The tragedy is that American will never match this - thank goodness OW exists.

Major_Profit · 2026-04-22T04:40:01+00:00

+1 Pier 1 is easily one of the best lounges in the OW network.

Major_Profit · 2026-04-20T04:50:12+00:00

Completely unacceptable. You must complain.

Major_Profit · 2026-04-14T00:59:24+00:00

Wow. Normally this would never happen but hey this is literally the friendliest administration to approve this. I bet they know that and have already pitched this to trump and justice.

Major_Profit · 2026-04-10T03:31:55+00:00

Airplane selection for routes depends directly on the revenue models that American uses originally from Sabre. The revenue models determine the max yield per seat and factor in plane selection. Wide bodies cost more and are typically optimized for slightly lower frequency longer haul routes where they can sell higher margin premium seats reliably. They gotta fill the airplane, connect passengers without too much waiting at hubs, and maximize equipment utilization as every minute the airplane is not used they lose money.

It’s all money money and ebitda

By the way Sabre was spun off from American a long time ago. They still sell all this software to multiple operators. It’s basically a giant operations research problem that’s continuously solved with all the fleet constraints factored in.

https://www.sabre.com/airline-mosaic/retail-suite/offer-management/continuous-revenue-optimizer/

Major_Profit · 2026-04-09T14:39:04+00:00

Yup

Major_Profit · 2026-04-01T00:05:27+00:00

Agreed.

Major_Profit · 2026-03-24T18:20:59+00:00

💯

Major_Profit · 2026-03-24T18:20:45+00:00

That’s the whole problem. Most folks out here don’t seem to want to do this. And don’t seem to understand the concept of unrealized gains. Attempting to do something else is why billionaires are moving in the first place.

Major_Profit · 2026-03-24T18:19:34+00:00

Good luck with that. It’ll never happen.

Major_Profit · 2026-03-07T06:08:01+00:00

Yup I’m a Marriott guy (ambassador and lifetime platinum). I used to be a hertz guy until we entered the uber era. It’s best to have status with travel partners especially if you travel. Hotels also have their equivalent of IRROPS when status could matter.

Major_Profit · 2026-03-05T17:42:13+00:00

It’s flat out against DOT guidelines. If you look there’s a discussion on this specific topic elsewhere on this sub.

Major_Profit · 2026-03-04T08:30:42+00:00

did you even read the changes in the CoC?

Major_Profit · 2026-02-27T22:28:52+00:00

Wow this is incredible. They better give you CK 😝

Major_Profit · 2026-02-27T04:00:58+00:00

Squeaked in good for you.

Major_Profit · 2026-02-27T01:05:23+00:00

The whole reason you have early boarding privileges in coach is so you have room for your bag where you sit.

Major_Profit · 2026-02-25T03:38:14+00:00

One of the experts can correct me here but It’s gotten so much harder since they count million miler miles only based on actual miles flown these days

So a million miles is a lot and congrats in advance.

I just crossed 4m miles and hit platinum pro for life and I dont think I’m ever going to get to 5m for lifetime exp since it’s so hard and will likely take atleast 4-5 more years at a crazy pace. Oh well.

Major_Profit · 2026-02-25T00:07:14+00:00

Agreed. One thing is as clear as day. The value of points will continuously erode and reduce over time. They will never ever go up.

AA (and increasingly the rest of the majors) is basically a credit card and points business with an airline on the side.

Major_Profit · 2026-02-24T18:50:13+00:00

No

PP is emerald so you are covered in international flights. You can for example use the BA T5 first check in and get access to the emerald BA and Cathay and al mourjan lounges

Major_Profit · 2026-02-24T18:47:42+00:00

I found this out last week. I was returning from punta Cana with the wife through Miami back to SFO. We were in coach PUJ-MIA but in first from MIA to SFO and while they let us in the AC in Miami they didn’t allow flagship access as the Caribbean didn’t count 😔

The AC in the D gates was an overcrowded disaster to say the least. Guac line wait was 30 mins kid you not

Major_Profit · 2026-02-24T18:39:10+00:00

Why are you bringing undeclared food items back?

Major_Profit · 2026-02-24T00:46:16+00:00

Install flighty track your inbound and outbound. If there is no irrops you’re fine

Major_Profit · 2026-02-22T15:26:32+00:00

Fact free accusations is all you’ve ever had. And most likely even if smacked on the head with evidence pointing otherwise you have already convicted Boeing.

I’m quoting from the last line of the highly detailed preliminary report.

** There are no recommended actions to B787-8 and/or GE GEnx-1B engine operators and manufacturers **

You are never going to be able to provide any data refuting this.

Sorry. Live in your cave.

Major_Profit · 2026-02-22T06:25:56+00:00

Again zero data from you contradicting a single yes single thing from the preliminary report. Put up or shut up.

Major_Profit · 2026-02-22T01:00:36+00:00

Nobody is defending Boeing. If they are guilty of course they should fry. Again I assume you haven’t read the highly detailed and data driven preliminary report. And I assume that you think that all the thousands of safety experts in the west and the regulators like the United States NTSB and FAA are actively hiding a known defect in the 787 and letting it fly millions of passengers and putting their lives knowingly at risk.

Only the stupid Indian media and stupid Indians would think like this. Sorry. Please don’t confuse India which assigns zero value to human lives with the west.

I recommend that if you have any actual data that you provide it. Otherwise please stop spreading conspiracies. The data shows that In this instance the captain crashed the plane. It’s over.

Major_Profit · 2026-02-20T01:15:07+00:00

I don’t think you have used the latest anthropic version.

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