Mark's Technomusings

Searching for Frequent Flier available flights

KVS Availability Tool -- This program interfaces with the various airline site (Apollo, Sabre, WSpan) and looks up flight availability by booking class, seat maps, etc.

AA Booking Classes -- shows what the AA Booking (and award/upgrade) classes are: (these are the important codes to me)

• A: "Upgraded": "from coach on 2-class flight using miles/VIPOW"
• F: "Award": "AAnytime award travel" in First class
• J: "Award": "AAnytime Award travel" in Business Class
• T: "Award": "Plan AAhead Award travel" in Economy Class
• U: "Award": "Plan AAhead Award travel" in Business Class
• Z: "Award": "Plan AAhead Award travel" in First Class

UA Booking Classes -- shows what the UA Booking (and award/upgrade) classes are:

• Apollo: Awards/UA
  • R/XF X/NF O/XC I/NC N/XY


Another, slightly easier way to check for UA flights, is the program UaFinder which is Automated Award Finding Software.

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Get flight status w/ SMS

AA Timetable

The American Airlines Electronic Timetable Pager application allows a two way pager to request the current Flight Status of an American Airlines flight.

Instructions:

1. Send the message to: status@AAFlights.com
2. Leave the subject line blank, in the body of the message type: “AAxxxx” where ‘xxxx’ is the flight number.
3. The status of your flight request will be send back to your pager.

Graphically track plane while it is en route

Track the status and arrival time of airborne flights in North America: Cheap Tickets - FlightTracker

This site comes in handy when you are trying to figure out where in the world your friend is when you are trying to pick them up.