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American Airlines Poured Me Dom Pérignon And Drove Me To My Plane—Then Left Me Stranded Overnight
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American Airlines Can Sell You Upgrades You Don’t See Online—Internal Memo Explains When To Call
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…...
Airlines Are Buying Jets To Fly Until 2060 — But New Technology Will Steal Their Best Customers And Make Those Bets Money-Losers
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…...
Singapore Airlines Will Finally Reveal Its New Cabins In November—Patent Hints At A True Double Suite
1+ week, 5+ day ago (853+ words) by Gary Leff on September 1, 2026 We’re about to finally see the cabins that Singapore Airlines has been developing for eight years. MileLion reports that some top elite Solitaire PPS Club and PPS Club members have been invited to an “exclusive…...
United Bought Hundreds Of Lie Flat Seats For Its Delayed 737 MAX 10—Now They May Not Fit
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…...
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:…...
American Airlines Fixes A Bizarre Upgrade Glitch—You Keep The Seat, It Keeps Your Money
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…...
Sexism At A Middle East Airline: Etihad Turned Away 2 Female Doctors During Medical Emergency [Roundup]
2+ week, 1+ day ago (256+ words) by Gary Leff on August 29, 2026 News and notes from around the interweb: I identified myself and asked for the medical bag. The male cabin manager brusquely told me to go back to my seat because he was first aid trained…...
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…...