AA News Page Six Style: Rumor, Leaks, and Sneak Peeks
Earlier this month, American was mentioned in a “Just asking” piece on Page Six of the NY Post: WHICH megastar is so notoriously rude to airline staff that American Airlines…
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Reader Poll: American Airlines Considering New Livery and New Logo
Good morning. I’ll be announcing the winner of my Reader Giveaway and the 1,000 AAdvantage Miles and the Marcus Samuelsson Gourmet Cookie a little later today (speaking of winning miles,…
AA News Conference Highlights: New planes, upgraded cabins, and reader giveaway
By now, you’ve probably read the news about American’s plans for new planes and upgraded aircraft, and while those announcements got most of the attention, there were some other interesting…
American Airlines Special Event: Film Festival for LAX to JFK passengers
Passengers traveling from Los Angeles to JFK today will get to take part in a high altitude film festival. From a USC Annenberg School of Communications press release: Universal Pictures…
Website test? AA.com briefly displayed South America AAdvantage Awards for 8,500 miles
Here’s a little interesting speculation: last night AA.com was displaying one-way “Economy MileSAAver Special” awards for 8,500 AAdvantage Miles. That’s more than 40% off the usual 15,000 mile Economy MileSAAver…
TSA Screener Tosses Hot Coffee on American Airlines Pilot
The New York Post reports that in a rare departure from the professionalism and decorum we’ve come to expect from TSA Security Officers, a TSA screener at New York JFK…
Give some advice for a chance to win up to 7,500 free AAdvantage Miles
Good morning. Travel, and some technical difficulties at Boarding Area, conspired to keep me away from updating for a few days, but I’m back home and back to the blog….
AwardWallet and American Airlines – Each side comments
I haven’t followed the AwardWallet controversy too closely, mostly because I’ve never used it. I think it’s a cool service, but I just don’t need another login or account to…
American Airlines to Announces Premium Economy Plans
Soon, you’ll be able to stretch your legs in coach. American just announced their plans for premium economy seating: Main Cabin Extra, which launches in 2013, will become available for…
Beware fake American Airlines email phishing scam
The likelihood is that you’re the mileage and travel expert for your family and circle of friends, so even though you’d never fall for this scam, you should be aware…