American Express Membership Rewards added Qantas as its latest airline transfer partner. That news is spectacular to me personally for many reasons, but for one reason in particular. First, points will transfer on 1:1 basis with no federal excise...
Status Quo Will Continue At American Airlines…For Now
American Airlines is certainly already walking down the path to variable award pricing, but don’t expect a huge change in July, as some reported yesterday. View from the Wing noted that American’s Senior Vice President of Revenue Management Don...
Near Miss in Scotland: 737 Lands Just Two Seconds After A320 Takes Off
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued a scathing report over a near-miss between an easyJet and Norweigan aircraft at Edinburgh Airport. The close-call occurred last August, but the CAA report was only released this week. A Norwegian...
The World’s Longest And Shortest A380 Flights
What are the world’s longest and shortest Airbus A380 flights? Emirates can lay claim to both of them. World’s Shortest A380 Flight Earlier today, Emirates announced it would be using an A380 for regularly-scheduled service between Dubai and Muscat,...