American has one other trump card that helps it compete while United and Delta scramble to pander to business class clients: The world's largest network of flights.
FlightView has somewhat of a utopian vision where mobile devices tracked by airports aren't attached to passenger identities. In the real world, it's not clear how private this mobile tracking actually would be.
Next year’s traveler will need to be both diligent with their travel partner and smart with their wallet to hit their milestones – but as always with elite status, where there’s a will there’s a way.
U.S. airlines continue to lag behind foreign carriers for on-time performance. Although Alaska Airlines continuously ranks well for the U.S., its delay percentage is still high compared to many foreign carriers.