The Indian government set a deadline of June for Air India to be privatized. The airline is losing hundreds of millions of dollars per year, and there are no signs of that changing. After a lot of threats, the government has decided to extend the deadline,…
Lately we're seeing more and more large companies take public stands on social issues. This comes in many forms, from supporting LGBT rights, to standing up against the NRA. In the past things like this were taboo, though it seems like that's slowly…
I just finished flying an Emirates first class ticket from Vancouver to Milan, which I booked late last year when Emirates had an incredible fare sale. Essentially I could route from Vancouver to Los Angeles to Dubai to Milan and back, with the Vancouver…
One of the more obscure features of United Airlines is the united.com Club. No, I'm not talking about the place where you can load up on snacks and drinks before your flight -- that's the United Club -- but rather their almost-secret frequent buyer program…
I've written several times both about flying low cost carriers in Europe, and about Norwegian generally. I have flown most of the big low cost carriers in Europe numerous times now, including:
In early April I wrote about how Southwest Rapid Rewards introduced a double points promotion. Through that promotion you could earn double Rapid Rewards points for flights that were booked and flown between April 6 and June 13, 2018. As noted by Deals…
I’ve covered Air Belgium extensively, partly because I’m interested in start-up airlines, and partly because I was supposed to fly them shortly after they started operations, so was impacted when they rescheduled flights. Air Belgium is a new airline…
If you want to book an award to Asia on Star Alliance carriers, Amex Membership Rewards should be a go-to points currency for you. Not to worry, if you want to fly Oneworld or SkyTeam partners, you'll have options as well. Given the distances involved,…
Well, this couple took put an aviation geek spin on "walking down the aisle." A couple decided to get married on a Southwest Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Baltimore this past Sunday night. I haven't been able to find much regarding the backstory…
American Airlines CEO Doug Parker and President Robert Isom have sent out a letter to American employees today announcing upcoming layoffs. This comes nearly five years after the integration between American and US Airways, and reflects the number of…
While many of the exciting innovations in aircraft technology have centered around new widebody models, like the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350, there have also been new narrowbody models, like the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo. Another new…
Could America's oldest "startup airline" finally be coming to an end? It looks like it. For those of you not familiar with Baltia & USGlobal Airways, I've been writing about them for years. They've been taking money from investors for about 30 years,…
The Premier Rewards Gold Card from American Express is one of Amex's more well rounded travel rewards credit cards. View from the Wing suggests that this is "the most underappreciated credit card in America," that it's in the top 15% of cards out there,…
There's no denying that over the past few years I've become significantly less loyal to American Airlines. I continue to requalify for Executive Platinum status with American, but I'm not a fanboy of the program in the same way as before. This came after…
At the moment the $95 annual fee British Airways Visa Signature® Card is offering an increased welcome bonus of up to 100,000 Avios, which a lot of people should be eligible for. In this post I wanted to look at why it could make a lot of sense to apply…
While airlines go great lengths to try and differentiate their premium products, sometimes they miss the boat in very simple ways. For example, one of the things I always comment on, and which has a big impact on my comfort on a flight, is individual…
I won't be writing many reviews for this site, firstly because Ben has reviewed just about everything, and secondly because his reviews will probably be far better than mine, but I wanted to write about The Grain Store, because it is such a genius solution.…
Hong Kong Airlines just recently started flying to the US using their new A350s. As of now the airline flies to Los Angeles and San Francisco, and they plan to add flights to New York soon as well. Given that Cathay Pacific historically has a stronghold…
My flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles was scheduled to depart at 12PM. However, when reviewing lounges I always like for them to be as empty as possible so I can freely take pictures, so I decided to the airport shortly before the lounge was scheduled…
I've flown Cathay Pacific a countless number of times, but had never flown Cathay Dragon, which is Cathay Pacific's subsidiary that operates many of their shorthaul flights, including flights to mainland China. While their product is very similar to…
My connection in Shanghai was supposed to be about two hours -- I was scheduled to arrive at 12:40PM, and I was scheduled to depart at 2:30PM. I know, planning a 1hr50min connection on separate tickets at Shanghai Airport was probably a bad decision,…
I was looking forward to the opportunity to do a side-by-side comparison of Vietnam Airlines' 787 and A350. I boarded through the forward door of the plane, and turned right into the business class cabin. Vietnam Airlines has two A350 configurations…
I won't be writing many reviews for this site, firstly because Ben has reviewed just about everything, and secondly because his reviews will probably be far better than mine, but I wanted to write about The Grain Store, because it is such a genius solution.…
Earlier Spencer wrote a post about the best ways to redeem Amex Membership Rewards points for travel to Europe, which I think is a great resource. Obviously he covered as many things as he possibly could, though it's impossible to share every possible…
Since mid-May, American Express has been offering increased welcome bonuses on their co-branded Hilton credit cards. We have just over a week remaining before these offers are pulled, so if you're interested you'll want to act soon. In this post I wanted…
Last week Ben wrote about the sad decline of Etihad Airways. This exact topic has been on my list of topics to write about since Day 1 of joining the team, but I couldn't have said it better myself. When they released their A380 product and their new…
Next up in our series on the best ways to use Amex Membership Rewards points by region is Europe. Without a doubt, it's one of the regions we're asked about most frequently, and there are a ton of opportunities to use miles for these transatlantic flights.…
Emirates is by far the world's largest operator of the A380. The airline has over 100 A380s in service, which represents nearly half of all A380s in service (that means they operate nearly as many A380s as the other dozen airlines with the plane combined).…
While Cathay Pacific is generally regarded as one of the best airlines in the world, I haven't been terribly impressed by their longhaul business class product. While they have excellent reverse herringbone seats throughout their longhaul fleet, there's…
Two of the most popular mid-range credit cards are the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card and Capital One® Venture® Rewards Credit Card. The cards have similar annual fees, similar welcome bonuses, and are both rewarding, though they work in very different…
In early April, Chase made some major changes to their IHG credit card portfolio. They stopped accepting applications for the old IHG Rewards Club Select Credit Card, and instead started accepting applications for the all new IHG® Rewards Club Premier…
In mid-April IAG (the parent company of British Airways) acquired a 4.61% ownership stake in Norwegian. This seemed to come out of left field, as there weren’t really rumors of this leading up to the announcement. IAG also expressed interest in the possibility…
