Live and Let’s Fly
Trump’s Doomsday Plane Heads To Washington, DC As Global Tensions Rise
With global geopolitical tensions simmering and the Trump administration making extraordinary threats about military operations abroad, an often unseen but critical piece of U.S. national security infrastructure has quietly moved into position. The U.S. Air Force’s E-4B “Nightwatch,” commonly known as the Doomsday Plane, recently flew to the Washington, DC...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
British Airways Finds Another Way To Cut Costs On Food And Drink For Business Class On Short Haul Flights
British Airways has found yet another way to cut costs on food and drink in its short-haul Club Europe Business Class cabin, by reclassifying some destinations so that passengers are served smaller meals and are proactively offered fewer drinks. The change was revealed just days after BA’s controversial decision to...
Dots, Lines, & Destinations
DLD 568: Ops Oopsies
'Tis the season for all sorts of things, including some interesting operational messes.
One Mile at a Time
Great News: 14K Square Foot Capital One Lounge Coming To Charlotte Airport
The Capital One Lounge network will be expanding, with the opening of a new outpost at an airport that could certainly use some more lounge capacity…
Altitude Yes
ANA Expects First 787-9 With ‘The Room FX’ Business Class in August 2026
The Room FX business class seats will offer a more consistent premium experience across the airline's fleet. The post ANA Expects First 787-9 With ‘The Room FX’ Business Class in August 2026 first appeared on Altitude Yes.
TravelUpdate
California Review: Ava Hotel Paso Robles, Curio Collection
Background and Location After visiting Hearst Castle, I wanted to find a spot on the road trip that…
View from the Wing
“Worst Odds in the City”: Avoid the Slot Machines at Las Vegas Airport [Roundup]
A warning is making the rounds that the slot machines at Las Vegas airport are among the worst bets in town—possibly paying out near the legal minimum—so you’re better off waiting until you hit the Strip. Plus a United first class passenger stunned there’s no screen, Hilton’s new Diamond Reserve...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Photographs of Unique Highway Signs in Colorado — With Complete Sentences?
As Interstate 70 winds through the Rocky Mountains heading west from Denver in Colorado, it experiences drastic changes in elevation — at one point exceeding 11,000 feet above sea level. Combine that with a winter snowstorm and you have a recipe for a trucker’s nightmare. In December of 2020, I arrived...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Photographs of Unique Highway Signs in Colorado — With Complete Sentences?
As Interstate 70 winds through the Rocky Mountains heading west from Denver in Colorado, it experiences drastic changes in elevation — at one point exceeding 11,000 feet above sea level. Combine that with a winter snowstorm and you have a recipe for a trucker’s nightmare. In December of 2020, I arrived...
Pontos pra Voar
Alerta de passagens PPV! LATAM Pass tem trechos para Buenos Aires a partir de 11 mil milhas – saindo de todas regiões
Alerta de passagens PPV: viaje para Buenos Aires com suas milhas LATAM Pass! Nossa equipe encontrou disponibilidade com bons valores saindo de todas as regiões do Brasil, a partir de 11 mil milhas LATAM Pass + taxas. Confira as datas disponíveis! Passagens para Buenos Aires com milhas LATAM Pass Atenção: A busca dessas emissões...
One Mile at a Time
Southwest Rapid Rewards Selling Points For Up To 50% Off: Worth It?
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards has introduced its latest promotion on purchased points. While there has long been value in strategically buying points, the concept of a revenue based frequent flyer program selling points has always been strange to me, especially for an airline like Southwest. Still, let’s go over the...
Wild About Travel
Johannesburg: First encounter with the City of Gold
Firstly, three fascinating facts about Johannesburg for your next Trivia Pursuit Competition: I flew to Johannesburg expecting not to like it, but there is something about its youthfulness, energy, hustling, humour and beauty that got to me. I rate all the cities I have visited or lived in, and Johannesburg...
Frequent Miler
Earn up to a $715 bonus with a new SoFi checking/savings account
SoFi has again increased a stackable offer that can give you up to $715 back when opening a new checking/savings account. The shopping portal Swagbucks is offering a 41,500-point (~$415) bonus for opening a new SoFi Checking/Savings account by clicking through the portal link and making a $400 direct deposit...
Frequent Miler
Earn up to a $715 bonus with a new SoFi checking/savings account
SoFi has again increased a stackable offer that can give you up to $715 back when opening a new checking/savings account. The shopping portal Swagbucks is offering a 41,500-point (~$415) bonus for opening a new SoFi Checking/Savings account by clicking through the portal link and making a $400 direct deposit...
You Have Been Upgraded
Das sind die neuen Hilton Honors Premium Clubs … für Hilton Diamond Reserve Members
Die Clubs für Hilton Diamond Reserve Mitglieder … Für echte Hilton Fans gibt es nun zwei neue Statuslevel…
Travel Codex
Alaska Largest Airplane Order! More Boeing 787s Coming
Alaska Airlines is expanding it’s fleet with their largest airplane order ever. Alaska Airlines plans to both grow and replace it’s fleet with it’s new order for 110 aircraft. After the merger with Hawaiian is completed Alaska is focus on growth from Seattle and to do so, Alaska needs more...