Category Archives: American Airlines

Traveling with Children

Posted on December 24, 2011 by wpengine

My wife and I are super excited to celebrate my son’s six month mark! He joined us in late June and we have loved having him with us in our family. Becoming a father has been WAY more exciting than … Continue reading →

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American Airlines’ Bankruptcy AAdvantage Miles

Posted on November 29, 2011 by wpengine

Let’s be honest, this wasn’t a huge surprise.  American Airlines is the third largest airliner in the world.  The other two that are larger and some that have been smaller all have been through this process before.  Here is an … Continue reading →

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Avoid Paying Credit Card Annual Fee

Posted on October 26, 2011 by wpengine

I had two different experiences as I sought to avoid paying the annual fee on my Citi AAdvantage credit cards that I got a year ago.   I posted earlier about how and when to cancel a credit card.   One … Continue reading →

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Citi Reduced Mileage Awards

Posted on September 17, 2011 by wpengine

I know that we have been stressing the value of the American Airlines 75,000 deal that is still being honored.  It is unbelievable that the offer expired about a year ago, yet they are still giving out the deal.  Use … Continue reading →

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Airline Customer Service

Posted on September 1, 2011 by wpengine

It’s no secret that the customer service of airlines is taking a nosedive. We used to get on planes and find nice white pillows upon which we could lay our heads and blue blankets to spread across our laps. (Actually … Continue reading →

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How to obtain airline status

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Brad Christensen

There are two ways in which people can obtain status with airlines.  These are: Flight segments Total miles flown in one year I’ve included a chart from American Airlines’ Elite Status Qualification page.  This shows how many flights or segments … Continue reading →

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Updated Credit Score

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Brad Christensen

I logged onto my Credit Sesame account today for the first time in the month of July.  I was pleasantly surprised to see that my score had climbed from a 806 to an 808.  It didn’t cost me anything to … Continue reading →

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