Warren Buffett recovered from his once upon a time investment in US Air debt long enough to invest in the airlines again. But his recent investment in major airlines, having lost over a billion dollars last quarter, is not at this point proof that ...

Warren Buffett Lost Over $1 Billion on the Airlines, Basic Economy Passengers Have it Worse and more...  In This Issue...  Warren Buffett Lost Over $1 Billion on the Airlines, Basic Economy Passengers Have it Worse  New Credit Card Virtual Account Numbers and Airline Executive Art Thief  Cathay Pacific Introducing High Speed Internet to 777s and A330s Starting Next Year  BIZARRE: Air Berlin No Longer Flies, Offers Elite Status Matches  Award Sale Starts at 5500 Miles Each Way and Airlines With the Highest Operating Margins  Southwest Airlines Pilot Arrested With Loaded Gun at the Airport  6 Things I Love About the British Airways Visa  American Losing Another Mileage Partner: Gulf Air Exits April 30th  Finally a Hyatt Promo! Register for Double Points But Don’t Inhale Warren Buffett Lost Over $1 Billion on the Airlines, Basic Economy Passengers Have it Worse Warren Buffett recovered from his once upon a time investment in US Air debt long enough to invest in the airlines again. But his recent investment in major airlines, having lost over a billion dollars last quarter, is not at this point proof that they're good investments, or validation that their managements are running good businesses. Continue reading Warren Buffett Lost Over $1 Billion on the Airlines, Basic Economy Passengers Have it Worse...          • Email to a friend •   New Credit Card Virtual Account Numbers and Airline Executive Art Thief A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading New Credit Card Virtual Account Numbers and Airline Executive Art Thief...          • Email to a friend •   Cathay Pacific Introducing High Speed Internet to 777s and A330s Starting Next Year Cathay Pacific offers inflight internet on its Airbus A350s, but will finally introduce wifi to its Boeing 777s and A330s using Gogo's high speed 2Ku service. Rollout will begin mid-2018 and is expected to be complete in 2020. Continue reading Cathay Pacific Introducing High Speed Internet to 777s and A330s Starting Next Year...          • Email to a friend •   BIZARRE: Air Berlin No Longer Flies, Offers Elite Status Matches Air Berlin filed bankruptcy on August 15. Their final transatlantic flight caused controversy on October 17th. They shut down completely on October 27. But they're reportedly still providing elite status matches. Continue reading BIZARRE: Air Berlin No Longer Flies, Offers Elite Status Matches...          • Email to a friend •   Award Sale Starts at 5500 Miles Each Way and Airlines With the Highest Operating Margins A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading Award Sale Starts at 5500 Miles Each Way and Airlines With the Highest Operating Margins...          • Email to a friend •   Southwest Airlines Pilot Arrested With Loaded Gun at the Airport Southwest Airlines passengers in St. Louis were delayed this morning (and reportedly given $100 vouchers) when one of their pilots was arrested. Continue reading Southwest Airlines Pilot Arrested With Loaded Gun at the Airport...          • Email to a friend •   6 Things I Love About the British Airways Visa The British Airways Visa offers one of the biggest signup bonuses of any credit card. And you can get the card even if you've had 5 or more new accounts in the past 24 months (the dreaded '5/24' rule doesn't seem to apply to this product). Here are 6 things that I love about the card -- you may be surprised to learn that it goes beyond just the signup offer, although of course that's number one. Continue reading 6 Things I Love About the British Airways Visa...          • Email to a friend •   American Losing Another Mileage Partner: Gulf Air Exits April 30th Gulf Air was a reasonable way to connect via London, Paris, Frankfurt or Athens on through their Bahrain hub to various destinations in India and Pakistan. They also fly to places tough to get to on European carriers such as Iraq and Sudan. Meanwhile American hasn't been adding partners recently. Or benefits. There hasn't been great news for AAdvantage members in awhile. Continue reading American Losing Another Mileage Partner: Gulf Air Exits April 30th...          • Email to a friend •   Finally a Hyatt Promo! Register for Double Points But Don’t Inhale Hyatt went without promotions from December 2016 through March 2017. And they only ran one program-wide promotion in 2017, double points for April through June. There's been no promo for all members and all stays since July 1. It seemed like they'd go the full second half of the year without a promo even as other chains are leveraging their loyalty programs to put heads in beds. But Hyatt has surprised us. Continue reading Finally a Hyatt Promo! Register for Double Points But Don’t Inhale...          • Email to a friend •       Click here to safely unsubscribe from "View from the Wing." Click here to view mailing archives, here to change your preferences, or here to subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC, 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123, Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.