American
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The Times They Are a Changin’: Anatomy of a Schedule Change
Over Memorial Day weekend, American filed its “overlay” for post-Labor Day travel through September. This is the schedule the airline intends to…
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Piedmont Escapes Death Once Again as American Doles Out Embraer 175s
Piedmont has long seemed like an airline living on borrowed time. For years it was the airline flying the smallest and least…
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Cranky on the Web: American’s Fancy New 787
American’s inaugural flight on its new 787-9, internally called the 787-9P, was from Chicago to Los Angeles this week. While the airplane…
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United Officially Gets Its Gates at O’Hare, But The Fight Isn’t Over
June 1 was the day that Chicago/O’Hare was required by the terms of its lease to officially publish its new gate map.…
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American’s LaGuardia Strategy Takes Another Turn
We’ve been talking about American’s strategy in New York for a very, very long time. The airline is undersized, and there is…
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American Turbocharges DFW Growth with Terminal F Takeover
There was a big dog-and-pony show at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport last week touting American’s growth. This didn’t sound like much to…
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American Loses Even More Gates in Chicago, But It’s Not Going Down Without a Fight
It took me some time, because the Chicago Department of Aviation made me submit a FOIA request to get the new proposed…
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I’m Watching Chicago as Airlines Think About Cutting Capacity
It’s clear that we in the US have entered a self-inflicted economic downturn. While there is plenty that is not clear regarding…
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As Uncertainty Reigns Over Washington, American Cuts Back
To say it has been a whirlwind month for those who live in Washington, DC would be an understatement. It has been…
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American Decentralizes as It Tries to Fix Its Commercial Organization
While Delta keeps humming along and United surges ahead, American remains in a funk. It is still trying to figure out what…
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The Crash of American Eagle 5342 is a Tragedy That Shouldn’t Keep Getting Worse… but Might
I had to wait several days before even sitting down to think about writing about the crash of American Eagle flight 5342…
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Air Wisconsin Goes It Alone as American Ends Eagle Partnership
There are a handful of regional airlines that I’m always surprised to find still in business. There’s Mesa, of course, and yes,…