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New Star Alliance Tools and Bonus Marriott Points and more...  In This Issue...  New Star Alliance Tools and Bonus Marriott Points  American Will Start Charging for ViaSat Satellite Internet Next Month  Woman Kicked Off Flight Because She Had Cramps From Her Period  American May Remove Several Business Class Seats From Boeing 787-8 Aircraft  Great Singapore Airlines DEAL: Premium Economy  Air Canada Just Introduced More Restrictive Basic Economy Fares  More Recent Articles New Star Alliance Tools and Bonus Marriott Points 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 Star Alliance Tools and Bonus Marriott Points...          • Email to a friend •   American Will Start Charging for ViaSat Satellite Internet Next Month ViaSat internet has been free. They've been working out kinks since the beginning. On the inaugural 737 MAX flight at the end of November ViaSat internet simply didn't work much. When it did work it wasn't fast. ViaSat installations are working better now. A few planes have Gogo and ViaSat retrofits now. And American is prepared to start charging in March. Continue reading American Will Start Charging for ViaSat Satellite Internet Next Month...          • Email to a friend •   Woman Kicked Off Flight Because She Had Cramps From Her Period Airlines don't want passengers onboard who will spread disease or cause a diversion. Flight crew aren't always best-positioned to judge this, but they're in a position where they have to. And airlines often do things out of an abundance of caution, although nearly every time you hear that phrase it's a cover for stupidity. Beth Evans was flying Emirates from Birmingham in the U.K. to Dubai. She told her boyfriend about her cramps. A flight attendant overheard the conversation and started quizzing her about it. Continue reading Woman Kicked Off Flight Because She Had Cramps From Her Period...          • Email to a friend •   American May Remove Several Business Class Seats From Boeing 787-8 Aircraft Dropping to 20 or 24 business class seats would make awards and upgrades super difficult on the aircraft (awards are nearly impossible now in business class as it is). It would represent a loss of 14% or 28% of the business class seats on the aircraft. In contrast United's Boeing 787-8s have 36 business class seats. Continue reading American May Remove Several Business Class Seats From Boeing 787-8 Aircraft...          • Email to a friend •   Great Singapore Airlines DEAL: Premium Economy Through February 25 premium economy starts at $999 for US-Asia roundtrip and business class starts at $1999 for US-Europe roundtrip. You can travel May 1 through August 31 for business class, May 1 through December 14 for premium economy. Continue reading Great Singapore Airlines DEAL: Premium Economy <$1000 Roundtrip, Business <$2000...          • Email to a friend •   Air Canada Just Introduced More Restrictive Basic Economy Fares Air Canada has introduced 'basic economy' fares on domestic flights within Canada. The goal remains to discourage customers from buying the cheapest fares in hopes they pay more to avoid these restrictions — while not taking their business elsewhere to another carrier. Continue reading Air Canada Just Introduced More Restrictive Basic Economy Fares...          • Email to a friend •   More Recent Articles 5 Over 50: Quick Ways to Boost Your Miles United Pilot Flies to San Francisco, Hand Delivers Lost Engagement Ring American and KTLA LA Television Promoting the Devaluation of AAdvantage       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.