American
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A Brief History: American Still Has No Joint Contract With Its Mechanics and Rampers After Five Years
The rhetoric has ramped up dramatically, and the lengthy contract negotiation between American and both its mechanics and fleet service workers (aka…
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American and Qantas Get Tentative Joint Venture Approval… With Conditions
American finally received some good news this week. After getting rejected once, the airline received tentative approval from the US Department of…
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Cranky on the Web: Why American is Adding Europe From DFW
Why American Airlines is adding nonstop flights from DFW to these cities in Europe – Fort Worth Star-TelegramWhy? Well, because American is…
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American Finally Commits, DFW’s Expansion Can Begin
There has been discussion about expanding Dallas/Forth Worth International Airport probably since the day it opened. The airport has expanded since that…
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Don’t Waste the Effort, Let Air Italy Fail On Its Own
The big three US airlines (American, Delta, and United) have been hammering on the big three Middle East carriers (Emirates, Etihad, and…
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3 Links I Love: American’s Near-Crash, Mexico City Costs Spike, Flower Duets For the Next 100 Years
This week’s featured link: American Airlines jet “nearly crashed” during takeoff at JFK last week – CBS NewsIn case you missed this,…
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When the MAX Was Grounded, American’s Scheduling Team Had a Big Problem to Solve
On March 13, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) relented and made the decision to ground all 737 MAX aircraft flying in the…
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The Good and the Bad of the Old Aircraft Experience on American (Trip Report)
It’s been a long, cold, rainy winter (by Southern California standards), so I was thrilled at the prospect of joining some of…
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Flying as a Gold Elite on American Isn’t Anything Special (Trip Report)
As you know, last month was the annual American Leadership Conference, and once again I was invited as a member of the…
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Up All Night with American – Part 2: Simulators, Hangars, and Ops Towers
Welcome to the second half of my long night with American. In my post about the first half of the night, I…
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Up All Night with American – Part 1: The Operations Center
I may have flown to Dallas for American’s leadership conference last week, but that was merely an appetizer before the main course.…
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Delta Pushes to End Its Narita Hub, But Others Have a Different Plan
Next year, another round of slots at Tokyo’s close-in Haneda airport opens up, and the battle to procure them has begun. American,…