On October 29, 1955, Trans World Airlines (TWA), which was later acquired by American… The post American Airlines Marks 70 Years of Chicago O’Hare History with TWA Heritage Flight Celebration appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.

Flanked by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby heaped praises on the Trump administration and echoed Republican calls to immediately reopen the government without strings attached. Folks, I see this as a 4D chess move for JetBlue, with a timeline that...

She rented the car from Enterprise, drove it for a week, and only then spotted the loaded gun under her 9-year-old’s seat — after already finding an ax beneath the driver’s. It turns out this isn’t even unusual. Continue reading A Mom Found A Loaded Gun Under Her 9 Year Old’s...

As I’ve already covered, we’re currently taking a trip to Iceland (even if it didn’t totally work out as planned), and spent a couple of nights at Marriott’s Reykjavik EDITION. While I’ll have a full review when I return home, I’d like to share some brief thoughts on our stay,...

CLEAR and United Airlines are out with an offer to earn 5,000 Mileage Plus Miles by signing up for a new CLEAR+ membership. For those with 100% CLEAR+ reimbursement via credit card, like the American Express Platinum, Amex Green, Hilton Aspire, or Business Platinum cards, it amounts to getting 5,000...

Alaska Airlines has won a legal fight to subpoena Delta Air Lines as it attempts to get hold of sensitive business documents that might help it prove that Richard Branson’s Virgin empire should pay it tens of millions of dollars in damages in an ongoing branding dispute. While Alaska Airlines...

British Airways launches Gatwick amenity kits, specific to their long-haul routes out of  London’s second business airport. The…

This strikes me as one of the more unusual reasons for a long haul flight diversion, as reported by The Aviation Herald.

American Airlines has joined Delta Air Lines in publicly urging Congress to end the government shutdown, warning that continued strain on the aviation system will soon impact travelers and airline operations alike. American Airlines Calls On Congress To End Government Shutdown As Travel System Strains As the shutdown continues into...

A scalding hotel shower at the Fairfield by Marriott San Jose Airport boiled 72 yr old Johnson to death, who died due to severe burns.

A United Airlines flight attendant is suing the carrier after learning her pilot boyfriend secretly shared intimate photos of her online, alleging United ignored warning signs and failed to protect employees from repeated misconduct within its ranks. Continue reading Flight Attendant Sues United After Her Cheating Pilot Boyfriend Secretly Posted Intimate...

In 2023, Virgin Group won a $160 million lawsuit against Alaska Airlines, over a trademark dispute. Alaska is still trying to get this overturned, and it now involves Delta Air Lines, with a rather interesting angle. While we knew what Alaska was trying to do, there’s now an update, as...

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Delta Air Lines has broken its public silence over the ongoing federal government shutdown, urging Congress to end the impasse as travel operations across the country begin to strain under staffing shortages and delayed paychecks for federal workers. Delta Calls On Congress To End Government Shutdown As TSA Closures Hit...

The Chase Ink Business Cash card has one of the highest signup bonuses ever for a card that comes with no annual fee. You can easily get over $1000 in ...

What are the ethics of possibly exploiting human beings while traveling when indigenous or native people are more exploited where they live rather than benefiting from tourism? I recently read about the travel experience of one person that caused me to think about this topic. One of the numerous reasons as...

Over the last couple of years, there have been two points and miles travel conferences taking place in Chicago during the Fall, each confusingly called “The Chicago Seminars.” For 2026, one of them, formerly known as “The Chicago Seminars: Heritage Edition,” will be changing its name to “The Chicago Points...

Look, I hate to be like ”oh, he’s a hypocrite,” because on some level, we’re all hypocrites. I don’t think anyone is 100% consistent in their logic, and that’s part of being human. But my goodness, this is some next level mental gymnastics, if you ask me, as flagged by...

Marriott Bonvoy’s next global promotion is running from October 28, 2025, through January 10, 2026. It’s a good one for people with 1-3 cheap one-night paid stays during that period as it’s offering 2,025 bonus points per stay, but it’s a disappointingly low reward for people with longer/more expensive stays....

Today it was no coincidence that the CEOs of Delta, American and United all took the same public position on the government shutdown - that it needs to be resolved in exactly the way that the political leaders who regulate them says it does. Continue reading “Blink Twice, Scott Kirby”: Airline...

”The World’s 50 Best” has historically published rankings of the world’s best restaurants and the world’s best bars, and the rankings have always been highly respected by people.

If you go to the TSA security checkpoint at any airport in the United States – particularly the larger ones – you know it’s just a bunch of ongoing organized…

There is yet another targeted welcome offer for the American Express Business Gold card, this one offering 200,000 Membership Rewards after $15K in spend. This 200K offer DOES NOT have once-in-a-lifetime language, which excludes those who have the card or have had it in the past (and Amex always gives...

While I’m not convinced that anything will come of this, Marriott’s CEO has just made some very interesting comments about an area where the company sees an opportunity. I’m skeptical that this will actually happen, but who knows…