The Inside Flyer blog pegs the demise of international first class flights on corporate travel policies, noting that American’s refurbished 777-200 aircraft get a new business class and remove first class. The thing is, though, while first class has been on the wane overall, it hasn’t happened evenly or across the board. Indeed, some airlines […]
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One of the best credit card sign-up bonuses of the year has been on the Chase Ink Plus, which is offering a publicly available sign-up bonus of 70,000 Ultimate Rewards points after spending $5,000 within three months.
This is an incredible offer, as the highest sign-up bonus Chase has offered to the general public has been 60,000 Ultimate Rewards points. The offer was made available earlier this summer, but you could only get it by going in to a Chase branch, so this is much more convenient for many of us.
Originally it was my understanding that the increased sign-up bonus was SUPPOSED to expire on October 10, though obviously that wasn't the case, as the offer is still around.
However, Chase has now updated their website to indicate that the offer ends on Sunday, October 19, 2014.
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I suppose I didn’t know what to expect from Chattanooga. With relatives just outside of Memphis, I wrongly assumed that Tennessee was Tennessee was Tennessee. In my mind, it didn’t matter which corner of the state you traveled, it was all about the same: blues, barbecue, beer, and miles and miles of nondescript US interstate. […]
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While there's no denying that Air India is a lackluster airline, I do think they're sometimes unfairly portrayed by the media, at least in India. The Indian media seems to love to report every little Air India incident, when a similar situation wouldn't even get mentioned elsewhere in the world. For example, there was a recent report that an Air India flight between London and Delhi last December was delayed by a few hours, and they somehow linked that to a staff party. Somehow that's worth reporting... 10 months later!
So I'm writing this post not to spread a rumor, but just because I find it really interesting as someone that's fascinated by the business side of the airline industry.
Bangalore Aviation has a post about Air India's most mysterious 787. This particular Air India 787, with tail number VT-ANI, was delivered in May of 2012. Per FlightAware, the last flight it took was on April 21, 2014.
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The Centre For Aviation has an interesting article about American's growth strategy in Asia, entitled "American Airlines' triple play in greater China is part of long-haul rejuvenation, with more to come." It's well worth a read.
There's nothing terribly shocking in the article, though there are some interesting tidbits. I guess I find this especially interesting because American is the US carrier I'm most loyal to and Asia is my favorite place to fly to, though unfortunately American and Asia have long been "incompatible."
They're finally slowly changing that, between the Dallas to Hong Kong/Shanghai routes that launched earlier in the year, in addition to the Dallas to Beijing route that is launching next year.
So what does the article say?
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Cybercrime (seriously, no one’s devised a better name for it yet?) is now the fastest growing type of crime in the world. Identity theft is now a serious problem, particularly for every one of the nine million Americans who have theirs stolen each year. Travelers are especially at risk as they’re frequently using their credit […]
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