Has Delta Lost The “On-Time Machine” Title? United Catches Up With Key Metric
Delta Air Lines has long prided itself in operational reliability, even trademarking the term “The On-Time Machine.” However, is that concept now a thing of the past? New alleged data...
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Brutal: Unprepared Viva Pilots Approach JFK, Try To Land On Occupied Runway
New York has some of the world’s most congested airspace, so it’s important for pilots to be prepared, brief the approach, etc. Here’s an example of two airline pilots who...
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Uganda Airlines Meltdown: Flights Delayed By Days, Passengers Riot
While it’s not getting a lot of attention outside of Africa, Uganda Airlines is having quite the crisis, as the airline has been an operational disaster for weeks now (thanks...
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Delta Cancelled 689 Flights in Three Days — The Union Contract Catch-22 That Left Planes Without Pilots
Delta cancelled nearly 700 flights in three days, long after other airlines had recovered from New York weather. The surprising culprit wasn’t lingering storms or air traffic control—it was a...
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How credit cards help you stick to New Year’s resolutions
Happy New Year! As we close out the year and look to the next, many of us are making resolutions to be better in the new year. And what’s better...
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Fascinating: How Delta’s Pilot Scheduling Software Majorly Hurt The Airline
Delta Air Lines ordinarily prides itself in its operational reliability (“the on-time machine”), and beating its peers in terms of on-time percentage and completion factor. However, every so often the...
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I’m a lead writer at TPG: Here are my 2026 elite status plans
You may have just finished earning elite status during the 2025 qualification year. Alternatively, if you’re pursuing status with a program that doesn’t use a calendar year as its qualification...
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Passenger Eats Cole Slaw From A Gallon Ziploc Bag With Her Hands At An Airport Gate [Roundup]
by Gary Leff on December 30, 2025 News and notes from around the interweb: Wildest things people have seen at the airport “A woman eating cole slaw from a gallon...
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My Terrible Luck With Non-Functioning Lufthansa First Class Seats…
For the return portion of our Good Morning Milan, Goodnight Moon trip, my dad and I flew Lufthansa’s Airbus A340-600 first class from Frankfurt to Boston. Before I talk about the...
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Bilt Cash launches Jan. 1: How you can earn and redeem
Starting Jan. 1, 2026, Bilt Rewards members will begin earning Bilt Cash. So what exactly is this new currency? Bilt Cash is a new rewards currency within the Bilt ecosystem....
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