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		<title>Air Canada’s Credit Card Gets You A Free Checked Bag And Priority Boarding On United—Even In Basic Economy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Leff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Air Canada’s credit card can get you a free checked bag, priority check-in and earlier boarding on United—even when you buy basic economy. That's in addition to all the Air Canada and Aeroplan (and Hyatt) benefits.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Iranian Boeing 737 Cabin Collapses Around Passengers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Leff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Passengers grip seatbacks and duck as overhead panels break loose inside a Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737. The jet returned to Mashhad after reported tire and engine trouble, with no passenger injuries reported. The video raises maintenance questions just as new U.S. restrictions make Iran’s longstanding parts shortage harder to address.]]></description>
		
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		<title>American Airlines Flight Attendant Threatens To Call Police On Passengers—Then Finds Missing Phone On The Floor [Roundup]</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Leff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An American Airlines flight attendant accused passengers of taking her missing phone and warned that police would meet the plane. After it turned up on the floor, she still called someone a thief. Also: progress on Austin’s new Admirals Club, Sharon Stone’s airline ambassador role, and a stomach-turning discovery aboard Southwest.
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		<title>How To Max Out Citi Strata Elite&#8217;s Impressive Credits</title>
		<link>https://viewfromthewing.com/how-to-max-out-citi-strata-elites-impressive-credits/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Leff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Citi premium card looks complicated at first, but the real value is straightforward once you know how the credits post. The Strata Elite’s hotel, Splurge, Blacklane, Priority Pass, and Admirals Club benefits can make the first cardmember year far more lucrative than the $595 fee suggests.]]></description>
		
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		<title>American Airlines Plans A Lounge Upgrade A Month For 3 Years—After A Decade Of Closures And Cutbacks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Leff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[American Airlines is promising a new or improved lounge nearly every month over the next two to three years—a reversal after years of club closures and disappointing renovations. With Citi’s name going on the doors and its $695 Executive card at the center of access, the airline is investing in better spaces and food while rethinking what Flagship should offer.]]></description>
		
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		<title>American Airlines Is Handing Out Free Gold Status Onboard—While United Courts Its Chicago Customers</title>
		<link>https://viewfromthewing.com/american-airlines-is-handing-out-free-gold-status-onboard-while-united-courts-its-chicago-customers/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Leff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An American Airlines manager boarded a flight in Chicago with a surprise for a passenger: a personalized card offering free Gold elite status. Flight attendants were being shown how to deliver the gifts, with about 25 cards in the manager’s batch that day. It’s a small gesture in a much bigger fight with United over which airline Chicago travelers choose next.]]></description>
		
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		<title>New “Safety” Bill Requires Cutting Half Of Washington National Airport’s Long-Distance Flights—Even If It Won’t Make Flying Safer</title>
		<link>https://viewfromthewing.com/new-safety-bill-requires-cutting-half-of-washington-national-airports-long-distance-flights-even-if-it-wont-make-flying-safer/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Leff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new Senate bill would eliminate at least 52% of Washington National’s beyond-perimeter flight rights, putting all of Alaska’s and Frontier’s airport access at risk. Even an FAA finding that a particular cut offers no measurable safety improvement could only delay it. The proposal would deliver restrictions United has sought for years to protect its Dulles hub.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Four Days Only: Earn Unlimited Tranferrable Rove Miles Referring Your Friends</title>
		<link>https://viewfromthewing.com/four-days-only-earn-unlimited-tranferrable-rove-miles-referring-your-friends/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Leff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rove is offering 1,000 free transferable miles to new members who sign up through a referral September 15–18—no purchase required. Then you can earn another 1,000 miles for each person you refer, plus 10% of the miles they earn from eligible activity during their first six months. Those miles transfer to programs including Japan Airlines, Lufthansa and Air Canada.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Qatar Airways Reverses Restriction—You Can Again Use Credit Card Points To Book Flights For Friends &#038; Family</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Leff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Qatar Airways will again let you transfer credit card points into its loyalty program and book a flight for your spouse or another family member without first crediting a flight to your account. The airline reversed that restriction September 14, about three months after imposing it—though limits on who you can book for remain.
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		<title>Jump On The Chase 100,000 Point Ink Business Preferred Bonus While You Can</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Leff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Chase has brought back a 100,000-point bonus on the Ink Business Preferred, giving small-business owners and those of you with a side hustle one of the strongest bank card offers available right now. The card’s $95 annual fee is low for a bonus this large, and the points can be transferred to valuable airline and hotel partners like Hyatt, United, Air France KLM, British Airways, and Singapore Airlines.]]></description>
		
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