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1+ week, 16+ min ago (376+ words) by Gary Leff on September 6, 2026 American Airlines can sell you a paid upgrade over the phone even when you aren’t seeing an offer on their website. An internal memo tells reservations agents to check for customers who call asking about…...
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1+ week, 1+ day ago (634+ words) by Gary Leff on September 5, 2026 A confident – and wrong – prediction is making the rounds: “Suborbital space launch will eliminate all intercontinental flights in the next ten years.” I know these people. DC people need to understand a few things: There…...
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1+ week, 6+ day ago (930+ words) by Gary Leff on August 31, 2026 United Airlines has hundreds of lie flat business class seats sitting in storage for an aircraft that was supposed to enter service six years ago. The Boeing 737 MAX 10 still isn’t certified. And now it may…...
American Quietly Adds Connections To Fiji Airways Awards When Business Class Costs 405,000 Miles One Way
2+ week, 17+ min ago (418+ words) by Gary Leff on August 30, 2026 American Airlines has quietly made its eye-wateringly expensive extra Fiji Airways award inventory more useful. An internal memo reviewed by View From The Wing says Fiji Airways “Enhanced Awards” can now include eligible American Airlines…...
Fly To Europe For 3,000 Points, Business Class To Africa For 75,000—The Best Frequent Flyer Sweet Spots That Still Work
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (501+ words) by Gary Leff on August 30, 2026 Most frequent flyer “sweet spot” lists are padded with awards that disappeared two devaluations ago, require unicorn availability or carry cash surcharges approaching the price of a ticket. Frequent Miler’s latest podcast was more useful:…...
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2+ week, 1+ day ago (623+ words) by Gary Leff on August 29, 2026 American Airlines has fixed a bizarre interaction between paid upgrades and systemwide upgrades. If a customer bought an Instant Upgrade on one part of a trip and later applied a systemwide upgrade elsewhere on the…...
81% Of American Airlines Flight Attendants Fear Discipline For Going Above And Beyond For Customers—Airline Promises Fewer Meetings
2+ week, 3+ day ago (614+ words) by Gary Leff on August 27, 2026 American Airlines began grading its flight attendants this spring. Flight attendants have now graded management in return. Their union says that more than 8,200 responded, Inflight Management received an F, and the airline has already agreed…...