American
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The Case for Copa Defecting to American
As LATAM prepares to consciously uncouple from American, the discussion has centered around what American can do to shore up its already-solid…
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American Rearranges the Deck Chairs
Sorry for the delayed post, but this news was under embargo until now, and I thought it worth waiting instead of posting…
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A Blueprint for American in Latin America
Last week I wrote about how American’s loss of LATAM as a partner wasn’t necessarily a problem from a commercial point-of-view but…
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Alaska and American Leave Their Partnership Hanging By a Thread With New Cuts
It’s time for a rare Wednesday post. After already cutting their partnership back after Alaska and Virgin America merged, American and Alaska…
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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…