American
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American May Have Reversed Course on Distribution Strategy, But It Better Not Give Up Completely
The big news last week was that American Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja was pushed out and CEO Robert Isom promised to…
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Cranky on the Web: The New Frontier, American’s Detente, No Upgrades for You
A new Frontier? Airline adds bundled fare options – Travel Weekly Here’s another look at Frontier’s new bundle strategy. This will help…
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American Begins the Long and Difficult Task of Fixing the Mess It Created Over the Last Two Years
Two weeks ago, the rumors began to swirl. American Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja was out. Or he was at least taking…
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Putting American’s Network Superiority Claims to the Test
At American’s Investor Day two months ago, it started to create a justification for its focus on smaller cities using “network superiority”…
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Podcasts a Plenty: New DOT Rules and A Broad Look at American’s Sales and Distribution Plans
It’s time for a two-fer! First up, we have a new Cranky Talk episode for the first time in awhile. Dave was…
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American Flinches as Its Sales and Distribution Strategy Runs Into Trouble
Just over a week ago, American Airlines was on the cusp of rolling out its new “preferred agency” program that would yank…
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Provo is American’s Future
American has decided to add a new dot to its route map. The winner is… Provo, Utah. This might sound like it’s…
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American’s Revenue Performance Sinks
Cirium recently loaded the Department of Transportation’s DB1B data for Q4 2023, and I eagerly dove in to look for trends. What…
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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…