Al Qaeda Group Claims Crotch-Bomber; Flying Still Safe (1)
12/28/09 •
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for the attemped Christmas Day bombing of a Northwest flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. The attempt was stopped when passengers and crew put out the device that suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was trying to light-up under a blanket while seated in his seat.
Wall Street Journal and others were also reporting Obama administration’s response to the incident:
Meanwhile, President Barack Obama said the administration is doing everything in its power to keep fliers safe …
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40 People Hurt when American Airlines Jet Overshoots Runway (0)
12/23/09 •
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Associated Press and other news agencies are reporting that some 44 people were hurt when American Airlines flight 331 from Washington DC and connecting through Miami overshot the runway while landing in heavy rain. Here the American Airlines statement about the accident — according to AA the Boieng 737-800 aircraft had 148 passengers and crew of six.
Anyone who believes they have family members or friends aboard Flight 331 may contact American Airlines at the following toll-free numbers: (800) 245-0999 for calls …
Frequent Flyer Fee Chart (0)
12/20/09 •
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Airfarewatchblog has comprehensive table of all various fees that airlines charge their customers for redeeming “free tickets” using frequent flyer miles. This table is limited to US based carriers, so it doesn’t address the likes of British Airways whose award tickets can have hundreds and hundreds dollars in fees. The fees for major American carriers are very similar, but it’s always good to know the rules of your main program(s). For changes and or cancellations any change imposed by airline can …
Brazilian Airline TAM to Spin-Off its Frequent Flyer Program (0)
12/17/09 •
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The stock of Brazilian airline Tam rose sharply yesterday after they announced a plan to IPO the Multiplus SA frequent flyer business. TAM has been signing deals with gas station chain, Walmart and credit card companies to offer member of Multiplus Fidelidade program to collect miles in new ways. According to a Bloomberg article:
Multiplus’s business is “totally different” from the airline operations and offers investors lower risk, “strong” cash generation and low capital needs, Libano Miranda Barroso, Tam’s chief financial officer and interim …
Win 300,000 American Airlines Miles (1)
12/16/09 •
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American Airlines sweepstakes offers 30,000 Aadvantage miles and 60 BlackBerry smartphones as prizes for creating or updating a profile on AA.com. Completed profile means automatic flight status notifications for all your flights. You can find the promo at www.aa.com/promo. 300,00 airline miles could mean 3 business class tickets to Europe, but as you know small part of your soul is lost everytime you’ll give out personal information in exchange for sweepstakes.
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