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Wanted to understand how easy or difficult it is to switch teams in corporate roles at AA, I’m looking to increase pay and get into an MBA level role - for context I’m an MBA graduate who joined in AA corporate role meant for bachelor level and thus a drastically low pay for the education+experience I bring. I’ve prior aviation experience, but upon negotiation the base offer didn’t move much. From what I’ve understood the gap is very significant between bachelor and MBA level roles (obviously) but i joined in a bad market and trying to bridge that pay gap now. Appreciate any inputs on this!

I’m just wondering if there’s any leniency with carry on size. I know their policy is 22 x 14 x 9, but mine is 22 x 14.5 x10 with the wheels.

I know I’ve seen some people mention that they’re more strict on regional flights, but I’m flying to vegas from Chicago and then back again. Any help or insight would be great. This is my first time flying ever, and I don’t wanna run into issues because I can’t find a bag small enough.

I have made a booking on AA for the following trip:

LHR > MIA on 11th

MIA > CLT on 16th

CLT > ORD on 17th

ORD > LHR on 18th

Plans have changed and I made need to ditch the MIA > CLT leg and fly up on 14th instead but I’m on a no changes economy fare.

The question is, can I just ditch that leg of the journey without it affecting the last two flights?

I just received a letter that my Barclays Aviator which is transitioning to the Mile Up card will have its APR reduced to 0% for both new purchases and existing purchase balances effective April 24th, 2026 through October 27, 2026. I have 2 cards transitioning, this one and the business card. Doubt I will get the same letter for the business card but find it interesting that they are offering 0% when my current Mile Up card offer is for 9.99%. Just sharing in case others received different or wanted to comment about the same.

Anyone have an update as to the catering this month out of LHR? I’m flying LHR - CLT in Flagship Business on April 15th and still can’t choose meals ahead. I got an email yesterday giving me miles for the potential issue but I thought it was getting better based on reports. I’m flying out tomorrow from PHL - LHR in premium economy and got to pick my meal.

I understand that airplane food isn’t great regardless but it’s my first time flying internationally in a premium cabin and I’m kind of excited about it. I don’t have status or travel often so who knows if I will have this experience again in the future so I want to take advantage of the perks!

Not to press my luck but any lounges that people prefer in LHR? Thanks in advance for any info or tips!

I had a paid first class ticket on a flight. When I attempted to board the flight for seat 2a, I was denied boarding. I was told that I had no seat on the plane, even though I had a boarding pass on my phone for seat 2a in first class. The entire plane then proceeded to board ahead of me. At the last moment before the flight was closed I was given a seat in coach. I expressed that I need a compensation for this and the gate agent said that that was out of their hands and they couldn’t do anything about it at that time. I am a long time American Airlines customer and was flying for business for my employer, which is a fortune 200 company and partner of American Airlines. As an AAdvantage Platinum Pro status holder, I should’ve been the last person to have their seat downgraded for whatever reason. As I boarded the plane, I noticed that a very casually dressed millennial was in seat 2a. Not an airline employee or an air marshal I would say. I guess AAdvantage Platinum Pro doesn’t mean shit.

After 3 long months of pre-hire paperwork, background checks, drug test, and badging, I Finally received my training date starting MAY 11th and all training will be at LAX. so stoked for this new adventure. Any one else in my training class?

Took AA on a vacation internationally this week. I had a fly fishing guide I had already paid for, for the first 2 days of the trip. My fly rod got lost along the way somewhere, and I had to talk to the AA worker when I got to my destination. She let me know it was delayed and would be there the next day. Well I’m on my third day here, and the rod just came. I missed my 2 days of guided fishing that I had already paid for. They also damaged the rod case to the point where I can’t open it.

What is the best way to go about this situation? Thank you.

so my flight is in 9 days and my ticket still hasn't updated to show the terminal or anything like that, should I be worried or is this normal? sorry this is my first solo flight im paranoid

I have tried searching around so if you have a link please point me in the right direction.

I just reached my one year mark on my platinum card. I thought I read that I could now apply for a different card and get a bonus again and then reapply for the platinum next year?

Also, my wife is an authorized user. Should I just have her get her own account to get the bonus miles?

Thanks for any tips.

Hello All,

I booked a Qatar Business class flight on the AA website using Advantage Points. Award Points. Will I get access to Flagship Lounge at DFW? The Qatar website lists Admiral & Flagship lounges on their website for the below itinerary

Below is the itinerary

DFW to YYZ. AA1111. Class : Economy ( T )

YYZ to DOHA. QR786 Class : Business ( U )

Layover is 4 hours in YYZ

Thanks

Looking to use it with 1 guest for Admiral’s clubs, Alaska lounges, and Hawaiian lounges. Not interested in getting the credit card

I’m looking at getting the American Airlines credit card, but I see that the sign up bonus is currently 50,000 bonus miles. Is there a better in-flight deal where you can get more miles? I don’t have a flight with American until August.

I travel for work, am EP. Often I book my flights home for the day after I finish work. Often I finish early the day before and want to leave the night before. Stand by on your phone doesn’t let you switch to the day before so if I see there is plenty of space on a flight, I will just go to the airport and try to switch to a flight the night before. Sometimes if seats are limited I will book the flight with points as a “backup plan.”

Now many times the employee has been willing to switch me to the flight the night before for no fees or charges. A few weeks ago at PHX they told me I would have to pay the difference. But when I told them I was EP, they said they could do it for no charge.

About a week or so later flying out of DFW, I tried to do the same thing. They were very adamant that I had to pay the difference this time. They told me I could not just get on standby list because it was the day before my original flight. So I just paid the difference cause it was only 50$. On my original flight I had been upgraded to first class. I didn’t need first class but I did want to be on the upgrade list at the very least. The person at the ticket counter told me to check with gate attendant. By the time I got there, they had cleared four upgrades. GA would not help get me on the list…told me the list is long, there’s no seats available, and they were starting to board and the computer system wouldn’t let them. If I was on the list I would have been upgraded but I never got on. Also the flight was only 2/3 full so why could I not switch for free or get on standby list? This whole interaction really pmo. But I have had other times where the ticket counters and GA are very helpful and make things happen. Is it just luck of the draw?

So what is y’all’s experience with trying to fly standby the night before your flight?

Flying from Cancun to DFW on a Saturday and they only have two choices. Grilled Chicken and 3 Cheese Ravioli. Why aren’t there more choices? Our inbound flight to CUN has a lot more choices.

What gives? And do I have any other options?

Thanks!

So, we got caught up in the weather debacle created by DFW weather over the weekend. Got rebooked into a different airport, with an overnight stay before our connection, without ever speaking to AA. We shrugged, got a room, and made those flights, arriving home Sunday instead of Saturday night.

Today, about 1115am, I get a text from AA that they are sorry for the delay, and a room and meals would be provided - "click here to book." Well, it's a bit late!

Is it worth contacting them to see if they'll compensate some of our room cost, at least? Or provide a travel voucher in lieu of the service we were completely unaware they'd provide?

As much as we've traveled, this hasn't happened before and I don't to waste time pursuing something totally futile. Thanks for any inputs 🙂

Looking to use it with 1 guest for Admiral’s clubs, Alaska lounges, and Hawaiian lounges. Not interested in getting the credit card