questions about supplementary cardholders on credit cards, including whether the authorized user has access to the same…

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Flying Blue Gold Status Match Ends Saturday, Unlocking Free Delta Bags, Boarding, And Exit Rows

Flying Blue Gold status match ends Saturday for U.S. and Canadian members, offering Delta flyers free bags, priority boarding, and exit-row seats for $199. A family checking bags can recover that cost quickly.

One Mile at a Time

American Airlines Rolls Out Aircraft Trading Cards: Better Late Than Never!

American Airlines has joined the trend of offering trading cards, though the airline is only doing this in celebration of its 100th birthday. While I first covered this back when the airline made the announcement, there’s now an update, as these should be available on a pretty widespread basis.

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United May Block Middle Seats on New “Coastliner” Aircraft to Cut Crew Requirements

United Airlines is reportedly exploring a new Economy Class seating concept that could permanently…

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