American
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Pilot Scope is American’s Secret Weapon, But It Should Tread Carefully
Editor’s Note: The original version of this post included American opportunity based on 965 aircraft in mainline fleet. The scope clause is…
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A Closer Look at American’s Focus on Increasing Network Superiority
I already tackled the commercial strategy laid out in American’s investor presentation from earlier this week, but these charts just keep calling…
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Armed With Tortured Data, American Takes Its Old New York Strategy Systemwide
American Airlines held its first investor day in years yesterday, and while several execs did a good job highlighting many of the…
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American Expands Its War Against Travel Agents to Now Punish Travelers
It is no secret that American wants everyone to book directly with the airline. It has said that travelers prefer the direct…
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American’s Europe Fares Can’t Keep Pace
One of the best things about the coming Cranky Network Awards on Feb 22 in Oakland is that we sift through a…
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American Has a Lot Fewer Widebodies Than It Used To… And It Recently Postponed Getting More
Reading through financial filings can be a tedious task. American’s 10-Q for the third quarter of 2023 clocks in at 211 pages, and…
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American Continues Push to Create a Completely Different (and Increasingly Non-Existent) Sales Team
Over the last year, American has undertaken a complete reimagining of its sales programs. It slashed half its staff, eliminated discounts for…
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AAdvantage Business Makes Life Miserable for Companies and Travel Agents
American is at it once again. The company has decided to end its Business Extra small business rewards program and replace it…
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United Fights All Comers for Haneda Slots
The fight over slots at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport is ramping up once again now that at least one daily abandoned slot is…
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Contrails are The Enemy, and There’s a Plan to Stop Them
Other than the wacky conspiracy theory belief that those long streaks of white in the air are actually “chemtrails” where the government…
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American Gets Harder and Harder to Work With (Tales From the Field)
You said you wanted to hear more tales from our experiences at Cranky Concierge, so here I am with another round. I’ve…
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American Can Finally Grow to Europe Next Year, But It’s Growing Differently
This year was something of a lost year for American’s long-haul network. Thanks to the decision to retire multiple widebody fleets during…