
View from the Wing
First Photos Inside American’s New 787-9: 51 Business Class Suites, Premium Economy, and Coach—Flying to London This Summer
American Airlines has taken delivery of its first two 'block two' Boeing 787-9s from the order for 25 of them placed in 2018. These planes are equipped with 51 business class suites as well as a new premium economy.
Here are the first photos from inside the newly...

One Mile at a Time
American’s New “Premium” 787 Cabins: A Little Underwhelming, No?
As I recently wrote about, American is in the process of taking delivery of brand new Boeing 787s. Not only does this allow the Fort Worth-based carrier to add capacity, but these are also American’s new ”premium” Dreamliners, featuring all-new cabins, including new business class suites with doors, and ”business...

One Mile at a Time
American Updates Boarding Process, With New Priority & Groups
A couple of weeks ago, American Airlines announced plans to modify its boarding process, and the changes have been implemented as of today. These changes follow the Forth Worth-based carrier recently starting to actually enforce boarding priority, thanks to some simple new technology.

One Mile at a Time
JetBlue & United Plan Partnership, But The End Game Is JFK Slots, Merger
It sure has been quite the week for JetBlue and its potential partnerships. We’ve known that JetBlue has been looking for a domestic airline partner, and until recently, it seemed like either American or United could be the best fit.

One Mile at a Time
Bilt Rent Day Promotion May 2025: 25-100% Southwest Transfer Bonus
The Bilt Mastercard (review) is a valuable no annual fee card that I applied for and hold onto. This allows you to pay your rent by credit card and earn rewards, even if your landlord doesn’t ordinarily allow no-fee credit card payments. For us homeowners, you can potentially even pay your HOA...

Eye of the Flyer
“You Make Someone Clean Up YOUR Mess?” I Was Scolded for Using Hotel Housekeeping
I grin to myself literally every time I leave a hotel room for the day and expect housekeeping to tidy up the joint. Why? Several years ago, a coworker (now a close friend) was very upset that I had the audacity to “make” another person clean my hotel room. Here’s...

Miles For Family
Do This Before Major Southwest Program Changes Go into Effect on May 28th
Most of you are probably aware of the fact that Southwest program will undergo major negative changes at the end of the month. Nancy has highlighted some of them in her recent post, and today I want to focus specifically on credit expiration. As of now, Southwest credits don’t expire,...

Live and Let’s Fly
What Would United Airlines Do With 20 JFK Slots? Scott Kirby Already Told Us
Each day, there’s a bit more information that leaks about the rumored imminent partnership between JetBlue Airways and United Airlines. Rather than fixate on the partnership itself, I want to focus on how United Airlines would serve New York Kennedy if this partnership includes a return to JFK for United...