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Planning a OneWorld first class award to Asia!

As I posted about a few days ago, Cathay Pacific has plenty of award space in first class on the YYZ-HKG route for the next year or so, even for two people on the same flight, which is very rare otherwise. YYZ-HKG is operated by the 777-300ER, which has only six seats in first class, so seeing 1/3 [...]

American reconfiguring 18 757’s for transatlantic service

While it’s not official yet, anything that JonNYC says is as good as fact, so I’d bank on it. Via TravelingBetter.com (which links to airliners.net):
We are moving forward with reconfiguring 18 Boeing 757 for use on international routes. The reconfiguration includes the installation of new seats, new cabin interiors and updated in-flight entertainment systems throughout [...]

NYT: American and British Airways Plan an Alliance

The New York Times reports:
American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia Airlines said Thursday that they had signed a joint business agreement for flights between the United States and Europe.
The airlines said they planned to apply for antitrust approval from the United States Department of Transportation and would notify European Union authorities. The step comes a [...]

New American co-pays starting October 1

As TravelingBetter reports, AA is adding $50 co-pays to upgrade awards in the following regions:
-Within the continental U.S. / Canada
-Within and between the continental U.S. / Canada / Mexico / The Caribbean
-Between North America and Central America
There’s also an increase of co-pays to $350 for upgrade awards from North America to Europe, Asia, S. America, and [...]

American flight cancelled– unruly passengers or late crew?

Another interesting video story (because let’s face it, I’m lazy and don’t like reading), this time about an AA flight that was cancelled. The crew showed up late for the flight from MIA to LGA, and apparently they were booed by passengers when they arrived, and possibly had some not-so-nice stuff yelled at them as [...]

Dallas News: American Airlines may lay off 900 flight attendants in August

American Airlines Inc. has informed its flight attendants’ union that it may furlough 900 flight attendants as of Aug. 31.In a hotline message to members, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants said the airline delivered a WARN letter, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, informing them of the looming layoffs.American chairman and chief executive Gerard [...]

Tomorrow’s the day!

Well folks, time has flown by, and tomorrow I’m off to Paris on the inaugural OpenSkies flight. You can of course expect a full report with pictures and more commentary than you could ever dream of.
I’m checked in for my AA flight from TPA-JFK tomorrow (departs at noon), and I’m desperately hoping it’s not delayed. [...]

Some industry updates…

I figured I’d make a consolidated post with some of the stories/news I’ve seen in the industry this week. 

Many airlines are raising the price for liquor/food onboard. AirTran is raising the price of alcoholic beverages by a dollar to $6. Starting June 1, United is raising the price of their “fresh food” items to $7, [...]

Some more fees at AA…

Looks like AA has added quite a few fees for upgrades/awards. First of all is a $5 fee for booking awards on aa.com (Executive Platinum members are exempt). As minor as it is, this is the most ridiculous change in my opinion, since there’s absolutely no way to avoid this when redeeming for a “free ticket.” Still [...]

American to charge $15 for first checked bag

Per Flying Critic:
And the fees keep coming.  Now American Airlines will charge you $15 to check your FIRST bag.  Elites are exempt.  So are international itineraries.  But otherwise expect to pay up for checking a bag.  I expect them to increase enforcement of carry-on size restrictions.  I also expect United and others to join the [...]