I often say that you do not want to board first. You want to board 'not last' so that the plane hasn't run out of overhead bin space by the time you get on. Boarding early is about one thing only: not having to gate check your carry on bag. That's why I ...

Why Do First Class Passengers Board First — Rather Than Last? and more...  In This Issue...  Why Do First Class Passengers Board First — Rather Than Last?  Extreme Lengths Airlines Go to Reduce Weight and 20 Airlines With the Most Planes Ordered  50,000 Bonus American AAdvantage Miles for Partner Activity Through End of Year  Indonesian Passengers Demand Removal of Yummy Cargo Before They’ll Fly  Updated Details of the American Airlines Fleet  Proposal to Limit How Many Flights a Person Can Take and Veterans Who Hate Pre-Boarding  American Express Adds New Membership Rewards Transfer Partner: Star Alliance’s LifeMiles  More Recent Articles This email contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. Why Do First Class Passengers Board First — Rather Than Last? I often say that you do not want to board first. You want to board 'not last' so that the plane hasn't run out of overhead bin space by the time you get on. Boarding early is about one thing only: not having to gate check your carry on bag. That's why I absolutely love a quick overnight, and on a two night trip sometimes stretch myself to travel with just my laptop bag, so that I don't need overhead bin space. I can show up at the airpprt later. I can work productively in the lounge. And I don't have to rush boarding. As someone that values every 5 minutes in my day (I really do keep myself that busy), this matters to me. Continue reading Why Do First Class Passengers Board First — Rather Than Last?...          • Email to a friend • Extreme Lengths Airlines Go to Reduce Weight and 20 Airlines With the Most Planes Ordered 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 Extreme Lengths Airlines Go to Reduce Weight and 20 Airlines With the Most Planes Ordered...          • Email to a friend • 50,000 Bonus American AAdvantage Miles for Partner Activity Through End of Year American AAdvantage has launched a promotion through end of year with the opportunity to earn 50,000 AAdvantage miles. And frankly it's complicated. I'll probably earn 2000 miles but anyone buying miles with the current offer at under 2 cents a mile can earn a lot more. Continue reading 50,000 Bonus American AAdvantage Miles for Partner Activity Through End of Year...          • Email to a friend • Indonesian Passengers Demand Removal of Yummy Cargo Before They’ll Fly There wasn't a 'no durian' sign on Sriwajiya Air flight SJ91 from Bengkulu to Jakarta on Monday though. The Indonesian domestic flight was carrying about 4500 pounds of the stuff — and caused the smell inside the cabin to get so bad that passengers and crew almost fought prior to departure. Continue reading Indonesian Passengers Demand Removal of Yummy Cargo Before They’ll Fly...          • Email to a friend • Updated Details of the American Airlines Fleet I've created a table with the current active American Airlines mainline fleet, which consists of 945 aircraft. You can see how many seats are in each aircraft type, and how many of each type they have in service. The table is accurate as of today. American's mainline fleet currently consists of 330 first class seats; 16,562 business class or domestic first seats; 2283 premium economy seats; and 146,063 coach seats. Continue reading Updated Details of the American Airlines Fleet...          • Email to a friend • Proposal to Limit How Many Flights a Person Can Take and Veterans Who Hate Pre-Boarding 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 Proposal to Limit How Many Flights a Person Can Take and Veterans Who Hate Pre-Boarding...          • Email to a friend • American Express Adds New Membership Rewards Transfer Partner: Star Alliance’s LifeMiles A year ago Citibank added Avianca's LifeMiles as a points transfer partner. Now American Express Membership Rewards has done so as well. LifeMiles is a fantastic Star Alliance program. I have a few hundred thousand of their miles, and I've never used them to travel on Avianca. Instead I use them for premium cabin awards on airlines like Lufthansa, Asiana, and Thai Airways. And I use their cash and points awards to book United's domestic first class. Continue reading American Express Adds New Membership Rewards Transfer Partner: Star Alliance’s LifeMiles...          • Email to a friend • More Recent Articles If You're Flying Basic Economy on American or Delta And Need Overhead Bin Space, Do This What Marriott's CEO Told Wall Street About Their New Loyalty Program Germans Don't Know What KLM Is, So the Airline Opened a Restaurant and Bank 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