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AAdvantage is the frequent flyer program of British Airways partner American Airlines.
This article looks at how you can upgrade your British Airways flights with AAdvantage miles.
Our guide on how you can earn American Airlines AAdvantage miles from UK credit cards is here.
American Airlines no longer has its own UK credit card. It used to have a Visa card, issued by MBNA, which was known for its generous sign-up bonuses – once as high as 35,000 miles. The card was .....
American Airlines no longer has its own UK credit card. It used to have a Visa card, issued by MBNA, which was .....
1 Sep 20211 September 2021
American Airlines flights – apart from New York JFK – and Japan Airlines flights are due to move back to Heathrow Terminal 3 today. The British Airways lounge has reopened in Terminal 3 .....
American Airlines flights – apart from New York JFK – and Japan Airlines flights are due to move .....
3 Aug 20213 August 2021
For just over a year now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Points .....
For just over a year now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British .....
22 Mar 202122 March 2021 • 30 comments
American Airlines has followed in the footsteps of United and Delta and mortgaged the assets and future cashflows of its frequent flyer programme, AAdvantage. It has raised $7.5 billion. Despite this .....
American Airlines has followed in the footsteps of United and Delta and mortgaged the assets and future .....
10 Mar 202110 March 2021
The timetable for the reopening of Terminal 3 keeps slipping back, unsurprisingly. When we attended the Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 farewell event before Christmas, the airline was hoping to be back .....
The timetable for the reopening of Terminal 3 keeps slipping back, unsurprisingly. When we attended the Virgin .....
8 Mar 20218 March 2021 • 35 comments
News in brief: British Airways drops direct flights to Buenos Aires British Airways has dropped direct flights to Buenos Aires for next Summer. In a throwback to how the route used to operated, the .....
News in brief: British Airways drops direct flights to Buenos Aires British Airways has dropped direct flights .....
15 Dec 202015 December 2020
The US Department of Transport has tentatively approved the Aer Lingus application to join the British Airways and American Airlines transatlantic joint venture. Iberia and Finnair are also part of .....
The US Department of Transport has tentatively approved the Aer Lingus application to join the British Airways .....
18 Nov 202018 November 2020 • 46 comments
2020 was to be an important year for British Airways and American Airlines as their transatlantic joint venture (together with Finnair and Iberia) was up for renewal with competition regulators. .....
2020 was to be an important year for British Airways and American Airlines as their transatlantic joint .....
19 Sep 202019 September 2020 • 23 comments
This article looks at how to upgrade British Airways flights using American Airlines AAdvantage frequent flyer miles. Being able to upgrade British Airways tickets using Avios is a well known feature .....
This article looks at how to upgrade British Airways flights using American Airlines AAdvantage frequent flyer .....
12 Jul 202012 July 2020 • 8 comments
American Airlines will be moving all of its London Heathrow flights into BA’s Terminal 5 from tomorrow, Tuesday. ‘All’ isn’t much at the moment, of course. American is only .....
American Airlines will be moving all of its London Heathrow flights into BA’s Terminal 5 from tomorrow, .....
6 Jul 20206 July 2020 • 48 comments
American Airlines has confirmed its plans to add additional routes from London Heathrow. From 5th August, flights to Charlotte, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Raleigh-Durham will resume. Phoenix will .....
American Airlines has confirmed its plans to add additional routes from London Heathrow. From 5th August, .....
8 Jun 20208 June 2020 • 18 comments
The Competition & Markets Authority has today published its provisional findings into its 18 month review of the ‘UK to US’ part of the transatlantic joint venture operated by British .....
The Competition & Markets Authority has today published its provisional findings into its 18 month review .....
7 May 20207 May 2020 • 51 comments
However good your hearing is, you will have struggled to pick up the sound of British Airways demanding that Virgin Atlantic and Norwegian must not receive Government support and be allowed to fail. .....
However good your hearing is, you will have struggled to pick up the sound of British Airways demanding that .....
29 Apr 202029 April 2020 • 106 comments
This article explains how to redeem Avios for domestic flights in the United States. With the US being a top tourist destination for Brits, it is worth remembering that Avios can have substantial .....
This article explains how to redeem Avios for domestic flights in the United States. With the US being a top .....
18 Apr 202018 April 2020 • 6 comments
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