American
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American Ditches Kayak, But Let’s Clear Some Things Up
I first saw the news on TechCrunch a couple days ago. Once I noticed Kayak’s Keith Melnick and Steve Hafner confirm it…
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Boarding Pass Ads and Privacy Worries
Am I the only one who thinks this whole boarding pass advertising thing is a little creepy? It’s not the concept that…
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American Slashes Domestic, United Cuts International, and Southwest Shuffles
Yesterday, American announced the details of its fall flight cuts and the big surprise to me is how deep New York/LaGuardia flying…
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Tony France on the Decline of First Class
I’m going to be nowhere near the internet today, and actually I’m probably sleeping right now. Why, you ask? Well this weekend…
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What Is the Deal with American’s Blog?
Hmm, that title sounds rather Seinfeld-y, doesn’t it? But seriously, what is the deal? Maybe I should back up. How many of…
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American and Alaska Detail Plans to Shrink
A month ago, Horizon Air revealed its plans to focus on the Q400, drop the Q200 and CRJ-700 aircraft, and shrink its…
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Southwest Ends an Era While American Begins a New One
It was a sentimental day over in Dallas yesterday when Herb Kelleher officially stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Southwest…
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Airlines and the Environment
I started putting this post on the airlines and the environment together a long time ago, and then it fell by the…
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Don’t Blame the MD-80 For This Mess
There’s no question that American has done an absolutely terrible job of managing the latest round of MD-80 maintenance issues from a…
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Contrary to Press Reports, Not Every Airplane is Unsafe
Recent media reports might make it seem like the sky is falling; as if every airplane you encounter may be unsafe. Just…
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Frozen Airplane Porn
It’s easy for me to sit here in sunny SoCal and complain when the temps drop into the 60s during the day,…
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Baggage Check-In Times Part Deux
As promised, here’s how those same airlines from yesterday fare when it comes to international baggage check-in times (except Southwest, which doesn’t…