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INTERNATIONAL FLYING: Middle East conflict and fuel crisis cuts one in four flights
Almost a quarter of international flights from Australia were cancelled in April. That’s according to the AFR, as airlines scrambled to deal with soaring fuel prices and widespread airspace disruptions. The trigger is the escalating conflict involving Iran, which has effectively shut down large parts of Gulf airspace since late...

View from the Wing
Trans Pilot Blamed For Deadly American Airlines Crash Was 100 Miles Away — Her Defamation Suit Can Move Forward
After American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk over the Potomac, the internet rushed to blame Jo Ellis, a transgender Black Hawk pilot who had nothing to do with the crash. She was alive, 100 miles away, and now her defamation lawsuit against an influencer who amplified...

Eye of the Flyer
Would You Pay $900 for a Business Class Upgrade on an 8-Hour Flight?
Would you drop $900 on a business class upgrade for an 8-hour daytime flight? A Redditor had to make that call on a Delta flight from Amsterdam to Minneapolis — and I have thoughts. Spoiler: I said yes. But there's a catch.

Live and Let’s Fly
British Airways Threatens Passengers Who Film Crew Without Permission
British Airways has a new message for passengers: stop filming the crew without permission. British Airways Bans Passengers From Filming Cabin Crew Without Consent British Airways has updated its Conditions of Carriage to prohibit passengers from photographing, filming, or livestreaming cabin crew and other staff without their express consent. The...

One Mile at a Time
United’s Fancy New Boeing 787 Has Some Serious Maintenance Issues…
United Airlines recently began service with its newest Boeing 787-9. While the airline already has a huge Dreamliner fleet, this plane is special, given that it has the carrier’s all-new interiors, and it’s in a very premium configuration. This is a plane that many United frequent flyers have been excited...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Delta Air Lines Settles Coffee Burn Lawsuit After Revealing Victim Was a Nurse Who Sat in Soaked Clothes
Delta Air Lines has managed to settle a coffee burn lawsuit that was filed by a passenger who claimed she was left with second-degree burns and was permanently scarred when a cup of excessively hot water slid off a defective tray table and straight into her lap. Kimberley Hickey filed...

Frequent Miler
Hyatt devaluation deep dive
Hyatt’s devastating devaluation, along with its annual depressing category changes, is scheduled to slam us on May 20th. Now that we have complete award chart details (found here), I analyzed the changes to find out just how bad the future World of Hyatt may be. The good news is that...

2PAXfly
EMIRATES: Talk of First Class private suites with en suite bathrooms
Rumours are mounting that Emirates could be working on a new First Class concept featuring private suites with their own en-suite bathrooms. It sounds ambitious, but this is the airline that already put showers on board the Airbus A380 and introduced fully enclosed suites on the Boeing 777. If any...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
20 Hypermiling Tips Could Save You Money on Fuel.
The practice of hypermiling could save you money on fuel, as it incorporates techniques that maximize fuel efficiency when driving or piloting a machine that consumes fuel — but you do not necessarily need to be a hypermiler to save money on fuel.
Hypermiling gained popularity with the increase in the...

View from the Wing
Scott Kirby Says United Is Premium — Then A Passenger Gets Soaked By Cabin Condensation [Roundup]
United says there’s room for only two premium airlines, but one passenger says he spent a flight getting soaked by cabin condensation and handed paper towels. Also: an American Airlines jet had lavatory liquid running down the aisle, JFK Terminal 8 gets a refresh with broken outlets, and a sniffer...

Frequent Miler
Delta Diamond elites to lose complimentary CLEAR+ membership as of 6/1/26
Delta’s top-tier Diamond Medallion status comes with a number of key benefits. One of those benefits has long been a complimentary CLEAR+ membership. For new memberships and renewals from 6/1/26 onward, that membership will now be charged at the reduced rate of $129 per year — it will no longer...

View from the Wing
American Airlines Celebrates America’s 250th — With A Brazilian Regional Jet
American Airlines unveiled its America250 commemorative aircraft to honor the nation’s spirit, innovation, and independence. The only catch: the first plane it chose is a Brazilian-built Embraer regional jet, which is either a subtle celebration of global aviation supply chains or the funniest possible aircraft selection meeting where nobody raised...

2PAXfly
QANTAS: New open skies deal between Australia and Canada opens more flights and destinations
A new open skies agreement between Australia and Canada has removed limits on flights between the two countries, giving Qantas the green light to expand its services. The updated air services arrangement allows unlimited passenger capacity for Australian carriers, replacing the previous cap that effectively limited Qantas to a daily...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
‘Pro-Life’ Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Gets $1 Million Payday After Nine Years of Litigation Against Carrier
A ‘pro-life’ Southwest Airlines flight attendant who sued the Dallas-based carrier for religious discrimination after she was fired for allegedly harassing some of her coworkers with abortion-themed messages on Facebook has just landed a $1 million payday after nine years of litigation. Charlene Carter sued Southwest and the TWU556 flight...

2PAXfly
FIJI AIRWAYS: Dallas USA flights dropped from September
Fiji Airways is reshaping its network, cutting its Dallas route while boosting capacity on other key services amid rising fuel costs. The airline will suspend flights between Nadi and Dallas Fort Worth from 7 September, marking a retreat from one of its longest and most operationally demanding routes. That removes...

Frequent Miler
Pointauctions.com: Another site for searching points-bookable experiences
We recently reported on a site for finding points-bookable events called pointsevents.com. In the comments, a reader pointed out a similar site called Pointauctions.com that offers very similar functionality, albeit with slightly fewer filters but a couple more tracked programs and a more visually appealing interface. Pointauctions.com, a site for...















