American kept $71 million on nearly $17 billion, so it is ordering more widebodies it will borrow for. The people who built the debt want your trust to fix it.
America’s $250 Visa Fee Could Boomerang
The US now tacks $250 onto most visitor visas. The bigger risk for Americans is what happens when other countries decide to return the favor.
Even Your Transferable Points Buy Less Now
Chase trimmed Hyatt, Citi cut two hotel partners, and Amex slashed Flying Blue abroad. The points sold as inflation proof are being devalued.
United Taunts Delta Over Its Costly Pacific Expansion And Struggling Hong Kong Flight
Delta Air Lines is rebuilding its Pacific network, but early financial data suggests the expansion may be expensive. A United Airlines executive is already taunting Delta over weak fares and empty seats, though declaring victory after one quarter would...
I Paid Just $56 For A Full-Service Hyatt In Dubai, With Breakfast And Dinner Included
With hotels struggling in Dubai during the Iran War, I scored quite a deal at the Hyatt Regency Dubai. A Remarkable $56 Stay At The Hyatt Regency Dubai With a layover of just over 24 hours, I checked into...
Aerolíneas Argentinas Was Supposed To Collapse, But Now It Is Profitable And Ordering 20 New Jets
Aerolíneas Argentinas has finalized plans to add 20 new aircraft, including six Airbus A330neos and eight Boeing 737 MAX 10s. But the aircraft themselves are only half the story. Far more remarkable is how an airline that consumed billions...
Air China Announces Lie-Flat Business Class To Iceland On A Fascinating European Fifth Freedom Route
Air China is launching an unusual new route to Iceland via Copenhagen, creating a fifth freedom link that will offer lie-flat business class seats between Denmark and Keflavík. For travelers who find Icelandair’s premium cabin underwhelming, this could be...
My Flawless Emirates A380 First Class Flight Was Far Too Short
Hello from Dubai, where I enjoyed a lovely but far too short journey on the Emirates A380 from Mumbai to Dubai…what a fabulous aircraft with an outstanding first class product! Emirates A380 First Class – My First Impressions The...
American Airlines Posts Record Revenue. So Why Did It Earn Just $71 Million?
American Airlines produced record revenue in the second quarter and showed genuine progress in premium, corporate, and international demand. But after generating nearly $17 billion in revenue, it kept only $71 million. Fuel explains much of that collapse, but...
All Three British Airways Pilots Struck By Food Poisoning Midflight, One Incapacitated At 30,000 Feet
Apparently I’m not the only one with Delhi Belly… All three pilots operating a British Airways flight from Hyderabad to London reportedly became ill with suspected food poisoning, with one becoming incapacitated at 30,000 feet and requiring oxygen. The...
India Day 6: I Thought Delhi Belly Was Over. Then I Ate Breakfast.
After a lot of running around in the preceding days and while nursing Delhi Belly, I didn’t move far today from the Four Seasons Mumbai until it came to depart for my late-night flight. India Day 6: Rest And...
Inside The Secret Market Where United Flight Attendants Sell Coveted Trips
Jen is a junior flight attendant at LAX. She flies reserve and has little say over her schedule, awaiting a phone call on duty days to find out where she is flying. But when she noticed her colleague Mona...
“Caucasians Can’t Cook Beef”? Singapore Airlines Flight Attendant Says Passenger Misheard Her
A Singapore Airlines flight attendant says one of the worst passenger complaints of her career began with a bizarre misunderstanding over an economy class meal: did she say “Cantonese-style black pepper beef,” or “Caucasians can’t cook beef”? Did A...
Tourists Steal $154,000 Diamond, Then Get Arrested At Singapore Airport Six Hours Later
Two tourists allegedly pulled off an elaborate diamond swap at a jewelry store in Singapore, but their escape lasted only a few hours. Police arrested them at Changi Airport before they could leave the country. Tourists Arrested At Singapore...
India Day 5: Church, Coffee, And Crap
The rain just doesn’t stop. It has been pouring nonstop since I arrived in Mumbai, often torrentially. The streets have been fairly resilient: I expected a lot of flooding and walking in ankle-deep water, but somehow the water is...
Virgin Atlantic Agrees To Pay After Canceling Passenger’s $4,500 Business Class Award
UPDATE: View From The Wing shares that Virgin Atlantic has rectified this situation, instructing the passenger to purchase a second ticket and then file for reimbursement, which it has promised to repay. This is a positive solution and I...
Qatar Airways Makes Avios More Secure, But Far Less Flexible
22 July 2026 UPDATE: Head for Points flags that Qatar Airways has made an exception for Privilege Club Platinum and Gold members, allowing them to freely redeem miles and points for guests as before without creating lists. One might...
Delhi Belly Hits Me With A Vengeance, But What Made Me Sick?
Well, I know many of you will not be surprised, but it has been a rough couple of days after I was afflicted with a horrific case of Delhi Belly…or Bombay Belly? Delhi Belly? Bombay Belly? My Stomach “Issues”...
Air India A350 Business Class Was Spectacular, Even On A Two-Hour Domestic Flight
Air India offers a fabulous onboard product, even on domestic flights, on its Airbus A350-900 in business class. I very much enjoyed my flight from Delhi to Mumbai. I’ll offer my first impressions of the flight here and a...
Trump’s New Air Force One Pulled From Service For Security Upgrades
President Donald Trump says his Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8 will be taken out of service for about a month to be “maxed out” with additional upgrades. The obvious question is what can realistically be added so quickly, especially to an...
