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Spirit Airlines Asks Trump Administration For Taxpayer Bailout. That’s A Terrible Idea
Spirit Airlines is reportedly asking the Trump administration for a taxpayer-funded bailout to avoid liquidation. The answer should be: no way. Spirit Airlines Seeks Government Bailout As Financial Crisis Deepens According to The Air Current, which first broke the story, Spirit Airlines has approached the Trump administration seeking hundreds of...
View from the Wing
American Airlines Launched A New System To Keep Flights Staffed — Angry Senior Pilots Could Overthrow Their Union
The new system American Airlines is using to connect pilots with flights at the last minute, and make sure flights are staffed, is fueling a revolt of its more senior cockpit crew. It means junior pilots get access to more high paying flights. With senior pilots furious that their union...
Live and Let’s Fly
Spirit Airlines Asks Trump Administration For Taxpayer Bailout. That’s A Terrible Idea
Spirit Airlines is reportedly asking the Trump administration for a taxpayer-funded bailout to avoid liquidation. The answer should be: no way. Spirit Airlines Seeks Government Bailout As Financial Crisis Deepens According to The Air Current, which first broke the story, Spirit Airlines has approached the Trump administration seeking hundreds of...
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AIR NEW ZEALAND: Skynest to cost AU$400. Soon bookable
Finally, Air New Zealand is about to offer a solution to the problem of sleeping in Economy. After years of delays, it’s finally becoming a reality, with bookings open from 18 May 2026. Years in the making Air New Zealand first revealed the concept in 2020, pitching it as a...
View from the Wing
American Airlines Launched A New System To Keep Flights Staffed — Angry Senior Pilots Could Overthrow Their Union
The new system American Airlines is using to connect pilots with flights at the last minute, and make sure flights are staffed, is fueling a revolt of its more senior cockpit crew. It means junior pilots get access to more high paying flights. With senior pilots furious that their union...
Eye of the Flyer
Delta Cuts Summer Routes, Two LAX Near-Misses in One Night, and Pilots Are Meowing on the Emergency Radio
Delta Air Lines is suspending several routes this summer as jet fuel prices soar, (there’s a “sore” pun somewhere in there, drop yours in the Comments section), LAX had not one but two runway near-misses in a single evening, JetBlue’s own founder is warning the airline might go bankrupt, and...
View from the Wing
Delta Passenger Starts Hitting Herself And Falls To The Floor — The Agent Is Unfazed
A frustrated Delta Air Lines passenger beats herself up at the gate of flight to Chicago O'Hare. She hits herself, punches herself and even knocks herself to the ground. Then she asks, "why are you doing this to me?" Delta's employee at the gate is completely unfazed by...
Frequent Miler
A final countdown, the most complicated breakfast benefit, a great $95 card lineup and more [Week in Review]
Queue up the music: as I publish this week in review, the final countdown is on to transfer Citi Thank You points to Choice Privileges at a 1:2 transfer ratio or Preferred Hotels I Prefer at 1:4. Today, April 18, 2025, is the final day before those ratios are reduced....
Live and Let’s Fly
American Flight Attendants Want More Pay On London Flights…But The Case Is Weak
American Airlines flight attendants are demanding more pay for working flights to London, citing increased workload tied to an ongoing catering mess at Heathrow. I understand the frustration…but this feels like the wrong hill to die on. American Flight Attendants Want More Pay For London Flights… American has been dealing...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Why New Premium Class Seats Do Not Interest Me. Usually, Anyway.
Whenever an official announcement from an airline contains news that they will retrofit airplanes with new seats in the premium class cabin, I am simply not interested.
The reason that I am not interested is because...
Frequent Miler
Best ways to get to cities in the US and Canada using miles (2026)
If you want to travel within the US and Canada using airline miles, your first impulse might be to use miles from one of the major North American airlines like American, Delta or United. In some cases, that will indeed be your best bet. However, it’s sometimes possible to leverage...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
American Airlines Says it’s ‘Not Interested’ in Merger With United After Unsolicited Takeover Proposal Goes Viral
American Airlines has publicly gone on the record to say it’s not interested in a potential mega merger with United Airlines after Scott Kirby, United’s chief executive, allegedly approached senior Trump administration officials to broach the idea of acquiring its rival. News of Kirby’s alleged interest in American Airlines first...
One Mile at a Time
Spirit Airlines Asks Trump For Huge Emergency Bailout To Avoid Liquidation
It was recently reported that Spirit Airlines might be on the verge of liquidation, and that it could happen within days. The airline is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy (for the second time in two years), and while the company was hoping to emerge from bankruptcy by early summer, that strategy...
Frequent Miler
Wells Fargo journeys forward | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep354 | 4-17-26
In today’s podcast episode, we’ll watch as Capital One ventures into business, discuss the best-of-the-best award search tools, and talk about how Wells Fargo is on the upswing. Wells Fargo journeys forward Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform. You can click the timestamps below...
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American Airlines Denies United Merger Talks — But Leaves Room For Other Deals
American Airlines says it is not in merger talks with United, but its carefully worded response does more than just shut down one specific rumor. By backing broader airline consolidation while ruling out a United deal, American appears to be drawing a line against the merger it cannot survive politically...
Frequent Miler
Up to $900 bonus with a new Chase checking account (no savings needed)
Chase has been offering a consistent $900 bonus for opening up a new Total Checking Account alongside a Total Savings account, then completing qualifying activities in both. Now, there’s a different version that offers the same $900 cap but only requires opening a checking account, setting up direct deposit, and...
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Spirit Airlines Is Asking The Trump Administration For A Taxpayer Bailout To Avoid Shutting Down
Spirit Airlines is asking the Trump administration for a taxpayer bailout as the airline fights to avoid liquidation in its second bankruptcy in a year. The request is extraordinary not just because Spirit already took hundreds of millions in pandemic aid, but because there is no obvious legal path for...
Eye of the Flyer
Delta Cuts Summer Routes, Two LAX Near-Misses in One Night, and Pilots Are Meowing on the Emergency Radio
Delta Air Lines is suspending several routes this summer as jet fuel prices soar, (there’s a “sore” pun somewhere in there, drop yours in the Comments section), LAX had not one but two runway near-misses in a single evening, JetBlue’s own founder is warning the airline might go bankrupt, and...
View from the Wing
Delta Passenger Starts Hitting Herself And Falls To The Floor — The Agent Is Unfazed
A frustrated Delta Air Lines passenger beats herself up at the gate of flight to Chicago O'Hare. She hits herself, punches herself and even knocks herself to the ground. Then she asks, "why are you doing this to me?" Delta's employee at the gate is completely unfazed by...
Frequent Miler
A final countdown, the most complicated breakfast benefit, a great $95 card lineup and more [Week in Review]
Queue up the music: as I publish this week in review, the final countdown is on to transfer Citi Thank You points to Choice Privileges at a 1:2 transfer ratio or Preferred Hotels I Prefer at 1:4. Today, April 18, 2025, is the final day before those ratios are reduced....
Live and Let’s Fly
American Flight Attendants Want More Pay On London Flights…But The Case Is Weak
American Airlines flight attendants are demanding more pay for working flights to London, citing increased workload tied to an ongoing catering mess at Heathrow. I understand the frustration…but this feels like the wrong hill to die on. American Flight Attendants Want More Pay For London Flights… American has been dealing...
