Let’s kick off the Memorial Day weekend with another Vintage Airline Seat Map, shall we? I previously posted two other versions of American Airlines’ DC-10s from the past (here and here), and the one appearing below was seen flying the skies in 1987. Seating a total of 313 passengers in a high-density “Hawaii†configuration, there…
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American Airlines bonus mile offer for Qantas flights to Australia
As I’m sure many of you did, I received an email from American today offering up to 20,000 bonus AAdvantage miles for flying Qantas-operated flights to Australia. Flights booked as American Airlines codeshares apply. Registration is required using offer code QF20K at this link and the travel period is from April 19 through June 30,…
Cool American Airlines video about aircraft de-icing
American Airlines posted a pretty darn cool video on YouTube this week. It’s a part of their “Behind the Scenes” series and the new one explains and shows the de-icing process in action.
American and United bonus mile offers
Both American and United came out with new bonus mile offers today. Well… the United one wasn’t officially announced, but the registration page is up. More on that in a moment. American Airlines is offering double AAdvantage miles (redeemable, not elite) on a batch of select Alaska Airlines flights. Registration is required and the travel…
New American and United bonus mile opportunities
There have been quite a few new bonus mile opportunities released by both American and United that I’m just now catching up on. Here’s a summary of some of them: American Airlines BOS-NRT: In celebration of the new nonstop service on Japan Airlines between Boston and Tokyo Narita, earn double redeemable miles every time you…
New American Airlines Citi Platinum Select AAdvantage Visa Signature card
[Updated: This offer had expired.] In case you haven’t already read about the new Citi Platinum Select / AAdvantage Visa Signature card from other bloggers, here’s the scoop. This card has now become more competitive in terms of ancillary benefits compared to previous iterations and those cards of competing airlines, such as the Chase United…
Southwest’s bag fees, US Airways’ Wi-Fi, Lufthansa’s 747-8s, JAL’s 787s, O’Hare’s new runway and other news
In other airline, hotel and travel industry news last week… Southwest Airlines acquired AirTran in May last year and received a single operating certificate from the FAA last month, but each carrier remains an independent operation for the time being meaning AirTran’s baggage and other fees will remain intact. Unlike the relatively faster integration between…
Vintage Airline Seat Map: American Airlines Boeing 727-100 from 1985
Last week I posted a pre-deregulation seat map of an American Airlines Boeing 727-100 and I thought it would be interesting to compare it against a version flying the skies eight years later for this installment of Vintage Airline Seat Maps. American pulled out one row of First Class, removed the coat compartment and bar…
Vintage Airline Seat Map: American Airlines Boeing 727-100 from 1977
I’m sticking with a narrowbody again for this week’s Vintage Airline Seat Map and bring you the American Airlines Boeing 727-100 from 1977 appearing below. Seating a total of 100 passengers, this pre-deregulation configuration offered 14 first class seats and room for 86 in coach, which probably had nearly equivalent seat pitch as that found…
American Airlines extends DEQM for ORD/DFW to LAX/SFO (and SNA)
If I weren’t totally committed to reaching million-miler status with United Airlines this year and spending every dollar with them, I’d be particularly keen on jumping on the bandwagon Mommy Points discovered today. American Airlines extended their double elite qualifying mile promotion for residents of California, Illinois and Texas today offering those AAdvantage members double…