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Now There Are No More Change Fees On American Airlines On Long-Haul International Flights In Addition To The Domestic And Short-Haul Ones

          A few months ago, American Airlines eliminated change fees for First, Business, Premium Economy and Main Cabin tickets for all domestic and short-haul international flying for tickets issued on or after August 31, 2020. The domestic and short-haul destinations include any of the 50 U.S. states, Canada, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin […]

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UPDATED-American Airlines AAdvantage Elite Status Updates For 2021

When you join American Airlines AAdvantage , you are an AAdvantage member.  Additionally, the program offers Gold, Platinum, Platinum Pro and Executive Platinum status.  American AAdvantage has announced updates to their 2021 elite program due to covid. These updates are as follows:   1. AA is extending status.   If your current elite status expires on January 31, […]

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Reach AA Million Miler Status With Credit Card Spend Till Year End

  Recall that American Airlines AAdvantage has Million Miler Status and you earn it when you hit 1,000,000 miles.  Specifically, to earn miles that qualify towards Million Miler Status, you need to fly. The miles you earn are based on the distance of your flight for travel on American marketed flights or the base miles earned for […]

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AAdvantage Elite Status Extended And Lower Elite Qualification Amounts!

            When you join American Airlines AAdvantage , you are an AAdvantage member.  Additionally, the program offers Gold, Platinum, Platinum Pro and Executive Platinum status.  You can read all about what you need to do to achieve each level here.  AA is making two changes that will benefit AAdvantage members. First, AA is […]

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AA Drops Lawsuit Against Gogo

              American Airlines dropped the lawsuit that it had filed last week against Gogo for slow inflight Wi-Fi.  American had sued to get out get out of it’s contract with Gogo.  American will be evaluating of Gogo’s competing proposal that will hopefully be equal to what American had found with […]

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AA Sues Gogo Because Their WiFi Is Too Slow

              American Airlines has filed a lawsuit against Gogo for slow inflight Wi-Fi.  AA wants to get out of their contract with Gogo (which is in effect until 2018), and switch to ViaSat, which provides Wi-Fi on United Airlines, JetBlue and Virgin America and is significantly faster than Gogo’s […]

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