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Thursday, May 3, 2018

Court Threatens Jail Time and Fines for Publicizing Airline Mistake Fares and more...

Of course we all love it when mistake fares happen and they're honored and we get to travel the world at insanely cheap prices, especially in business or first class. For some readers booking a $28 ticket to Paris presents a moral challenge: should ...

 

Court Threatens Jail Time and Fines for Publicizing Airline Mistake Fares and more...



Court Threatens Jail Time and Fines for Publicizing Airline Mistake Fares

Of course we all love it when mistake fares happen and they're honored and we get to travel the world at insanely cheap prices, especially in business or first class.

For some readers booking a $28 ticket to Paris presents a moral challenge: should you take advantage of something you know is a mistake? My own view is that I'm happy to book it, airlines will choose to honor it or they won't, but if they're going to fly people to Paris for $28 I'd like to be one of those people.

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American Buying Even MORE Planes

Yesterday I wrote that American was expected to order new Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft. These are large regional jets with first class cabins. They did place an order for 15 of these and 15 options.

It turns out at the same time that American is also ordering 15 Embraer E175 76 seat regional jets. That's on top of the 10 of these planes they ordered in the fall. So American remains committed to two separate fleets of 76 seat regional jets.

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New Security Footage Shows Worst Aviation Disaster in History Narrowly Averted

On July 7 of last year Air Canada Flight 759 from Toronto to San Francisco was cleared to land on runway 28L. It lined up to land on taxiway C instead, which had four planes on it waiting for take off.

The NTSB released security camera footage of the Air Canada Airbus A320 about to touch down on the taxiway.

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Confirmed: American Airlines Buying More Planes

Last month American placed an order for 47 Boeing 787s.

And now the world's largest airline has made a deal to buy 15 Bombardier CRJ-900s with options for 15 more. These would add to American's already substantial fleet of CR9s.

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Hilton Hotel Discount Trick and British Airways Explains Britishisms

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.

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How Qatar Airways May Protect American Airlines Profits Across the Atlantic

Qatar Airways is the largest owner of IAG, parent company of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, and Vueling. When british Airways was confronted with strikes Qatar lent Airbus narrowbodies with their much better product, to the surprise and delight of BA customers used to a lesser product.

Qatar says they may come to BA's rescue again as work is done on the Heathrow-based carriers Boeing 787s due to issues with the Rolls Royce engines on the aircraft type.

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Report: American Airlines About to Announce Another Aircraft Order

Last month American placed an order for 47 Boeing 787s. However the world's largest airline appears not to be done shopping.

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Woman Accuses American Airlines Phone Agent Of Putting Foot Up Her…

A woman admits to saying something nasty to an American Airlines call center agent.

She left items on a plane, and was hoping to talk to someone at the airport, but was frustrated by the agent on the phone directing her to file a claim online ("I did say a not nice thing to him as I was hanging up the phone.")

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