The dust has settled and new pricing is in effect at United MileagePlus. I dragged my feet in booking and ended up with three award reservations at the last minute. I won’t keep them all, but I’d rather pay...
American Airlines CEO Suggests Hubs Matter More Than Management
During an earnings call last week, American Airlines’ CEO Doug Parker intimated that bad hubs rather than poor management are to blame for widening profit gaps between industry-leader Delta and American or United. When asked about the widening profit...
My Favorite New United MileagePlus Redemption
Among the many higher prices rolled out today on the United Airlines MileagePlus award chart comes one superb reprieve. Direct flights 800 miles or less outside North America now cost 8,000 miles in economy class. In many cases, that’s...
Leaked: Beautiful New Suites Class on Singapore Airlines
Tomorrow, Singapore Airlines will formally unveil its re-designed A380-800, complete with a total cabin refresh in all four classes of services. While I’m sure the new business, premium economy, and economy class seats will be industry-leading, all eyes are...
Bid for a 2018 Winter Olympics Package on United Airlines
The 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are just around the corner, now just 100 days away. Next year’s games will be in PyeongChang, South Korea (not to be confused with Pyongyang in the North). United Airlines has been the official...
Lightning Fast Internet Coming to Etihad
By late next year on Etihad, you may be able to stream YouTube videos and Netflix from the comfort of your seat. The Gulf carrier hints high speed internet is coming with speeds up to 50 Mbps. Dubbed Wi-Fly,...
Will China Southern Leave SkyTeam for oneworld?
Back in March, China Southern and American Airlines announced a close partnership, with AA acquiring a stake in the Chinese carrier. Now as the relationship continues to develop, China Southern is putting out feelers for leaving SkyTeam. If you...
