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  • Weekly Deep Dive: United Just Told You Loyalty Doesn't Pay What It Used To

    Weekly Deep Dive: United Just Told You Loyalty Doesn't Pay What It Used To
    2026/10/19
    United Airlines just raised MileagePlus status requirements by as much as 45.5% while quietly stripping out benefits — and it's not alone. Ryan and Hope dig into the forty-year history of frequent flyer programs, the billions airlines now make selling miles to banks, and why the entire industry seems to be betting, all at once, that you're too loyal to leave.
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    22 分
  • Scott Kirby Calls It a "Betrayal," Two Jets Get Fighter Escorts, and Lufthansa Retires a Legend

    Scott Kirby Calls It a "Betrayal," Two Jets Get Fighter Escorts, and Lufthansa Retires a Legend
    2026/10/19
    United's CEO opens up about getting fired by American, defends charging you for a window seat, and wants a wealth tax — all in one wild interview. Plus, two different flights get intercepted by fighter jets in the same 24 hours, an American Eagle flight evacuates onto the wing in St. Louis, Lufthansa finally retires its last A340, and Wizz Air quietly wipes 20 cities off its map.
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    4 分
  • Air India's $2.3 Billion Problem, a Wild Night of Emergency Landings, and the Vending Machine That Sold Death Insurance

    Air India's $2.3 Billion Problem, a Wild Night of Emergency Landings, and the Vending Machine That Sold Death Insurance
    2026/10/18
    Air India loses billions and brings in the guy who fixed Ethiopian Airlines — can he do it twice? Plus, three different planes had very bad days in the last 24 hours, Virgin Atlantic finally launches its Phuket route, American wants flight attendants selling credit cards or else, and the weirdest piece of aviation history you'll hear this week: airport vending machines that sold flight insurance.
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    4 分
  • 737 MAX 10 Finally Clears the Runway, Trump's Beirut Dream Hits Turbulence, and BA Hunts Down Spy Glasses

    737 MAX 10 Finally Clears the Runway, Trump's Beirut Dream Hits Turbulence, and BA Hunts Down Spy Glasses
    2026/10/17
    The 737 MAX 10 is about to get certified after six years of delays — but some airlines might not even want it. Plus, Trump wants direct flights to Lebanon restored for the first time since the 80s, but Beirut's airport has a safety problem money can't fix overnight, Mexico gets its US routes back, and British Airways is coming for your Meta smart glasses.
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    4 分
  • 777 Partners' Founder Pleads Guilty, Southwest Blows Up Rapid Rewards, and a Flight to Nowhere

    777 Partners' Founder Pleads Guilty, Southwest Blows Up Rapid Rewards, and a Flight to Nowhere
    2026/10/16
    The man behind the collapse of two budget airlines admits to a $500 million fraud scheme — and it's wilder than you'd think. Plus, Southwest overhauls its entire loyalty program and makes the Companion Pass harder to get, a Singapore Airlines flight spends nine hours going absolutely nowhere, and Lufthansa finally reveals where its brand-new A350-1000 is headed first.
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    4 分
  • American's Network Chief Exits, Saudi Arabia Evacuates $4 Billion in Jets, and Ryanair's $9 Flight Sale

    American's Network Chief Exits, Saudi Arabia Evacuates $4 Billion in Jets, and Ryanair's $9 Flight Sale
    2026/10/15
    American's network boss is out as the airline tries to walk back years of retreat — and we talk fleet with the exec who's replacing his vision. Plus, Saudi airlines scramble to evacuate billions in aircraft from Riyadh, Southwest flirts with widebodies, and United's stuck holding hundreds of lie-flat seats with nowhere to put them.
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    4 分
  • Lufthansa Snags TAP, Delta Gets Fancy, and Riyadh Air Flees Its Own Airport

    Lufthansa Snags TAP, Delta Gets Fancy, and Riyadh Air Flees Its Own Airport
    2026/10/14
    Lufthansa looks set to win a key stake in TAP Air Portugal, beating out Air France-KLM in a fight that's been brewing for years. Plus, Delta rolls out $200 bottles of wine in Delta One, Riyadh Air evacuates its brand-new Dreamliners as missile attacks continue, and Airbus drops some numbers on just how many workers this industry is going to need.
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    4 分
  • United Makes Status Harder to Get, a Fake Hijack Shuts Down Nuremberg, and Emirates Might Ditch the 787

    United Makes Status Harder to Get, a Fake Hijack Shuts Down Nuremberg, and Emirates Might Ditch the 787
    2026/10/13
    United overhauls MileagePlus and frequent flyers are not happy, a wrong squawk code sends fighter jets scrambling over Germany, and Emirates is reportedly ready to swap its entire Dreamliner order for more 777Xs. Plus, an update on the Flydubai investigation, Burbank's brand new terminal opens, and Qantas loses a 787 to bedbugs.
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    4 分