Video: Flying over NYC in an American Airlines DC-3
You may remember reading about Al Blackman, the 86 year old American Airlines employee that recently celebrated his 70th anniversary with the company. To mark the big occasion, American took…
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Weekend reading: The early days of American Airlines SABRE Computer Reservation System
Just a quick post to point you to a Wired article about the origin of the airline computer reservation system. From “Forget the Booze. The Mad Men’s Best Friend Was…
Reader Miles and Discount Giveaway: 1990 AAdvantage Membership Guide
By now you’ve probably read that American will be converting AAdvantage Miles earned before July 1, 1989 into “regular” AAdvantage Miles. From AA.com: In order to streamline our program, we…
A little off topic: Aviation Infographic from a 1917 Magazine
This is unrelated to earning AAdvantage Miles, but I thought it was interesting and figured you would feel that way too. Writer Scott Edelman came across this infographic, ““When We…
Off Topic: Vintage Pan Am Travel Films
This isn’t AAdvantage related, but I thought you might find it interesting. Colin Marshall hosts and produces the podcast Notebook on Cities and Culture, and in between his twice weekly podcast,…
New York to San Francisco: 1876, 1929, 1953, and 2012
My favorite domestic flights are those on American’s Boeing 767s between New York and San Francisco. One of the reasons I like them, is that I think that they offer…