Last week, the preliminary report was released about the tragedy of Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 that crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, killing 260 people. The cause of the accident was that the fuel control switches were turned off just seconds after takeoff, one after the other,...
To-date, my post “Which award search tool is best?” has focused mostly on features. I prefer tools that let us search across award programs, across dates, and across multiple airports all at once. Plus, I think it’s critical for tools to offer robust alerts. The best awards are rarely there...
I just don’t understand people. Especially people on planes. My husband told you the other day that we took a very spontaneous long weekend to Aruba. It took a bit…
Hertz's new AI system lets them go after 5 times as many customers as before. The rate at which they're sending out bills is skyrocketing.
Continue reading Hertz Turns AI Loose On Renters, Billing 5x More Customers For Minor Nicks And Scrapes—And It’s Spreading Fast...
Citi recently announced that they will launch an ultra premium card, the Strata Elite card, in the third quarter of 2025. Well, we’re already in the third quarter, and a source reached out to me to say that the card should be available for applications this weekend. They also supplied...
Delta doesn't do a good job keeping secrets about their fleet plans. I told you in advance they were planning to buy Boeing 737 MAXs and they did. Now they're planning to make another order from Boeing.
Continue reading Aviation Insider Leaks: Delta Air Lines Secretly Finalizing Landmark Boeing...
Bilt Rewards has launched a new travel portal and it promises to fix everything customers hate about travel portals. In fact, it aims to actually make travel better and easier. At a minimum, they're building along the right lines. And their new 'Home Away From Home' brings...
Can an economy passenger come up to business class to join a family member? If a husband and wife split up - he takes the first class seat, and she's stuck in coach - can they squeeze into the same seat up front, or take turns using it?
Officially, no....
A very bold young man flirted heavily with my wife on my JetBlue flight from Paris to New York, even though she was traveling with me and the kids and wearing a wedding ring. We all got a chuckle out of it. JetBlue Seatmate Takes An Interest In My Wife...
Citi Strata Elite World Legend Mastercard? That's a mouthful, but that's likely the name of the new credit card.
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