American
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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…
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American Walks a Tightrope on Northeast Alliance Messaging, Now Plays Down Its Importance
Remember the Northeast Alliance (NEA) between American and JetBlue? Of course you do. It was going to create a strong third competitor…
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A Closer Look at American’s Transatlantic Operation at JFK
The Northeast Alliance (NEA) between American and JetBlue was supposed to do a lot to solve American’s troubles in the New York…
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JetBlue Wisely Walks Away From the NEA, But This Partnership Isn’t Dead Yet
The NEA is dead! Long live the NEA! Despite JetBlue’s announcement yesterday that it had “initiated the termination” of the NEA between…
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How JFK Changed for American and JetBlue in the Northeast Alliance
Just last week I took a look at how American and JetBlue had changed their presence at New York’s LaGuardia airport once…
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Cranky on the Web: Podcasts a Plenty on a Miserable Summer, Loyalty Programs, and More
You may have noticed I haven’t put up a Cranky on the Web post in awhile. That is by design. It seemed…
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How LaGuardia Changed for American and JetBlue With the Northeast Alliance
As we all wait to figure out whether the Northeast Alliance (NEA) between American and JetBlue will survive in some form after…
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American Was Fine to Atlanta, But Not Quite as Good as Delta Coming Home (Trip Report)
I had to head out to Atlanta for a friend’s wedding, so I’d fly Delta, right? Wrong! Ok, half wrong. I did…
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Why the Judge Ruled Against American and JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance
On the surface, it looked like American and JetBlue had a strong case to continue their partnership, but in a 94-page ruling…