Tag: American Airlines (AA)

Usually, you have to fly pretty far to fly in American Airlines' best lie-flat business and first-class seats. However, during October 2023, AA is flying 547 flights within the U.S. using these internationally-configured aircraft. Check out this article to see the 25 routes that have a Boeing 777 or 787 flying within the U.S. this month.

American Airlines is in the midst of redesigning its Admirals Club lounges. Today (September 6), the second redesigned Admirals Club opened in Newark International Airport (EWR). Here's a look inside the renovated lounge sporting the new Admirals Club design and food & drink offerings.

American Airlines Basic Economy tickets have some restrictions. From unchangeable tickets to no free checked bags, this guide goes over everything you need to know about these tickets. We'll help you decide whether the cost-savings are worth it, plus tell you how to circumvent some of the restrictions.

Today, American Airlines announced an initial breakup timeline of its Northeast Alliance with JetBlue. Travelers have less than a week to book AAdvantage awards on JetBlue, book codeshare flights, or change their loyalty number in existing bookings. Here's a breakdown of what that means and what you might want to do in the next week.

American Airlines and Citi just announced a slew of changes to Admirals Club membership costs and the benefits and fees of the Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite Mastercard®. Thankfully, some of the negative changes don't take effect for another two weeks, giving you time to plan. But these changes see the elimination of one of our favorite credit card perks. Are the changes worth the additional fees? Let's dig into the changes to see.

One of the best ways to redeem British Airways Avios is for flights on partner airlines. For U.S.-based readers, there's no better partner than American Airlines. Here's how to book American Airlines flights using British Airways Avios, including multiple ways to find award availability.

American Airlines recently announced a move to a dynamic award pricing model, eliminating its MileSAAver Off Peak, MileSAAver, AAnutime Level 1, and AAnytime Level 2 awards and rebranding its Web Specials as simply Flight Awards. Here's what these changes actually mean for travelers.

American Airlines just announced several updates to its checked luggage policy. The airline is "simplifying" its checked bag policies and will offer a new form of Basic Economy fare to customers traveling to Asia and Oceania. Don't believe the spin from the airline. By and large, these updates represent more of a downgrade than an improvement. In this post, I'll explain why.

Less than a week after announcing $5.8 billion in emergency aid from the U.S. Treasury, American Airlines has increased bag fees by $15 each way on certain routes. The change is effective immediately for new tickets issued as of April 21, 2020.

American Airlines, fashionably late as always, has finally announced the extension of elite status in response to COVID-19. With elite status extensions, lowered elite requirements, waived redeposit fees, and the ability to make up the loss on your Million Miler journey through spend, it's an impressive wave of updates that will make a lot of travelers happy. But, there's a potential devaluation hidden in the good news.