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FAA Firing Two Air Traffic Controllers For Leaving Early Night Of Deadly LaGuardia Air Canada Accident
In March 2026, we saw an Air Canada Jazz CRJ-900 collide with a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport (LGA), claiming the lives of two pilots, and injuring dozens of others.
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Etihad Offered Him $50 For Helping Restrain A Violent Passenger. Then The Press Got Involved & The Offer Went WAY Up
An Etihad passenger spent hours helping cabin crew restrain a violent traveler. The airline initially offered him $50…then the story attracted media attention. We’ve written plenty of stories about passengers…

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Daytime flights to Europe with points
I love daytime flights to Europe. It’s usually necessary to get up early to catch the flight, and then, after around 7 hours of flying, you arrive in Europe at night, tired and ready for bed. Your hotel room is ready, so you can check right in (which is often...

Live and Let’s Fly
Why United Airlines Is Betting You’ll Choose A Narrowbody Across The Atlantic
United Airlines is betting heavily on the Airbus A321XLR for its next phase of international growth, using the narrowbody not merely to replace aging Boeing 757s, but to open longhaul routes that would not be viable with a larger widebody aircraft. Why United Airlines Thinks You’ll Love Flying Across The...

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VIRGIN AUSTRALIA: Profit jumps 22% as fuel hedging pays off. Don’t expect cheaper fares, though.
Virgin Australia has emerged from a decidedly unpleasant year for airline fuel costs in remarkably good shape, reporting a 21.9% increase in underlying net profit while its larger rival Qantas took a substantial hit from the Middle East fuel-price shock. For the year to 30 June 2026, Virgin Australia recorded...

The Bulkhead Seat
Hilton to Bring LXR Hotels & Resorts to Costa Rica With New Luxury Beachfront Retreat
Hilton has announced plans to bring its LXR Hotels & Resorts brand to Costa…
The post Hilton to Bring LXR Hotels & Resorts to Costa Rica With New Luxury Beachfront Retreat appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.
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Southwest Airlines Told It Can’t Terminate Anti-Abortion Flight Attendant For Future Social Media Posts
Southwest Airlines has been banned from using all future social media posts uploaded by an anti-abortion flight attendant to terminate her employment – the latest is a long list of legal wins by Charlene Carter over nine years of litigation against the Dallas-based carrier. Carter was a veteran flight attendant...

Points With a Crew
Save Up to 50% on Amazon with Amex Rewards Dollars (Targeted)
We’ve written about this deal before but it appears to be back! It appears to be targeted but if so, it seems widely targeted. Save 30% on Amazon, up to $30 in savings (offers vary), when you you purchase eligible products and use at least 1 cent in Amex Reward...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
Could 12foot5 Have Been an Alternate Solution to 11foot8?
The clearance of the bridge which used to be known as the notorious 11Foot8 — as it was named after the height of its span being eleven feet and eight inches of clearance suspended off of the surface of the street — in Durham under which trucks, buses, recreational vehicles...

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Alaska and Hawaiian increase CLEAR+ discounts for Atmos Elite members
Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines have launched significantly increased discounts on annual CLEAR+ memberships for Atmos Elite members. As of today, Silver, Gold, and Platinum members receive a $40 discount for a total cost of $179 per year, while top-tier Titanium members now receive a $90 discount, bringing the annual cost...

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United CEO Says American Airlines Will Abandon Chicago After Losing $1.1 Billion—What Its Exit Would Mean For Fares
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says economic gravity will force American Airlines out of Chicago O’Hare. That wouldn't be great for airfares, but wouldn't be as bad as you think.
In fact, American can and will stay far longer than Kibry believes. But if it fails, United gets the feed...

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Win 1 million Atmos Points from T-Mobile (open to all)
As part of this week’s T-Mobile Tuesdays promotion, the mobile company is running a sweepstakes that will award ten people grand prizes of 1,000,000 Atmos Points. I had signed up for this in my T-Life app, which required me to play a silly little matching game before processing the entry. I...

Economy Class & Beyond
Hitachi and Toshiba delivers the N700ST High Speed Train to Tawain
This flew under my radar, but its intresting ennough to take a look at. For those who travel in Taiwan, the country has a high-speed rail line. Well, there’s a rolling stock upgrade with the N700ST train landing in the country. N700ST, the new high-speed railcars for Taiwan – Image,...

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Delta Amex Personal Cards: New welcome offers add statement credits or roundtrip flight certs
Amex has new welcome offers out for its suite of Delta personal cards. Unlike the new business card offers, which are SkyMiles only, the consumer versions offer a mix of SkyMiles and some other sweetener. The personal Gold and Platinum cards each provide a statement credit to go with the...

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Delta Air Lines Passenger Makes Bad Choice In The Lavatory—Maintenance Reports “iPhone Is Flushed And Gone”
An iPhone flushed aboard Delta flight 777 never left the 36-year-old Boeing 757; it landed in a recirculating waste tank beneath the cabin. The toilet kept working, and the aircraft departed Atlanta 59 minutes late after a two-hour turn.

Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Buy Air France KLM Flying Blue Miles with up to a 45% discount or an 80% bonus
An offer for buying Flying Blue Miles has returned for Air France KLM’s frequent flyer program. This time it’s a mystery offer of an 80% bonus or discount of up to 45% on the purchase price. You’ll find out which offer you get after logging in. Personally, I received the...

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Hilton Amex spending offer: Spend $1,000, get 5,000 bonus points (targeted)
There is at least one (and probably many more) new spending offer on Amex Hilton cards that gives bonus points for meeting specific spending targets. Unlike most Hilton Amex Offers, which only reward spending at Hilton properties, this offer rewards general spending on a Hilton Amex. The version that I...

One Mile at a Time
Huge New Delta Amex Card Welcome Offers: As High As 200K SkyMiles
Delta and American Express have a portfolio of co-branded credit cards. We've just see some huge new welcome offers rolled out on these cards, which are among the best offers we've seen on these products. In particular, the offer on the most premium business card is the largest I ever...

Points With a Crew
Should you buy Choice points with up to a 40% discount? (Deal Ends Friday)
Choice Hotels is offering a discount on buying points. Buying points can be a great way to boost your balance, but only if it makes sense for your patterns of earning and redemption. Does this new promotion fit that criteria?

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Air Canada Aeroplan: Earn 5x points on all economy class flights in November (August 27 Bonus Offer Highlight)
Today's Bonus Offer Highlight is a big systemwide economy class flight bonus from Air Canada where they are offering 5x Aeroplan points when flying with the airline in November. Check out all of the new bonuses added today:

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Up to 200k bonuses – Never a better time to add Delta Amex cards to your wallet
American Express has new, limited time offers on their Delta cobranded credit cards. Some are the highest welcome offers we've ever seen!
The post Up to 200k bonuses – Never a better time to add Delta Amex cards to your wallet appeared first on Monkey Miles.

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Rakuten offering up to $100 / 10K Bilt points for three Chase cards
For several months, Rakuten has offered rewards after you apply through Rakuten’s link and are approved for the Chase Freedom Unlimited® card and the Ink Business Unlimited®. Recently, they added another card: the Ink Business Cash®. The current rate for Freedom Unlimited is back to “up to” $100 cashback or...






































