American Airlines

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’d know I was a diehard US Airways fan. Not only did they give unlimited upgrades to all elites, but they also extended the benefit to travel companions. When American Airlines merged with US Airways, I was worried that the traditions …

Often, TV shows use stock background photos or stock videos to set the scene.  Sometimes, this causes interesting anomalies. For example, the exterior of a plane could be a 747, but the interior is a DC-10. Why? I was watching How I Met Your Mother when something caught my eye. …

This is a funny calculation I did.  I looked at the year I traveled the most for work, and came up over a few thousand dollars short of Executive Platinum. With the new changes for 2017, those qualifying for Executive Platinum must fly 100,000 miles AND spend $12,000 on flights. …

I had a strange issue with my numbers merging in US/American and figured I’d mention it in case others need a solution as well. Somehow, when I checked into my flights, my American number was attaching but adding extra leading zeroes in the front. I was having trouble with the …

I’d never really been an American Airlines flyer before the merger.  So it surprised me the first time I went into an American Admiral’s club and could order some food off a menu. For a cost, of course. Today, I am flying a couple of short flights that only qualify as …

I’ve only been a US Airways elite in the past, and I was really nervous with the merger. Although the US Airways’ first class product is not quite as nice as… other airlines, it was what I was used to, and I was frequently upgraded. I even wrote a post …

My US Airways and American accounts just merged and while all my miles posted properly, I’m running into some snags when booking flights. If I book a flight on US Airways and type in either my US Airways or American number, it tells me that my frequent flier numbers are …

View from the Wing reports that US Airways flyers will soon get 500-mile upgrade certificates based off their previous travel–despite also getting unlimited upgrades during that travel time. According to reports, US Airways flyers will receive the certificates to use on their American flights while they still get their unlimited benefits …

View from the Wing has an excellent post on how the upgrade queue is going to work for American Airlines–including some changes. I suggested pausing reading this post, go to his post, and come back here. Some of the changes make the American Airlines upgrade process EVEN more different from …

Just a note that when using American miles, US Airways Elites do not get the same benefits they do when using US Airways miles. Any fees, such as late ticketing or redeposit, that would be waived as a US Airways elite are not waived when you use your American miles. This …