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Cranky on the Web: Free Snacks on American and United, One Way Fares
Free snacks coming back on American and United – Philadelphia Inquirer American is following United in matching Delta by having snacks onboard…
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American CEO Doug Parker Goes Across the Aisle to Discuss The Most Important Part of His Job
When I went up to the Bay Area a couple weeks ago to speak at Stanford, I had an ulterior motive. Doug…
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A Worthwhile $5.60 Change Fee (Trip Report)
My first trip of this year was a lot like the last trip of last year. This time, the Travel and Hospitality…
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3 Links I Love: Canada Crushes Competition, American May Be Preparing for Basic Economy, The Day Eastern Died
Today’s featured link: NewLeaf discount airline postpones service, will refund tickets – CBC News Canadian people are just begging for a true…
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American Adds Gates and Routes in LA, Targets the Hollywood Crowd
When American first started to build up Los Angeles, before the merger with US Airways, I thought it was crazy. There was…
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3 Links I Love: Qatar Gets Testy, United’s Suckiness, LATAMerican
Qatar Airways threat to quit Oneworld alliance – The National In another so-called “landmark” press conference with little substance, Qatar CEO Akbar…
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Alaska Airlines, Alitalia, American, Bombardier, Delta, Etihad, Frontier, JetBlue, Malaysia Airlines, Southwest, Spirit, UnitedReviewing Your 2015 Predictions
It’s a relatively new tradition here on the blog, but I like it. At the end of each year, I ask for…
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Airlines We Lost 2015
It’s the end of the year, and you know what that means. As we do every year, it’s time to look back…
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It’s the Little Things That Count (Tales From the Field)
It’s pretty rare that a post in this series ends up being a happy, feel-good story and I thought it was time…
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Across the Aisle From American’s SVP of Government Affairs on Why Privatizing Air Traffic Control is Good (and Shouldn’t be Called Privatization)
A couple of weeks ago, I posted an interview with Steve Dickson, Delta’s SVP of Flight Operations, on why Delta opposes efforts…
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American is the First US Airline to Introduce True Premium Economy, But Others Will Likely Follow
In the last decade, it’s been incredibly rare to hear about American being first, but this is a different American these days.…
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Airlines Had a Ton of Late Night Flights Last Night That Don’t Normally Operate
One of the hallmarks of a “new era” legacy airline is its ability to run more flexible banks at its hubs to…