New AA Status Benefit, European Train Redemptions, JetBlue’s LGA Move, and More Airline News

August 1, 2026

This weekend, we’ve got news about a new AAdvantage Loyalty Point benefit, improvements to Viasat in-flight Wi-Fi, a ban on checking in your robot (yes, really), more streamlined connectivity between the U.S. and the Middle East, and there’s even a...

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