American
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Topic of the Week: Can Richard Branson Fix American?
Sir Richard Branson, boss of all things Virgin, did an interview with NPR last week explaining how he would fix American. “You…
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American Disagrees with Monday’s Post
As you can probably imagine, the folks at American disagreed with my post on Monday which asked “Why is American Not Trying…
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Qatar Joins the Tangled Web of oneworld Partners
The worst kept secret in the airline industry was officially announced yesterday when Qatar Airways said it would join the oneworld alliance.…
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Why is American Not Trying Harder to Calm Safety Fears?
American has had a string of bad news lately that just doesn’t seem to end. When things started getting ugly in mid-September,…
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Cranky on the Web (October 1- 5)
How All the American Airlines Trouble Affects Flyers and What You Can Do – Conde Nast Daily Traveler If you’re a traveler,…
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United’s Operation Improves While American’s Falls Off a Cliff
Just over a month ago, I profiled United’s poor operational performance and how it wasn’t getting better. My, how times have changed.…
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Topic of the Week: Would You Fly American?
It’s been well-publicized that American’s operational performance has tanked ever since it started imposing new contract terms of the pilots. The pilots…
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American Eagle Becomes Just a Brand Like United Express and Delta Connection
I’m hanging out with the Humuhumunukunukuapua’a this week, but fear not. I have posts scheduled to go live. Today, we talk American…
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American Continues to Slog Through Bankruptcy While US Airways Goes Silent (On Purpose)
It’s been awhile since I wrote about the American Airlines bankruptcy, and there’s a good reason for that. Not much has happened.…
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Topic of the Week: Judge Won’t Let American Reject Pilot Contract … This Week
I couldn’t believe that the judge in American’s bankruptcy case wouldn’t actually let the airline reject its pilot contract. But this isn’t…
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Cranky on the Web (July 30 – August 3)
Priceline Now Sells American’s Preferred Seats—Here’s Why It Matters – Conde Nast Daily Traveler This may not seem like a big deal…
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American Reveals Plenty of Bells and Whistles for Domestic Aircraft
American continues to leak bits and pieces of its planned onboard improvements, and now we know some more about its planned offering…