First American Airbus A321XLR Routes & Flights: Where You’ll Find This Special Jet
In late October 2025, American Airlines’ very first Airbus A321XLR landed in the United States, after being delivered from Hamburg. This week, the airline operated its first A321XLR flight with...
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American Airlines Just Refreshed Lounge Food Again — Pho Bars, Cocoa Bars, And A New Admirals Club Bagel Play
American Airlines just did a lounge food update for November and December. And already they’ve announced another refresh. To be sure, I won’t miss the Korean barbecue pork. It was...
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Emirates A380 Pilot Asks JFK ATC To Be More Professional, Gets Talked Down To
Well here’s an entertaining interaction between Emirates Airbus A380 pilots and air traffic controllers at New York Kennedy Airport (JFK). To be honest, I’ve heard JFK ATC be more unprofessional...
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Biometric Gates Force Face Scans at Boarding — And Turn Muslim Veils Into an Online Spectacle
Airports are moving to e-gates, where facial recognition is used to confirm identity. The government wants more than a person looking at you and confirming it against the photo in...
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Delta Plans Atlanta To Riyadh Flights, Chasing Saudi Arabia Subsidies
In July 2024, Delta and Riyadh Air announced plans to launch a partnership, which would include the Atlanta-based airline adding flights to Saudi Arabia. Then in October 2025, Delta formally...
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TPG’s annual credit card and loyalty program wish list
The season is in full swing with holidays like Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. At TPG, this means we’re making lists of our top places to visit and checking them twice....
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Using your Amex hotel credit? Here are 3 things to know
As the year draws to a close, so too does the opportunity to use the yearly, half-yearly and quarterly statement credits that come with your credit cards. And if you’re...
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s Daughter Says TSA Pat Down Nearly Made Her Miss Flight — Calls For Agency To Be Abolished
by Gary Leff on December 19, 2025 News and notes from around the interweb: Transportation Secretary’s daughter goes off on TSA. I’m not sure why she’s going through a body...
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American Airlines Warns A321XLR Business Passengers That Suite Doors Cannot Close — Here’s 5,000 Miles
When I toured the brand new American Airlines Airbus A321XLR, which just debuted flying New York JFK – Los Angeles and will eventually fly transatlantic, I shared that the business...
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142-Room Cape Town EDITION Opening In 2026, Within The V&A Waterfront
Marriott has just announced plans for its newest EDITION property, which also marks the brand’s debut in Africa. Basics of the new Cape Town EDITION, South Africa Marriott and V&A...
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