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American Quietly Adds Connections To Fiji Airways Awards When Business Class Costs 405,000 Miles One Way
American now lets Fiji Airways’ pricey “Enhanced Awards” include eligible American connections on the same itinerary. That makes these awards more useful—but documented business class pricing as high as 405,000 miles one way still makes them hard to justify.
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Two Airlink Embraer E-Jets Perform Stunning Flyover of DHL Stadium in Cape Town, But Were the Planes Dangerously Low?
Two specially branded Airlink Embraer E-Jets performed a stunning low-altitude flyover of the DHL Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, on Saturday just before kick-off between the South African Springboks and the New Zealand All Blacks as part of a new rugby tour called ‘Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry.’ The flyover was...

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American Airlines Fixes A Bizarre Upgrade Glitch—You Keep The Seat, It Keeps Your Money
American Airlines has fixed a strange systems problem that stripped away a paid upgrade when a customer later used a systemwide upgrade elsewhere on the same itinerary. The passenger now keeps the upgraded seat—but American also keeps the payment.

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Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Move Back To Britain On $120,000 Private Jet Flight
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are back in Britain, arriving with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet after flying privately from Southern California to Birmingham. Let’s take a look at how they flew there, which is different than the past several trips on British Airways or American Airlines. Prince Harry And...

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Is American Really Losing $1 Billion A Year At Chicago O’Hare? Here’s What The Data Shows
Currently, Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD) is probably the most fiercely competitive airport in the country. Both American and United have hubs there -- United has gained a huge advantage in recent years, though American is now trying to win back some of the market share it has lost.

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How Often Do I Fly Economy? Here’s My Strategy When First Class Isn’t Worth It
On this blog, I primarily review first and business class experiences. However, that's not to say that I always fly in a premium cabin. A reader recently asked me how often I actually end up flying in economy, so I want to address that in this post...

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Atmos Rewards Summit Card Partner Award Booking Fee Waiver Benefit
The $395 annual feeAtmos™ Rewards Summit Visa InfiniteCredit Card(learn more) isthe premium personal credit cardof Atmos Rewards (there are three co-branded credit cards), which is the combined loyalty program of Alaska & Hawaiian.
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The Gate with Brian Cohen
Cầu Rồng: Dragon Bridge “Breathes” Fire and Water in Đà Nẵng in Vietnam
Cầu Rồng is the Vietnamese name for the Dragon Bridge, which “breathes” fire and water as it spans across the River Hàn in the city of Đà Nẵng in Vietnam as — not surprisingly — the longest steel bridge in the world that is shaped like a dragon.
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Riggs Hotel DC Review: Inside A Former Bank Where The Boardroom Became My Suite Upgrade
Riggs Hotel in Washington, D.C. is a former bank across from the National Portrait Gallery, now a stylish GHA Discovery property with real history, warm service, and benefits that can stack through programs like Chase’s The Edit. I booked a stay and wound up in the hotel’s best suite —...

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The Bilt Credit Card Authorized User Trick That Can Earn You More Rewards
Did you know that by adding authorized users to your Bilt credit card, you can potentially get a lot more value from your Bilt Cash? It's something that I didn't realize until now, and it really positively changes the math on the card, as I see it.

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Office Depot/OfficeMax: Buy $300+ Mastercard Gift Cards, Save $15
Office Depot and OfficeMax stores have returned with their profitable gift card deal on Mastercard gift cards. The Deal Buy $300+ Mastercard gift cards at Office Depot/OfficeMax & get $15 off instantly. Key Terms Valid 8/30/26-9/5/26. Limit 10 per household/business (different stores may try to impose various limits that don’t...

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Fly To Europe For 3,000 Points, Business Class To Africa For 75,000—The Best Frequent Flyer Sweet Spots That Still Work
Most award sweet spots are obsolete, unbookable or buried beneath surcharges. These still work: Air France business class for 60,000 JAL miles, LATAM roundtrip business class for 60,000, and London from 3,000 Virgin points with Bilt’s September bonus.

Economy Class & Beyond
Airplane Art – Air Premia Boeing 787-9 pushing back at Seoul Incheon Airport
It’s Sunday again (somewhere in the world), so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have an Air Premia Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner being pushed back by a tug as it heads off on a long-haul mission. Air Premia operates a fleet of nine Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, leased...

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Flight Attendant Union Tells Crew They Don’t Have to Answer Questions From ICE About Coworkers or Passengers
The largest flight attendant union in the United States has sent out advice to its tens of thousands of members about how to deal with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who might ask them for information about their coworkers or passengers on board their planes, as the agency steps...

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Aviation Union Demands Investigation into New Engine Oil That Won’t Smell, Making it Harder for Crew to Detect Potentially Serious Problems
A major aviation union is demanding that an urgent investigation be launched after it was revealed that airlines are snapping up a new type of engine oil that is designed to have an ‘inoffensive odor profile’ in the event that it is vaporized into an airplane’s air conditioning system and...

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United, American Launch New Routes – Why Not Manchester?
Manchester has the demand. New narrowbody aircraft give airlines the range. So why is nobody taking the bet? One note: I built a tool for TravelCodex.com that maps new route possibilities. I give all of the caveats there and here (not every route can nor should be run even to...

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Awful: The Aviation Herald Founder Forced To Sell Home After Slovakian Airline Lawsuit
The Aviation Herald is an excellent website that has been around since 2008, which reports on aviation incidents and accidents. While I don't know him personally, the site's founder, Simon Hradecky, does an incredible job and service to the industry, and reports with absolutely no bias.

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American Airlines Mechanic Dies At 100 After 80-Year Career—He Was Older Than American Itself [Roundup]
Azriel Blackman, who spent more than 80 years as an American Airlines mechanic, has died at 100—older than the airline he served. Also: five U.S. airports plan new lounges and American expands its cabin repair push










































