American Airlines (AA) and its Mechanics’ Union are engaged in an increasingly fierce and bitter battle over a new labor agreement. This situation has resulted in litigation between AA and the Union in Federal Court in Fort Worth, Texas. On…
There have been two very recent tragedies at the Grand Bahia Principe Hotel & Resort in La Romana, Dominican Republic, resulting in the unexplained deaths of three Americans: On May 25, a 41-year-old Pennsylvania woman died in her room within…
Today (5/16/2019), American Airlines opened the much-anticipated new Admirals Club in Terminal D of DFW Airport. Middle Age Miles is fortunate enough to be flying AA out of DFW on Opening Day, so we wanted to share our first live…
Quick reminder here – today is the last day to make AA award redemptions and receive the 10% mileage refund that has been available on several AA co-branded credit cards. As you probably know, the following cards have had the…
The Barclays AA co-branded cards come with a unique benefit that can be earned through big-spend, a companion certificate for travel on AA. This benefit is currently available on the Barclays AA Aviator Silver and Business cards, and starting this…
This article is part of our Trip Report – Our Summer Holiday in Dubrovnik and Beyond For our transatlantic flights between Philadelphia (PHL) and Prague (PRG), we flew Business Class in American Airlines 767-300 planes. We were very happy that…
This article is Part 5 in our 5-part series on Middle Age Miles about earning and enjoying elite status on American Airlines, and Executive Platinum status in particular. Our 5 articles are:* Part 1: Lessons and Strategies from My 2018 Journey to…
This article is Part 4 in what’s now a 5-part series we’re running on Middle Age Miles about earning and enjoying elite status on American Airlines, and Executive Platinum status in particular. Our 5 articles are:* Part 1: Lessons and Strategies from…
This article is Part 3 in a 5-part series we’re running on Middle Age Miles about earning and enjoying elite status on American Airlines, and Executive Platinum status in particular. Our 5 articles are:* Part 1: Lessons and Strategies from My 2018…
This article is Part 2 in a 5-part series we’re running on Middle Age Miles about earning and enjoying elite status on American Airlines, and Executive Platinum status in particular. Our 5 articles are: * Part 1: Lessons and Strategies…