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You Soon Won’t Be Able to Check Smart Bags on American Airlines

December 1, 2017 by James Larounis 1 Comment

You Soon Won’t Be Able to Check Smart Bags on American Airlines

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Via an internal release, American is soon imposing a restriction on checking Smart bags with built in batteries, effective January 15. The long story short – if the battery can’t be removed, you won’t be able to bring it onboard. … [Continue reading]

American Introducing Three New Breakfast Options in First Class

November 30, 2017 by James Larounis 1 Comment

American Introducing Three New Breakfast Options in First Class

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Based upon customer and flight attendant feedback, American is revising some of its domestic First Class offerings to include 3 new breakfast entrees. Beginning next month will be a new flatbread sandwich, and 2 new omelettes. Without having tried any … [Continue reading]

You may not have a crew to fly your plane this December… Here’s why.

November 29, 2017 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

You may not have a crew to fly your plane this December… Here’s why.

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! On Wednesday, a notice was sent out from the Allied Pilots Association to American Airlines employees regarding a failure in the scheduling system used to assign pilots to flights. This failure is causing thousands of flights over the critical holiday … [Continue reading]

4 Big Downsides to the New American Airlines 737-MAX First Class

November 29, 2017 by James Larounis 1 Comment

4 Big Downsides to the New American Airlines 737-MAX First Class

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! During this year’s American Airlines SkyBall, I had the chance to tour the new American Airlines 737-MAX aircraft. This plane will soon become a staple in the network, and is the “famous” plane which will lead the standardization of the … [Continue reading]

11/22 American Airlines LAX Catering Update

November 22, 2017 by James Larounis 1 Comment

11/22 American Airlines LAX Catering Update

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! Here’s today’s update on the catering issue at LAX for American Airlines flyers:

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