With a decade in the aviation industry and the FAA. My background includes expertise in safety regulations, operations, and customer service.
Flight Reviews
I've flown to London a lot, most of the time it's to transit onward to other destinations and maybe once a year to just visit the wonderful country. I choose to fly to London because of one of the best airlines that I've found
![MGM Hacked, TSA Agents Stealing, Passenger Assaulting Flight Attendant & More [Weekly Roundup]](https://static.avgeeks.aero/content/media/2023/09/david-vives-O7H0w6s9jG0-unsplash.jpg)
Weekly Roundup
Another week of interesting aviation news is over, there was a lot I wanted to write about and some stories that I bookmarked so I'll share them here with you. Obvious the big news of the week was Delta's SkyMiles changes, but I won't
Insights
Well... Delta has finally done it and published the new changes to their SkyMiles program, and I was right. Delta is moving to a purely revenue based system that rewards big spenders on their credit cards. Lounge access rules have also changed to a limited access system rather than unlimited.
Travel
Over the last few months I've been getting more and more questions from friends about emergency exits on airplanes. There have been a few viral posts about passengers becoming disoriented or claustrophobic while in the air and making a lunge for the door to try to open it.
Travel
I have to admit I've never really been a fan of ExpertFlyer, probably only due to the fact that I haven't had much use for it, or all the situations I have tried to use it I managed to catch an opening before they did. However
Hotel Reviews
Whenever I have a layover in LAX I always dread trying to pick a layover hotel. I've tried almost every hotel around the airport and I just can't seem to find something that's acceptable. I've had issues with loud guests in neighboring
![New Pacific Airlines, Hawaiian 787, Delta SkyMiles Changes & More [Weekly Roundup]](https://static.avgeeks.aero/content/media/2023/09/NPA_Fleet.jpg)
Weekly Roundup
Welcome to our Friday wrap up, here is a collection of things that happened this week that I thought were worth mentioning or just seemed pretty cool. * Hawaiian finally set dates for their 787 inaugural flights which will happen in April of 2024 with Honolulu to Los Angles service. Hawaiian’
Insights
All three of the US legacy airlines (American, Delta, and United) operate similarly by providing a full-service flight experience to domestic and international destinations. While each airline have different hubs dotted around the United States, they all serve many of the same international and domestic destinations. For those of us
Insights
As widely reported over the previous day and leaked on Reddit, Delta will be making some major updates to their loyalty program. These changes are so big they're sending their employees through a special training session to get them caught up with the upcoming changes. Unfortunately I don&
Airlines
If you haven't been watching the epic tale of the airlines versus Haneda Airport, it is finally reaching its peak. Since the pandemic, airlines have been given "slot wavers" due to depressed demand and slow recovery in the Asian markets for travel and tourism. However Haneda
![[HOT UNPUBLISHED SALE] Alaska Air $500 First Class Round Trip From Atlanta to Juneau](https://static.avgeeks.aero/content/media/2023/09/51121950921_8abd39a62d.jpg)
Travel
While searching around for some award flights on Alaska Air I ran across this unpublished First Class fare sale for flights originating out of Atlanta and connecting in Seattle to Juneau. I can't find any public information on this sale but there seems to be wide availability from
Travel
Did you know that not everyone on your flight pays (or redeems miles) for their flight? These people are most likely airline employees who travel under a space available policy with their own airline, this is a perk most major airlines give to their employees as a privilege of working