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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

If You Want Chase Sapphire Reserve, Get Sapphire Preferred and more...

The better card for you is the one you can get approved for. Change later. Last month Chase revealed some fascinating data about Sapphire Reserve cardholders. Continue reading If You Want Chase Sapphire Reserve, Get Sapphire Preferred...

 

If You Want Chase Sapphire Reserve, Get Sapphire Preferred and more...



If You Want Chase Sapphire Reserve, Get Sapphire Preferred

The better card for you is the one you can get approved for. Change later.

Last month Chase revealed some fascinating data about Sapphire Reserve cardholders.

Continue reading If You Want Chase Sapphire Reserve, Get Sapphire Preferred...

        
 

American Airlines CEO: Why I’ll Never Give You as Much Flexibility as Southwest Does

At last Thursday's American Airlines employee Q&A with management, someone asked American's CEO Doug Parker how to talk to people who prefer Southwest over American 'for their flexibility'.

Doug Parker told the employee "well you've got to find some new friends, first of all." But he also did a fantastic job explaining how American thinks about its business, and its pricing strategies.

Continue reading American Airlines CEO: Why I’ll Never Give You as Much Flexibility as Southwest Does...

        
 

Next Week Hilton Changes How Points and Status are Earned

Diamond members who qualify on nights are going to like these changes. For anyone with Gold status they're a nothing-burger (just know you're on the hook for $2.50 a night if you redeem points in Malaysia). For others staying with Hilton gets less rewarding.

Continue reading Next Week Hilton Changes How Points and Status are Earned...

        
 

American Employee Says They’ll Fly Any Plane That Flies, No Matter the Condition

At American's employee town hall last week a 26 year Dallas-based flight attendant asked if "any airline strives to be number one other than from the bottom line standpoint and for our shareholders?"

He said it "used to be nice" at the end of a flight "when people weren't so crammed in" so he wanted to know "Do we strive to be number one at all or are we just striving to fill every seat and the bottom line?"

Continue reading American Employee Says They’ll Fly Any Plane That Flies, No Matter the Condition...

        
 

Here’s What American Didn’t Tell You In Their New Latin America Service Announcement

American Airlines sent out a press release today touting new service to Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America. There are several new routes. There are new flights that didn't make the release. But they didn't talk about the service they're eliminating...

Continue reading Here’s What American Didn’t Tell You In Their New Latin America Service Announcement...

        
 

Air New Zealand Launching Non-Stops to Chicago!

At the beginning of February I shared the strong rumor that Air New Zealand would announce Auckland - Chicago non-stop. They've just done that, and alongside United has announced their San Francisco - Auckland will become year-round rather than seasonal.

Continue reading Air New Zealand Launching Non-Stops to Chicago!...

        
 

HOP! Goes “Pop” as Air France Regional Flight Lands With Cracks and Holes in Fuselage

Sunday's Air France regional HOP flight A5-235 from Paris-Orly to Aurillac experienced a loud noise that could be heard inside the cabin. It turned out there were large cracks and holes in the plane's fuselage.

Sleeping passengers were awakened by the noise on this 265 mile domestic flight.

Continue reading HOP! Goes “Pop” as Air France Regional Flight Lands With Cracks and Holes in Fuselage...

        
 
 
   
   
   

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