Category Archives: Airlines

AA-US Elite Qualification

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Chris

Despite plenty of speculation that American and US Airways would certainly merge EQM balances for travel occurring in 2014, a quiet FAQ update (only appear on usairways.com!) indicates this is not the case. “Can I combine my AAdvantage and Dividend … Continue reading →

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Changes I Can Like… Coming To American Airlines

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Chris

A thread on FlyerTalk highlights the silent changes that happened to American Airlines’ policies as the merger festivities kicked off: Minimum time for checking in (online or at the airport) without baggage at a U.S. airport is no longer 30 … Continue reading →

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Well That Was Unexpected…

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Chris

The “new” American delivered on making US Airways award availability bookable with premerger AA miles (source: The Flight Deal):    

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Double United RDM!

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Chris

J. Edward on MilePoint found a double RDM promotion from United that isn’t targeted.  While it’s not a double EQM promotion that I so desperately need this year to retain 1K, it’s better than nothing. The terms and conditions: Offer … Continue reading →

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American Route Updates

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Chris

AA announced that it is adding two new routes to Asia from DFW, Hong Kong and Shanghai, starting in the summer of 2014.  HKG will see 777-300 service, while PVG will see the old 777-200. One Mile at a Time … Continue reading →

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A Few Miles More: American Airlines First Class Kahului to Dallas-Forth Worth

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Chris

For my return to New York, I took the redeye to Dallas.  Concerned that my upgrade might not clear—especially when booking ten days in advance, I used one of my systemwides expiring February 2013.  If I were flying from New … Continue reading →

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It’s Probably Official

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Chris

The Dallas Morning News reports that the merger between US Airways and American Airlines will be announced tomorrow morning at 7:30AM CST: The plan is to announce the deal in the pre-dawn hours Thursday, followed by a 7:30 a.m. CST … Continue reading →

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A Few Miles More: American Airlines First Class Los Angeles to Kahului

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Chris

As seems to be the tradition at American’s LAX station, boarding started several minutes ahead of schedule. When I made it to the gate at the scheduled boarding time, boarding for group 3 had already been called. American 253 Los … Continue reading →

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The Beginning of the End…

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Chris

I’ve acquired my status with American and United Airlines rather cheaply.  Last year, I spent about $4k with each airline to pick up 115-125k EQM on each. An observant FlyerTalker caught a change (now removed) from Delta’s website today, enumerating … Continue reading →

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Off-Peak United Awards to Europe

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Chris

United is offering 20% off the redemption cost of coach bookings made between now and November 15th to Europe for travel dates between January 15th, 2013 and March 13, 2013.  This brings the total for a US-Europe roundtrip to 48k … Continue reading →

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