Lufthansa brings new business-class seats to Airbus A380

A big upgrade is coming for a big airplane. Lufthansa on Friday confirmed details surrounding its plan to replace the outdated business-class cabins on its double-decker Airbus A380 jets. The retrofit will see the airline lose its current 2-2-2 configuration of business-class seats in favor of a 1-2-1 layout, bringing the fleet more in line…

Citi to become sole issuer of AAdvantage cards April 24

For Barclays AAdvantage cardholders, the time has come. On April 24, Citi will officially transfer all existing Barclays AAdvantage cardholders to the equivalent Citi-issued AAdvantage card. Citi will be American Airlines AAdvantage’s exclusive credit card partner as of that date. Many TPG readers have long wondered what will happen to their AAdvantage® Aviator® Red World…

How good is the Delta Amex Reserve’s 125,000 bonus SkyMiles offer?

The Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card has just announced a welcome bonus equal to the highest we’ve seen on the card. New applicants can earn 100,000 bonus miles after spending $6,000 on purchases in the first six months of card membership, plus 25,000 bonus miles after spending an additional $3,000 in the first six…

Avianca to launch San Francisco flights to Guatemala in June

California’s Bay Area is getting a new nonstop flight to Central America. Colombian airline Avianca on Friday announced that it’s launching a new nonstop route from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Guatemala City’s La Aurora International Airport (GUA). This will be a new seasonal route, so the flights will operate during the summer months….