The Bulkhead Seat
American Airlines Marks 70 Years of Chicago O’Hare History with TWA Heritage Flight Celebration
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.
Live and Let’s Fly
United CEO Scott Kirby Plays 4D Chess At The White House
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...
View from the Wing
A Mom Found A Loaded Gun Under Her 9 Year Old’s Seat In A Rental Car — And This Happens All The Time
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...
One Mile at a Time
The Reykjavik EDITION: One Of The Brand’s Better Hotels, With Some Quirks
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,...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Miles and Points On Sale — October 31 2025
Sometimes you need an infusion of miles or points to your membership account for whatever reason — perhaps to have enough to redeem for a limited time award as one example — and the best time to purchase or gift miles or points is when they are on sale, as...
Frequent Miler
5,000 United Miles with new CLEAR+ enrollment
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...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Alaska Airlines Wins Legal Fight To Subpoena Delta Air Lines For Sensitive Business Documents in Virgin Brand Battle
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...
Economy Class & Beyond
Virgin Atlantic adds Phuket to its winter leisure network
For those who wish for some warmth as we head into the winter, Virgin Atlantic is planning to launch a direct service to Phuket for Winter 2026. Virgin Atlantic is delighted to be launching new services between London Heathrow and Phuket for Winter 2026, connecting sunshine seekers with Thailand’s breathtaking beaches and...
TravelUpdate
British Airways Launches Gatwick Amenity Kits
British Airways launches Gatwick amenity kits, specific to their long-haul routes out of  London’s second business airport. The…
The Points of Life
AA Hopper Toronto to Philadelphia: You Can’t Sit There
The flight from Toronto to Philadelphia is only 1:35. After encountering my defective seat, I moved to the unoccupied exit row. Immediately, the flight attendant asked if I was having trouble finding my seat. I explained that the velcro on my seat had come off, and I thought it would...
Miles For Family
Increased Flight Award Taxes, Decreased Hotel Award Prices and More
TGIF!! Increased Air France / KLM Flying Blue taxes and fees ($489 one-way departing Paris): Ouch! Looks like the taxes and fees have increased on Air France/KLM award flights for some routes. See this post on Frequent Miler. Hilton Drops Award Prices at Some Top Properties: Finally, some good news! Looks...
One Mile at a Time
KLM 777 Diverts After All Air Traffic Controllers At Destination Call In Sick
This strikes me as one of the more unusual reasons for a long haul flight diversion, as reported by The Aviation Herald.
Live and Let’s Fly
American Airlines Calls On Congress To End “Unacceptable” Government Shutdown
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...
TravelUpdate
Hotel Horror: Scalding shower boils 72 yr old Veteran to death
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.
View from the Wing
Flight Attendant Sues United After Her Cheating Pilot Boyfriend Secretly Posted Intimate Photos Online
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...
One Mile at a Time
Delta Being Subpoenaed In Messy Alaska & Virgin Trademark Dispute
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...
Economy Class & Beyond
Korean Air joins the A350F family
Korean Air is the latest airline to sign for the Airbus A350F (the freighter variant of the A350), with the airline to take seven of the type. Korean Air will convert seven of its existing A350-1000 passenger aircraft orders to the A350F. Currently under development, the A350F can carry a...
Eye of the Flyer
First Time Cruising With Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) – Part 4: Leaving the Ship Disembarkation Day
First Time Cruising With Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) – Part 1: Tips Before Booking First Time Cruising With Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) – Part 2: Boarding the Ship Embarkation Day First Time Cruising With Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) – Part 3: Making Your Onboard Experience The Best First Time Cruising...
Frequent Miler
Cooling considerably on hotel credits
Yesterday, Greg published a post about how he is warming on the Citi Strata Elite card. A big factor for him has been the usefulness of the Strata Elite card’s hotel credit. He was clear that not everyone should value that credit as highly as he does. Spoiler alert: I...
Live and Let’s Fly
Shutdown Hits First Class: Delta Air Lines Calls On Congress To End The Stalemate
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...
Live from a Lounge
Campbell Wilson makes first public appearance after the AI171 Crash: Talks about Pakistan overfly closure; Air India’s widebody fleet upgrade through 2028 and more.
Air India is getting to the place it wants to be, just not fast enough. Here is what Campbell Wilson mentioned about the progress at an event earlier this week in Delhi 2025. The post Campbell Wilson makes first public appearance after the AI171 Crash: Talks about Pakistan overfly closure;...
TravelUpdate
On the Etihad flight from Johannesburg to Abu Dhabi that got cancelled!
I had a morning flight from Johannesburg to Abu Dhabi on the Etihad 787 Dreamliner booked through AA.com…
Points With a Crew
5 reasons to sign up for the Chase Ink Business Cash® Credit Card – $900 Cash with no annual fee
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 ...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
The Ethics of Possibly Exploiting Human Beings While Traveling
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...
Frequent Miler
2026 Chicago Points Travel Festival Pre-Sale: Up to 20% off (come meet the FM Team)
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...
One Mile at a Time
Delta CEO Makes Absurd Comments Justifying New Saudi Arabia Flights
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...
Frequent Miler
Marriott fall/winter promo: Earn 2,025 bonus points per stay (now live)
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....
View from the Wing
“Blink Twice, Scott Kirby”: Airline CEOs Pressured By Their Regulator To Support Trump’s Shutdown Line
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...
One Mile at a Time
The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2025 List Published: Should You Care?
”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.
Your Mileage May Vary
Why TSA at ATL Runs a Little More Smoothly Than at Other Airports
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…
Frequent Miler
Amex Business Gold 200k offer with no lifetime language (targeted)
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...
One Mile at a Time
Marriott Considering Opening Airport Lounges: Long Shot Or Logical?
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…