American Airlines Is Finally Getting Better Food Out Of Heathrow As DO & CO Takes Over London Flights Permanently [Roundup]

News and notes from around the interweb: The much-better DO & CO will permanently cater American Airlines out of London Heathrow, flyers rejoice! will take somewhere around 4 months to complete the transition. New catering trucks will be arriving starting in August and September. — JonNYC (@xJonNYC) August 4, 2026 40% bonus on Citi transfers to Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles through August 31, 2026, up to 50,000 bonus miles. This is offered by Turkish not Citi and the bonus posts at the end of the promotion. This can be a good deal for Turkish redemptions, with better availability on their metal. After a series of devaluations they’re no longer the sweet spot they once were for several partner awards, but 40% bonus still helps. (HT: One Mile at a Time) If this isn’t reason enough to skip college and do a startup So many students yall putting them in la quintas!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/UmIttfydmX — TheeMarketingMamí (@WizMonifaaa) August 3, 2026 Marriott’s cobrand card fee economics get a boost (and owners are displeased because Marriott is basically selling their inventory at a discount and pocketing money from Chase and Amex for it). Capuano confirmed that Marriott has finalized new long-term co-branded credit card agreements with JPMorgan Chase and American Express, and put a number on what the deals are worth long-term. By 2028, the new deals could add between $100 million and $125 million in additional annual credit card fees at Marriott’s current royalty rate of 26%, with the partial-year impact for 2026 coming in at approximately $30 million in the second half. Marriott is now guiding for credit card fee growth in the “high 30%” range for the full year. Marriott’s co-branded credit card fees were $716 million in 2025, up from $410 million in 2019 — a figure that is set to grow considerably faster under the new agreements. That revenue is reported within Marriott’s franchise fee line. I’ve seen far worse. I’ve done far worse. Chase Sapphire Lounge Phoenix is eliminating reservations. That’s too bad – I’d rather see them open up reservations at the rest of their lounges! I broke the news a month and a half ago that this lounge would be doubling in size but it will still be small! PHX lounge will stop taking reservations 9/1/26 by u/kiwi619 in sapphirereserve Business class suite doors on United Boeing 787-9s are certified, so the doors are now permitted to close: Polaris door now closes! by u/fazzno in unitedairlines Topics on this page