American
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DOT Gets Strangely Feisty in the Administration’s Dying Days, Denies Qantas and American’s Joint Venture
With less than two month’s left until a new administration takes over here in the US, it looks like the Department of…
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Delta Introduces Premium Economy to Replace Comfort+ on Certain Aircraft
Nearly a year ago, American announced that it would launch a true premium economy product on international aircraft. This was surprising for…
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3 Links I Love: Allegiant’s Safety Problems, Young Airline Love, Pulling for Clinton
This week’s featured link: Breakdown at 30,000 Feet – Tampa Bay Times Kudos to the folks at the Tampa Bay Times for…
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3 Links I Love: An Unsolved Eastern Crash, American’s Business Class Saga, Long Beach Customs
This week’s featured link: What Happened to Eastern Airlines Flight 980? – Outside Here’s a good, long read about the crash of…
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Delta’s Transcon Strategy Gives It More Flexibility to Fly Flat Beds From LA to DC
While I was gone, you may have seen that Delta announced it was going to start flying from Los Angeles to Washington/National…
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3 Links I Love: Air Berlin Restructures, American’s CIO, So Long Vin
Far-reaching restructuring of airberlin to deliver long-term growth – Air Berlin The long-rumored restructuring is here. Air Berlin, long shredding money, is…
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Cranky on the Web: Loyalty and American, Emirates Seat Fee
Loyalty only goes so far as American Airlines, others revamp rewards programs – Dallas Morning News This was a broader look at…
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PSA and Another American Regional Boost Pay to Combat the Expected Pilot Shortage
It looks like the regional airline fight to hire enough pilots continues. Two of American’s wholly-owned regionals, Envoy and PSA, have announced…
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American’s President Goes to United and Both Airlines May Benefit
I know I said I was going to do the first half of my 9 Airports, 1 Day trip report today, but,…
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3 Links I Love: Air New Zealand Becomes Less Unique, American’s Bad Baggage Rules, Airport Restaurants
This week’s featured link: Air New Zealand to discontinue premium economy Spaceseat – Business Traveller This is a sad day. Air New…
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American Tries to Fix Its Operational Issues in Los Angeles… and Elsewhere
Ah, summer. It’s that time of year when everyone is traveling. That means airlines push their fleets hard in order to keep…
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Many Airlines Have an On Time Problem in Los Angeles, but It’s American’s That Concerns Me Most
Los Angeles is a market in high demand these days. Delta and American have been slugging it out while international carriers pour…