Three years ago American Airlines and Qantas announced an expanded joint venture. American was launching Sydney and Auckland service, Qantas Sydney - San Francisco. And they indicated there would be more new routes in the offing as a result of the ...

American Airlines Expects Its New Bigger Partnership With Qantas to Be Approved Next Year and more...  In This Issue...  American Airlines Expects Its New Bigger Partnership With Qantas to Be Approved Next Year  8 Things Congress Will Change This Week About Air Travel  Even As It Becomes Tougher to Earn a Marriott Ambassador, Ambassadors May Be Spread Too Thin  American Airlines Brings Passengers to Hawaii That It Has No Intention of Flying Home (But That’ll Change Next Year)  The Bad Airline Idea That Just Won’t Die and Saudia Gets Political  Coming Soon: American Express Will Let Platinum Cardmembers Book Sold Out Restaurants By App  More Recent Articles This email contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. American Airlines Expects Its New Bigger Partnership With Qantas to Be Approved Next Year Three years ago American Airlines and Qantas announced an expanded joint venture. American was launching Sydney and Auckland service, Qantas Sydney - San Francisco. And they indicated there would be more new routes in the offing as a result of the partnership. They proposed to extend their partnership to coordinate schedules and pricing and share revenue on Pacific flights (but not Hawaii routes). The Obama administration said no. Continue reading American Airlines Expects Its New Bigger Partnership With Qantas to Be Approved Next Year...          • Email to a friend • 8 Things Congress Will Change This Week About Air Travel In a move that should surprise absolutely no one the Fair Fees Act isn't a part of FAA reauthorization that will be voted on this week. The FAA reauthorization bill includes a number of provisions other than 'Fair Fees' that are worth noting. Continue reading 8 Things Congress Will Change This Week About Air Travel...          • Email to a friend • Even As It Becomes Tougher to Earn a Marriott Ambassador, Ambassadors May Be Spread Too Thin I stayed 100 nights with Starwood in 2016 and was assigned an Ambassador for 2017. My Ambassador was excellent. However members certainly have had varied experiences. Different Ambassadors provide different levels of service. Each person has different skills. The program itself provides guidelines but some go above and beyond. And workload matters. Now that the program is scaling to support top elites at Marriott too, Marriott's metrics are being put into place. Continue reading Even As It Becomes Tougher to Earn a Marriott Ambassador, Ambassadors May Be Spread Too Thin...          • Email to a friend • American Airlines Brings Passengers to Hawaii That It Has No Intention of Flying Home (But That’ll Change Next Year) At an employee Crew News session this past week a pilot asked American Airlines President about weight restrictions flying Hawaii back to the mainland of the U.S. using Airbus A321 aircraft. American cannot fly as many people back to the mainland as they fly from the mainland to Hawaii. Continue reading American Airlines Brings Passengers to Hawaii That It Has No Intention of Flying Home (But That’ll Change Next Year)...          • Email to a friend • The Bad Airline Idea That Just Won’t Die and Saudia Gets Political 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 The Bad Airline Idea That Just Won’t Die and Saudia Gets Political...          • Email to a friend • Coming Soon: American Express Will Let Platinum Cardmembers Book Sold Out Restaurants By App American Express offers its Global Dining Collection program to The Platinum Card from American Express cardholders and to Centurion (Black Card) customers. These are top restaurants where American Express has an arrangement to set aside some tables for cardmembers. You've had to make bookings through their concierge service. They'll be launching searches for reservations, including special set-aside availability, through the American Express mobile app first in the UK starting next month and then in the US next year. Continue reading Coming Soon: American Express Will Let Platinum Cardmembers Book Sold Out Restaurants By App...          • Email to a friend • More Recent Articles New Rose Gold Metal American Express Card Could Be the Best Rewards Card I Love Delta Award Sales But They Don't Actually Drive Much Value to Members American Has a New Electronic System for Giving Out Hotels, Meals, and Transportation During Delays 10% Off Already-Discounted Hotels Worldwide and Reducing Airline Change Fees Opinions expressed here are author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, airline or hotel chain, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities.     Safely Unsubscribe • Archives • Preferences • Contact • Subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC • 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123 • Sudbury, MA 01776, USA