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American Airlines has launched their newest offer for this summer, where American AAdvantge flyers can earn up to 50,000 AAdvantage bonus miles when traveling between North America and Europe now through July 31, 2016. You can earn these miles on a number of partner airlines as well including American Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, or OpenSkies Together…
American Airlines is offering 500 bonus miles on Avis or Budget rentals now through May 31, 2016 on rentals of 3 or more days on top of your base accrual rate of 500 miles. 500 Bonus American Miles With Avis Rentals Spring has arrived, and it’s time for you to take a well-deserved getaway – and get a well-deserved deal. As an American Airlines AAdvantage® member, you’ll save up…
One common complaint of almost every airline is the poorly prepared meals served in-flight. American Airlines is trying to change that by hiring celebrity chef to prepare food for its flights. Here are more details from food blog Eater: “American is tapping chef/restaurateur/Chopped judge Maneet Chauhan and pioneering Hawaiian chef Sam Choy, as well as Dallas’s…
Looking for an easy way to earn 700 bonus American AAdvantage Miles? American Airlines is offering American AAdvantge members the opportunity to earn some bonus AAdvantge miles for entering their 35th Anniversary sweepstakes and choosing a milestone that you’re saving for. You’ll earn even more miles by sharing this on one our social media accounts. It took me about a…
Most of us know about American Airlines as a major carrier for passengers, but did you know the airline is also very strong in the cargo space? American Airlines has just won a prestigious award showcasing its capabilities in the cargo area. American Airlines was named the Best Cargo airline for the ninth year in a…
Now through April 28, you’ll earn up to 115,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles when you buy miles for yourself, or add up to 115,000 bonus miles to your purchase when you gift miles to a friend or loved one. That’s a total of up to 265,000 miles. Up To 115,000 Bonus American Miles If…
You may soon have many more options if you’re looking to travel from the U.S. to Tokyo. This comes after the recent announcement on how United was planning to launching new Haneda service from San Francisco. American Airlines is yet another U.S. carrier to ask the U.S. Department of Transportation for the ability to provide…
As an AA ExPlat, I come to expect not a certain level of service but a certain level of consistency. This is one of the main reasons I am completely loyal to them. But lately I’ve run into an AA upgrade glitch that has been extremely frustrating. Aromas and Rum writer here at Points, Miles…
As a reminder, for those American AAdvantage members, looking to lock in current award pricing, today is your last day, before the new award charts go live tomorrow. You can see the full new award charts on American’s site here, as well as the current chart as well. The biggest change is that Business/First will…
American Airlines announced today that they would be expanding their Los Angeles service, with new non-stop service between the City of Angels and Hong Kong. The new service is expected to begin September 7, 2016 pending regulatory approval, and will be operated onboard a Boeing 777-300ER You’ll recall that American Airlines launched several new routes from Los Angeles earlier…
Service to Cuba is expected to resume this year, allowing U.S. carriers to operate a total of 20 daily round-trip flights between the U.S. and Havana, and 10 daily round-trip flights to nine other Cuban cities with international airports. The deadline for airlines to bid on these slots is today. With that in mind, many…
American Airlines has teamed up with Hilton HHonors, to offer Hilton HHonors members the opportunity to earn complimentary American AAdvantage Gold status, when you register now through February 25, 2016. Note, this offer may be targeted, but it can’t hurt to register. Offer Details: Register now and enjoy complimentary American Airlines AAdvantage® Gold status through…
As reported by CBS Detroit, an American Airline’s (flight 1231) plane collided with a Southwest Airline’s (flight 9) plane today with passengers onboard. Scary! Both planes were trying to be de-iced when the incident happened. Thankfully, no one was reported injured but, I am sure that the people on board were shaken up in addition…
The news is out. Gogo wifi is slow. I’m surprised it actually took this long for someone to do something about the extremely slow Gogo wifi onboard most planes these days. As many of you business travelers know, business travelers boot up and log onto Gogo within minutes of taking off. You have a few…
Via ThePointsGuy, American Airlines is sending out emails and/or mail to some AAdvantage members to earn Gold or Platinum elite status through May 31, 2016.  Which is pretty sweet if you are targeted for this promotion. They provide a promotion code that you need to use to sign up for the offer by February 22, 2016. Make sure you…
Sprint has teamed up with AAdvantage to offer new customers a nice sign up bonus of up to 25,000 Advantage miles for opening a new Sprint account. You have to have an AAdvantage account and you will get the first 20k miles when you sign up and the next up to 5k miles after each…
American Airlines announced their latest partnership today, and its with the popular ride sharing company Uber. Uber has several partnerships currently including with United Airlines, Starwood, and IHG Hotels. Executive Platinum members will want to take note, since they’ll be given a free ride with Uber, even if they’ve already used Uber before. Per American…
American Airlines has announced that they will be enhancing the travel experience for economy passengers onboard their flights, by bringing back free snacks in coach, which the airline ended nearly 10 years ago. Delta Air Lines has always had free snacks in coach, and United recently has brought them back, so it seems like American…
American Airlines is launching several new routes from many of their hubs in the coming months. This comes after their latest announcement about their new Los Angeles service which was greatly expanded. Here’s a rundown of their new routes by hub: Charlotte: Charlotte to San Jose, California (SJC), seasonal daily service from June 2 through Aug. 15, operated…
American Airlines announced today that they would be expanding their Los Angeles service, with several new routes thanks to the new gates that their adding, meaning an additional 20 daily flights to several new destinations such as Seattle, Portland, and Anchorage to name a few. Per American Airlines, Coming Summer 2016, American Airlines is expanding…