While it has not provided valuation rates, United Airlines has let frequent flyers know of several specific additional uses for their PlusPoints later this year. United Airlines Hints At Expanded Uses For PlusPoints In a March 5, 2025 update,...
United Airlines Devalues Million Miler Companion Benefit

Starting in 2027, United Airlines will devalue the companion benefit for its Million Miler flyers. Rather than inherit your status, your desingated compainion will receive status comensaute with the Million Mile threshold. Devluation: United Airlines Makes Million Miler Companion...
United Airlines Shares Where People Are Flocking To For Spring Break

United Airlines is expecting its busiest spring break ever, with more than 24 million passengers expected to fly on the carrier between March 10 and April 27, 2025. Spring Break Bonanza For United Airlines, With Record Traffic Expected in...
Nice: SWISS Upgrades Longhaul Economy Class Experience

SWISS is updating its soft product in longhaul premium economy and economy class, a genuine upgrade that will make for a better onboard experience, especially in the rear of the aircraft. SWISS Upgrades Economy Class + Premium Economy Soft...
Crazy Florida Couple Arrested For Trying To Force Their Way Onto American Airlines Flight

A Florida couple was arrested for trying to force their way onboard an American Airlines flight after showing up late to board and then using hot coffee as a weapon to repel gate agents from stopping them. No, the...
Russia In Talks With USA To Restore Direct Air Service

As relations between Moscow and Washington thaw, Russia is pushing the Trump administration to lift airspace restrictions so that direct air service between the two nations can be restored as early as this summer. Russia Wants To Restore Direct...
Delta Air Lines Will Launch Atlanta – Marrakesh Service In Challenge To United Airlines

Delta Air Lines will shortly announce new service from Atlanta (ATL) to Marrakesh (RAK), challenging United Airlines directly on one of its newest international routes. New Atlanta – Marrakesh Route For Delta Air Lines First rumored by aviation insider...
United Airlines Will Reopen Club Lounge In Hong Kong

Buried in the announcement of the new Club Fly Lounge in Houston was official confirmation that United Airlines will reopen its long-shuttered United Club In Hong Kong (HKG) later this year. United Club In Hong Kong Will Reopen In...
Southwest Pilots Avert Catastrophe At Chicago Midway

Quick and decisive action by the pilots in a Southwest Airlines 737 prevented another air tragedy today, this time at Chicago Midway Airport with a Flexjet Challenger 350. Near-Miss At Chicago Midway Between Southwest Airlines 737-800 And Flexjet Challenger...
United Airlines’ Popular Grab-And-Go “Club Fly Lounge” Expands To Houston

After great success in Denver, United Airlines has opened its second grab-and-go Club Fly Lounge at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. New United Airlines Club Fly Lounge In Houston (IAH) In 2022, United opened its first Club Fly Lounge...
Delta Air Lines 717-200 Fills With Smoke, Prompting Emergency Landing And Frenzied Evacuation

A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Columbia, South Carolina, operated by a Boeing 717-200, was forced to return to Atlanta and hurriedly evacuate after smoke filled the cabin after takeoff. Delta Air Lines 717-200 Emergency Landing +...
American Airlines 787-9 Escorted To Rome By Fighter Jets After Bomb Threat Onboard

An American Airlines 787-9 bound for Delhi, India turned around en route and diverted Rome–escorted by fighter jets–after a bomb threat onboard. India-Bound American Airlines 787-9 Diverts To Rome After Bomb Threat On Saturday, February 22, 2025, AA292 from...
American Airlines Will Resume Its Longest Domestic Route, Challenging United Airlines

American Airlines will resume its nonstop service between Chicago and Honolulu, marking the resumption of its longest domestic route and challenging United Airlines on a route it currently operates without competition. American Airlines Resumes Chicago – Honolulu Service In...
Delta Air Lines Offers $30,000 Compensation To Each Crash Victim With No Strings Attached

Delta Air Lines is offering every crash victim onboard Delta flight 4819 $30,000 in compensation, a move that comes “with no strings attached” according to the Atlanta-based carrier. $30,000 Compensation Offer From Delta Air Lines With No Strings Attached...
Trump Administration Fires Hundreds Of FAA Employees

As part of its ongoing effort to slash federal government spending, the Trump administration has fired nearly 400 Federal Aviation Administration employees weeks after a midair crash killed 67 people near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. FAA Employees Are...
Update: 18 Injured In Delta Air Lines CRJ-900 Crash In Toronto

6:45 PM ET UPDATE: Miraculously, no passengers perished in this crash, though 18 passengers were injured. A Delta Air Lines spokesperson tells Live And Let’s Fly: “Initial reports indicate there are no fatalities and 18 customers with injuries have...
Report: UK Spends $28,000 Per Migrant On Deportation Flight

I recently lamented the high cost of migrant flights carrying criminal aliens out of the United States, but it appears this is hardly unique to the USA, with the UK also transporting migrants out of the British Isles at...
Southwest Airlines Launches Redeye Flights

As of Thursday, February 13, 2025, Southwest Airlines has launched redeye lights. Through 2017, Southwest used a system that had to be reset each night, forcing all flights to land by 11:00 PM PT. Southwest now uses Amadeus and...
At Behest Of Trump Adminstration, TSA Bans Transgender Screeners From Performing Pat Downs

Transgender TSA screeners are now barred from performing pat downs on passengers under a new directive implementing a Trump administration executive order. Transgender TSA Officers No Longer Permitted To Pat Down Passengers As noted by View From The Wing,...
United Airlines Adds Laurent-Perrier Rosé Champagne…But Only For One Day

Last month, United introduced Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée Champagne onboard its Polaris business class cabins, representing a serious upgrade. Travelers on United on Valentine’s Day are in for a “twice as nice” treat with Laurent-Perrier Rosé also loaded–but just for...