With US flag carriers, it’s monkey see, monkey do as they tend to match dramatic moves to align with each other. While American Airlines has not yet announced a switch to a dynamic award chart it’s all but certain...
Why The Value Of Your AA Miles Just Increased
American Airlines miles are now more valuable than they were last week…all thanks to a small modification to arcane routing rules on one partner airline. Put simply, AA has a general rule that you cannot transit “third regions” when making...
Dear American, Your New Award Search Engine Is VERY BAD
American Airlines is testing a new award search engine on aa.com that much more closely resembles the current mobile booking platform. That’s bad news… For the past couple of weeks, half the time I search for an award on AA.com...
Details On The New Breakfast Coming To American Airlines
American Airlines will “enhance” onboard meal service in several areas next month, but breakfast in economy class will actually improve. Citing an internal memo, View from the Wing reported several negative changes to AA catering set to kick in soon....
Review: American Airlines (Compass) E-175 First Class Seattle To Los Angeles
Although an onboard incident is my main takeaway from this flight, I greatly enjoyed personalized, friendly, and proactive service on an early morning flight from Seattle to Los Angeles on American. I booked this flight for 15,000 British Airways...
American Airlines Partnership With Hyatt Ruffles Feathers But Should It?
American Airlines and Hyatt Hotels announced a partnership that will allow elites from each program to earn while flying or staying with the other. But some aspects of the partnership are one-sided, leaving Hyatt members upset, but maybe they...
Bowing To Pilot Pressure, American Airlines Abandons Venezuela
American Airlines quickly suspended service to Venezuela after its pilots were instructed by union leaders to refuse all trips to Venezuela. The situation in Venezuela continues to deteriorate. In response, the U.S. State Department issued a new travel warning advising...
My AA Seatmate: “Dude, I’m High On Molly And So Drunk…”
I’ve never had a seatmate actually admit to being drunk and high…until my last flight on AA. I briefly wrote about the flight on Tuesday but did not go into detail about my interesting seatmate seated directly ahead of...
AAdvantage Elite Members Win Big, But World Of Hyatt Members?
American Airlines and Hyatt announced a new partnership today which will launch later this year. The new partnership will allow double dipping; American Airlines AAdvantage elite members will earn Hyatt points plus AA bonus miles for every Hyatt stay....
Flight Attendants Battle American Airlines, Claiming Sexism and Pilot Favoritism
The flight attendant union at American Airlines claims that AA treats its predominantly female cabin crews as “second-class citizens” over pilots via new “sexist” attendance rules. Welcome to contract negotiation season… Pilot and flight attendant contracts are up for...
Will Etihad Partner With United And Join Star Alliance?
Rumors are swirling that Etihad Airways will ditch American Airlines and partner with United Airlines. What will this mean for all three carriers? It was two years ago that rumors were swirling that Etihad was close to joining Star...
Please Don’t Go Kamikaze On Us American Airlines!
Rumors are swirling that American Airlines is considering restricting the use of systemwide upgrades to only recipient account holders. To do so would take AAdvantage on an unnecessary kamikaze mission. The rumor comes from reliable insider JonNYC. Over the...
Hilarious: An “All-American” Breakfast On American Airlines…
Your “All-American” breakfast on American Airlines includes Canadian bacon… Appropriately shared by @FakeOscarMunoz, the parody account of United CEO Oscar Munoz, the menu clearly features this apparent paradox. Now I can already anticipate an AA rebuttal. I picture it...
The Lovely American Airlines Agent
Have you ever had a phone call with an airline that left you smiling? I just did with American Airlines. I know most calls to airlines, including American, are painless at best and excruciatingly annoying at worst. It is...
United Listening To Customers, Your Move American
United recently announced a number of fleet changes that will be welcome news to elites at the 1K and Global Services level, clearly listening to customer feedback. Will American follow suit? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a...
American Airlines Loses Revenue By Restricting Systemwide Upgrade Availability
American Airlines previously offered excellent availability of their eVIPs or systemwide upgrades (SWUs) distributed to elite Executive Platinum flyers. Restricting access to premium space and halving the number of eVIPs given out should lead to more cash with fewer...
Intoxicated Pilot on American Airlines Forces Flight Cancellation, Big Payouts
An American Airlines flight from Manchester to Philadelphia was cancelled after a pilot was found to be under the influence of alcohol. The pilot’s name has not been released, but the 62-years old was arrested on suspicion of performing an...
American Airlines Award Availability Abides Abysmally
American Airlines has been stingy with award availability specifically since the merger with US Airways management. They say things have gotten better, but how do they explain wide open flights, 300 days in advance with no premium saver seats?...
How AAdvantage Could Become A Great(er) Loyalty Program
American Airlines introduced premium economy award redemptions today for AAdvantage members. There lies the key to making AA an even more valuable loyalty program for customers, not to mention a great source of additional revenue. While some still question...
Hot Lunch: Where American Airlines Nicely Beats United
Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. The big-three...
