American
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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…
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3 Links I Love: When Double Miles Don’t Matter, FAA Trouble, Piedmont Grows, Vin Flies Continental
This Week’s Featured Link Hawaiian Airlines to Mahalo Members with Double Hawaiian Miles on Every Neighbor Island Flight through the End of…
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3 Links I Love: Poorly Timed Terminal Shift, the Skynest Arrives, More
This Week’s Featured Link American and Iberia are moving at London Heathrow — here’s what you need to know – TPG“Hey, you…
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3 Links I Love: JLo Plays for the Airlines, Main Select, easyJet Goes Bigger
This Week’s Featured Link 78th IATA Annual General Meeting Recap – AirwaysI’ve never gone to an AGM. I almost went one year,…
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Regional Airlines are Racing Into Uncharted Territory With Big Pilot Pay Bumps
For pilots who came up through the regional world in the 1990s and 2000s, the news must have been a shock. Envoy…