American
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Am I Negatively Biased Against American? (Ask Cranky)
I’m guessing you’ve read a lot about Hurricane Sandy this morning, so I won’t bore you with the same. (Summary: lots of…
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Topic of the Week: Why is American Going to Seoul?
American announced a bunch of new routes this week, but one caught my eye. The airline, which flies only to Beijing, Shanghai,…
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Cranky on the Web (October 15 – 19)
Tips for Booking Holiday Travel – Travora This one actually went up awhile ago, but I just got around to posting the…
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The Final Response From American (I Promise)
I’m not one for deviating from my usual posting schedule here on the blog, but I didn’t want to take up another…
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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…