Source: American Airlines For the 2026 program year, status and reward levels will stay the same, making it straightforward for members to achieve or retain status. New Loyalty Point Reward choices offer more personalized travel experiences. Members enjoy even more ways to use their miles, including premium experiences and AAdvantage® gift cards from top retailers, entertainment and more. Free high-speed Wi-Fi sponsored by AT&T begins rolling out this month. As American Airlines celebrates its centennial year, the airline continues to elevate its award-winning AAdvantage® loyalty program. For the third consecutive year, status and reward requirements remain unchanged, giving members a clear and simple path to achieve or maintain status and benefits. “As American Airlines marks 100 years of connecting people [...]

Source: Delta Air Lines Amala Duggirala will join Delta as Chief Digital & Technology Officer, taking responsibility for a combined technology and digital function. Delta CEO Ed Bastian sent the following memo to employees, announcing the retirement of Rahul Samant, E.V.P. and Chief Information Officer, after 10 years of service. He also announced Amala Duggirala will join the airline as its new Chief Digital & Technology Officer. Rahul Samant retirement After a decade leading our technology transformation as E.V.P. and Chief Information Officer, Rahul Samant informed me a few months ago of his plans to retire from Delta, effective March 1. During his years of service, Rahul focused on delivering secure and reliable IT services across the company, fostering a culture of innovation, and [...]

Source: American Airlines Interisland service operated by American’s wholly owned regional carrier Envoy Air lands at SJU Since resuming service in the Eastern Caribbean on Sunday, Jan. 4, American continues to lead the industry’s recovery in the region, adding more seats and flights than any other carrier. To add as much lift as possible — to take care of as many customers as possible — the airline has now added more than 8,000 additional seats since Sunday on more than 50 extra flights — further boosting capacity and expanding access for impacted customers affected by the FAA-mandated airspace closure. “Even before the airspace was reopened early Sunday morning, teams from across American were hard at work to recover our Eastern [...]

Source: American Airlines In 1926, the story of one of the world’s most iconic airline brands started with a flight carrying mail from Chicago to St. Louis. And 100 years later, the story of that one flight unfolded into a global aviation leader: American Airlines. While there’s much to celebrate in 2026, customers will start to see and be a part of American’s celebrations for a milestone of 100 years of flight starting today. “American is proud to be among the small group of airlines that have celebrated 100 years of flight,” said Robert Isom, American’s Chief Executive Officer. “There’s no brand in aviation more iconic than American, built on a culture of innovation and forward-thinking. We’re poised to continue [...]

Source: American Airlines American continues to strengthen its network at O’Hare International Airport (ORD) with 100 additional daily departures to more than 75 destinations in time for spring break travel. The airline is adding even more flights for spring, including double the service from ORD to popular spring break destinations — like Las Vegas (LAS); Panama City, Florida (ECP); and Sarasota, Florida (SRQ) — and more than double the flights from ORD to Savannah, Georgia (SAV), and San Francisco (SFO) compared to what was originally available for sale for spring 2026. A year of strategic ORD investments in 2025 sets the stage for American’s record spring break operation, reaching 500 departures from ORD in March and restoring prepandemic levels of [...]