One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As of March 1, 2025, there will be new lifetime status thresholds. This is a huge improvement, still not that great Im delighted to see that American has added higher AAdvantage lifetime elite status thresholds. Americans million miler program is getting better!

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Threshold Airlines Airline 112

AV Web

MAY 24, 2024

A 10-year study by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) showed slightly elevated lead levels in children living near airports, though these levels remained below the Center for Disease Control’s blood lead threshold. The CDPHE plans to publish the study in an academic journal in the near future.

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Threshold General Aviation 103

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Today, it emerged that Elliot has passed the strategically important 10% share ownership threshold, putting more pressure on the airline to give some ground or face a special meeting of all shareholders.

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Threshold Airlines Airline 81

AV Web

MAY 24, 2024

A ten-year study by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) showed slightly elevated lead levels in children living near airports, though these levels remained below the Center for Disease Control’s blood lead threshold. The CDPHE plans to publish the study in an academic journal in the near future.

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Threshold General Aviation 90

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 26, 2024

On August 27, 2006, Comair flight 5191 attempted to takeoff from the wrong runway at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington Kentucky. Unable to get airborne from the shorter runway, the Bombardier CL-600 crashed through the airport fence and impacted an earthen berm and trees beyond the airport perimeter.

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Threshold Runway 105

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Note that there are several higher thresholds at which you can earn even more systemwide upgrades, as Americans Loyalty Point Rewards system has thresholds all the way up to 5,000,000 annual Loyalty Points (though I cant imagine many people will achieve that!). Keep in mind that your Loyalty Points total resets every program year.

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Airlines Airline Threshold Jet 113

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 20, 2025

The initial impact was 420 feet past the runway 23 threshold. The aircraft came to a rest inverted on runway 15L, approximately 1,800 feet beyond the thresholds, and about 75 feet to the right of the runway edge. The right wing came to a rest around 215 feet beyond the main wreckage.

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Descent Threshold Knot Flight Deck 90

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 31, 2025

However, thanks to these certificates now being transferable, theyre certainly more useful than in the past. Lets cover the details. Use them on the stays that are the longest, and in places with the best lounges (youll generally find that Asia has the best club lounges, while the United States has the worst).

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Threshold 107

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 17, 2025

World of Hyatt is what makes FIND interesting The last thing worth mentioning is that World of Hyatt has the Milestone Rewards program , whereby you can select perks of your choice when passing certain thresholds (in terms of the number of elite nights earned in a calendar year). cents each.

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Threshold 104

Aerotime

JULY 11, 2024

Airlines will now be free to set up fares without the minimum price threshold that previously existed, which was widely regarded as hampering the development of a proper low-cost airline industry. Crucially, the decree is also scrapping pricing limitations.

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Threshold Airlines Airline 286

One Mile at a Time

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Online systemwide upgrade requests now possible American offers systemwide upgrades as part of the Loyalty Point Rewards program , whereby you can select these certificates for passing certain thresholds. That has finally changed.

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Threshold Airlines Airline 114

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Alaska Airlines has two lifetime status thresholds, so lets go over the details of those. MVP Gold is one of Alaskas mid-tier elite status thresholds, so thats pretty valuable, especially since it also offers oneworld Sapphire status.

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Threshold Airlines Airline 107

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 14, 2025

These include identifying the runway environment, such as the runway threshold, threshold markings, or lights, and maintaining a stable approach. Identify the runway threshold and ensure proper alignment for a safe landing. Use the ALS or PAPI/VASI lights, if available, for additional guidance.

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Approach Descent Runway Instrument Landing System 98

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 29, 2025

Note that even elite nights earned with credit cards count toward these thresholds. At each threshold you can select five nightly upgrade awards , each of which can be used to confirm a suite upgrade starting three to five days before arrival (depending on the brand).

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Threshold Airlines Airline 113

Flight Training Central

MARCH 31, 2025

Approach light systems are a configuration of signal lights starting at the landing threshold and extending into the approach area, at a distance of 2,400 to 3,000 feet for precision instrument runways, and 1,400 to 1,500 feet for non-precision instrument runways.

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Approach Pilot Runway Descent 93

AV Web

MARCH 18, 2025

The real-time monitor and alerter provides visual and aural alerts with pilot-customizable advisory thresholds. The miniature remote sensor is compatible for displaying on the Garmin GTN Xi-series GPS navigators and on the GI 275 electronic flight display in a dedicated data field or dedicated page.

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Threshold Pilot 64

Aerotime

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Meanwhile, on the other side of the plane, passengers can be seen exiting down the slides and walking off to the grass area alongside the runway threshold. All passengers and crew evacuated safely using the inflatables slides. The airport was closed temporarily while the incident was dealt with and the aircraft was removed from the runway.

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Cabin Crew Runway Threshold Airplanes 294

Aerotime

APRIL 29, 2024

However, as the aircraft crossed the runway threshold, the footage appears to show the aircraft making little attempt to arrest its rate of descent or initiate a flare by raising its nose to bleed off any excess airspeed before it touches down.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Threshold Descent 278

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

As I crossed the runway threshold, it was solid IMC and I had to go missed. I intended to get down to the glideslope, but my fatigue got in the way, and I was still socked in at 400 as I crossed the RW 2L threshold. The ATIS called out the overcast at 800 AGL, the minimum I needed (mistake #5not mine, but it counted anyway.)

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Ceiling Weather AGL Approach 90

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 30, 2025

However, at all other thresholds, you have your choice of multiple rewards, and suite upgrade awards are among them, so theres an opportunity cost to selecting them. Suite upgrade awards post almost immediately after a member reaches a particular threshold.

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Threshold 107

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 17, 2025

What can make the World of Hyatt program confusing is that there are perks associated with elite tiers, and then perks awarded with the Milestone Rewards program , which you earn when passing certain elite night or base point thresholds.

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Threshold Airlines Airline 113

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Widespread speculation has hinted at an excessively hard landing, while others have suggested that a wind-shear event as the aircraft crossed the runway threshold may have been to blame. For those wondering how the Delta plane crash in Toronto took place, heres a new video of exactly what happened.

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Runway Wind Shear Threshold Stability 278

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Alaska Mileage Plan Unlocked options Keep in mind that with Alaskas new milestone perks program , at select thresholds members can select discounts off of these redemptions as their rewards. To start, there arent too many redemption options available, though I imagine the number of options will increase over time.

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Threshold Airlines Airline 90

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This additional payment is tied directly to certain performance thresholds over the next four years. This deal will provide Satcom Direct with approximately $375 million and five million shares of Gogo upon closing. The deal also includes up to $225 million in additional payments from Gogo to Satcom direct.

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Threshold Jet 119

Simple Flying

JANUARY 1, 2025

With news emerging this week that British Airways has made sweeping changes to its frequent flier program starting next year, many of its customers have been left upset at what they feel are unfair status thresholds.

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Threshold 111

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 2, 2024

When the threshold is breached and that plane crosses the transonic barrier, that’s when you see the spectacular vapor cones that appear in so many air show photographs. When an aircraft approaches transonic speed, the airflow begins to experience dramatic variations in both temperature and pressure.

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Threshold Jet Approach 105

Airline Economics

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Elliott Investment Management has now acquired a 10% ownership of Southwest Airlines, it said in a filing late on August 30, 2024. The activist investor now has a large enough stake to call for a special meeting. Elliott is pushing for changes in Southwest’s management, aiming to appoint 10 members to Southwest’s board of 15 […]

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Threshold Airlines Airline 59

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 12, 2024

American systemwide upgrades will have longer validity American will add new lifetime elite status thresholds I covered the details in a separate post , but the AAdvantage lifetime elite status program is improving in 2025. As of March 1, 2025, there will be new lifetime status thresholds. Id say the changes are minor but positive.

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Threshold Airlines Airline 103

AOPA

JULY 23, 2024

nautical miles south of the threshold of Runway 36 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Two people died when a Lancair ES crashed shortly after noon on July 22, about 1.5

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Threshold Runway 98

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 26, 2025

Up to 10x points and threshold rewards bonuses The IHG Premier Business Card actually has a pretty compelling rewards structure. Given the bonus categories and spending threshold bonuses, I could also potentially see it being worthwhile to spend money on this card, assuming you value IHG Diamond status.

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Threshold 57

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 3, 2024

“The New Frontier is our promise to deliver exceptional value with unbeatable flexibility.Unlike other airlines, Frontier makes premium benefits, like seat upgrades, truly attainable with lower thresholds for Elite Status. Let’s take a look at the details.

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Airlines Airline Threshold Jet 112

AV Web

AUGUST 29, 2024

The alert emphasizes the importance of promptly feathering the affected engine’s propeller before its rpm drops below the critical threshold where start locks engage. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a new safety alert for multi-engine pilots facing partial engine failure.

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Pilot Threshold Airplanes 98

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 7, 2024

There’s not another American credit card that offers bonus Loyalty Points just for surpassing certain thresholds in the program, unrelated to card spending. So, how does the Citi AAdvantage Executive Card factor into all of this? For example, below is a look at how the 20,000 bonus Loyalty Points posted to my AAdvantage account last year.

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Threshold Airlines Airline 113

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Even elite nights not earned through stays qualify toward these thresholds. It sure is helpful to be able to start the year with 40 elite nights, as that gets you most of the way to the two Choice Benefits thresholds.

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Threshold Approach 109

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Note that this is totally separate from the Loyalty Point Rewards program , whereby you can select perks at no additional cost when passing various Loyalty Points thresholds (ranging from 15,000 Loyalty Points to 5,000,000 Loyalty Points). How does the Enhance with Miles concept work?

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Threshold Airlines Airline 113

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Also as of 2025, we’re going to see Mileage Plan introduce the concept of milestone perks, whereby members can receive benefits for passing certain thresholds. There are winners and losers here, since we’re seeing a decoupling of some elite perks from the traditional status thresholds. Let’s cover all the details.

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Threshold Airlines Airline 103

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 25, 2025

However, keep in mind that the Loyalty Point Rewards thresholds arent the same as the status thresholds. One further incentive to earn Loyalty Points could be to qualify for Loyalty Point Rewards , which offer perks like systemwide upgrades.

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Threshold Airlines Airline Approach 104