Category Archives: American Airlines

This category is for information pertinent to American Airlines and their AAdvantage program.

FAA Rule Change: Angry Birds Allowed During Takeoff and Landing

Posted on November 7, 2013 by jsbull

For almost a year now, I’ve had a finished article about how to be a ninja on flights and use your mobile device (in Airplane Mode) during the entire flight. However, all of the controversy over my article: Take Alcohol … Continue reading →

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Shortcut to Executive Platinum

Posted on November 13, 2012 by jsbull

Reaching Executive Platinum is the pinnacle of reward status on American Airlines. You get unlimited complimentary upgrades, a 100% Elite mileage bonus, guaranteed seat availability on flights, and much more. The challenge is that it typically takes 100,000 miles or … Continue reading →

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Trick to Earn 2 Additional Bonus Miles per Dollar Spent with Your Citi AAdvantage Card

Posted on May 9, 2012 by jsbull

In past posts, I’ve mentioned the benefits of a credit card that earns you frequent flyer miles. The card I’ve used for the last three years is the Citi Platinum Select / AAdvantage World MasterCard. This post is going to … Continue reading →

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Decoding American Airline’s Elite Rewards for 2012

Posted on March 14, 2012 by jsbull

A fan of the blog sent me the following e-mail that he received from AA.com. I knew AA had announced the return of their “Elite Rewards,” but this is the first marketing I’ve seen for it. I decided to dive … Continue reading →

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500 AAdvantage Bonus Miles from Avis

Posted on February 20, 2012 by jsbull

Just a quick post about a promotion effective until July 31st from American and Avis. If you rent a car for 2 days with Avis, you’ll receive 500 American AAdvantage bonus miles by using coupon code: MUAA086. Note that you … Continue reading →

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Temporary Offer to Double Elite Qualifying Miles on AA

Posted on January 4, 2012 by jsbull

I just came across a great temporary offer from American called: “Qualify For AAdvantage Elite Status Faster Than Ever”. The offer doubles your Elite-Status Qualifying Miles for travel in the month of January, 2012. This counts even for travel already … Continue reading →

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Make The Most Of Your Frequent Flyer Program

Posted on January 4, 2012 by jsbull

My friends joke that I’m George Clooney. I probably make waaaay too big of a deal out of loyalty programs, namely my AAdvantage account. However, they can impact the quality of your travel in a major way. Instead of comparing … Continue reading →

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