American
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A Closer Look at American’s New Fare Structure
As planned, American yesterday pushed ahead with its rushed efforts to restrict the selling of lower fares through traditional third party channels.…
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American to Stop Selling Advance Tickets for All Flights
On the heels of its decision to pull forty percent of its fares from sale through traditional third party channels, American has…
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American’s Reckless NDC Push Delivers a Blow to the Future of Travel Sales
We are now less than a week away from American implementing its plan to remove 40 percent of its fares from traditional…
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American Loves a Fortress Network, So Why Is It Growing New York City?
When I wrote recently about American’s efforts to create a fortress network, there was one obvious outlier. While American has tried to…
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American’s Shift Toward a Fortress Network
Yesterday I wrote about American’s big change in its sales strategy. One key component that enabled this change is what American sees…
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American Blows Up Its Sales Team, Launches a Risky War Against Corporate Accounts and Travel Sellers
American has decided that the way it sells travel through third parties and to companies in general is broken, and it has…
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How the American and Mesa Relationship Reached Its Rocky Conclusion
The smart bet would have been on American and Mesa terminating their relationship multiple times over the past several years, but time…
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American Ends Its Regional Partnership with Mesa, United Swoops In to Complete the Pilot Circle of Life
The long-troubled relationship between American and its regional partner Mesa has finally reached its conclusion. According to Cirium data and confirmed through…
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American Announces the End of First Class By Introducing a Better Business Class
After months of leaks and speculation, American has made it official. It will be launching a brand new business class in the…
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American Snatches Pilots Away From United With Air Wisconsin Deal
If ever an airline had nine lives, it’s Air Wisconsin. Somehow, this airline finds itself in the right place at the right…
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Where Could American Use All Those Boom Planes?
Last week American announced it had placed an order for 20 of the Boom Overture supersonic airplanes. It even paid real money…
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Contrary to Popular Belief, American Did Not Slash Its Planned November Flying
When data gets into the hands of people who don’t understand it, completely false stories end up being told. Maybe you saw…