JetBlue’s ‘immense change’: First class, lounges and credit card highlight airline’s pivot

JetBlue Airways doubled down on its coming product improvements for travelers during a call with investors on Tuesday. Executives from the New York-based carrier talked up many changes, including its new EvenMore product (formerly its Even More Space product) that debuted Tuesday, its premium cobranded credit card set to roll out shortly, the first of…

American Airlines buy-up status offers: Check yours now

If you haven’t reached your desired American Airlines AAdvantage elite status yet, the qualification deadline of Feb. 28 is rapidly approaching. Although you still have the rest of January and February to earn Loyalty Points toward your desired status, American Airlines AAdvantage is already sending out opportunities to use miles or cash to buy elite…

Boom Supersonic flies demonstrator jet above Mach 1

Boom Supersonic carried out its first faster-than-sound flight Tuesday, reaching a remarkable milestone as it seeks to bring commercial supersonic flight back to the skies. The company’s XB-1 demonstrator jet reached speeds of Mach 1.122 during a test flight above the Mojave Desert in California shortly after 8 a.m., its first supersonic flight after about…