American
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As Delta Snags LATAM, American Faces Its Demons
Much has been written about Delta’s surprise deal to buy 20 percent of LATAM, inject money into the company, and take 14…
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Sabotage is Bad for the Union But Worse for American Airlines
American Airlines and its mechanics have been locked in prolonged negotiations for years. Things escalated recently when the unions were slapped by…
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3 Links I Love: The American MD-80 Edition
American may not have had a 747 to retire like Delta and United, but the airline put together one heck of a…
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3 Links I Love: American’s Pain Continues, Captain Haynes, Origins of Economy
This week’s featured link: Canceled flights, wrecked vacations and leaky planes: Passenger frustrations rise as American Airlines struggles – Dallas Morning NewsThe…
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Cranky on the Web: American Improves 737 First Class, Sabre Gets Sued
American Airlines Will Make First Class Classier on Some Jets – SkiftBrian Sumers was the first to get official confirmation that American…
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Three Themes From American’s 2020 Summer Schedule Announcement
American has gotten into a new routine of lumping summer schedule changes into one big release to try to garner buzz. This…
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No Maintenance Delays On My American Flight to Honolulu (Trip Report)
This summer, my family decided to try a very different kind of vacation. We opted for a month-long adventure somewhere in the…
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Scope: The Key to American’s Unsolvable Labor Problem
I’ve been getting deep into the weeds looking at American’s fight with its mechanics and fleet service workers recently. Many years after…
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Unions Slapped for Not Obeying Temporary Restraining Order Granted to American
The fight between American and the TWU/IAM unions representing mechanics and fleet service workers continues to get worse. Though American was able…
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American Has a Bad June, But United Wasn’t Much Better
Once June ended, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on full month performance data to see just how bad the month…
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Cranky on the Web: American’s Labor Problems
American Airlines says mechanics are causing delays. Now, a judge could force the union to pay for it – Dallas Morning News…
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What is Preventing American’s Mechanics and Rampers From Having a Joint Contract
I went through the short but tortured history of American’s negotiations with its mechanics and rampers yesterday, so today let’s get into…