American
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American Has Removed Domestic Basic Economy Fares
A funny thing happened the other day. I was looking at Phoenix – Denver — my favorite market to watch since it’s…
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Everybody Loves Austin
The Cranky Network Awards will air TOMORROW March 24 at 5p PT/8p ET, and we now have a link where you’ll be…
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Against All Expectations, American Has Made Flights Longer in the Last Year
I recently received a note from a reader pointing out something curious. He noticed that some flights on American were now showing…
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Flying American and Southwest During the Pandemic (Trip Report)
Other than my Hawaiian trip in October, I haven’t flown anywhere in over a year, so it was with just a little…
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JetBlue and American Put Plans in Motion
There’s been a lot of talk about the American and JetBlue Northeast Alliance, but until now we didn’t have anything concrete. Things…
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3 Links I Love: The Transat Scramble, Qatar Keeps Flying, Better Boarding
This Week’s Featured Link Flyer beware: Canada closed to competition – WestJet BlogI haven’t talked much about the Air Canada/Transat acquisition here,…
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DOT Allows American and JetBlue to Coordinate Schedules in a Landmark Deal
Note: I’m moving my Thursday post up to Wednesday this week, just because I really want to talk about this and don’t…
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The Time to Manage for Cash is Over
Since the pandemic began, the focus in the airline industry has been on who has the most cash. What’s the cash burn…
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Mesa Survives Again With a New, Smaller Deal with American
I can’t be the only one to be constantly surprised at how many lives regional carrier Mesa Air Group has burned through.…
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3 Links I Love: Southwest’s 2021 Plan, Wizz Goes For the Kill, United Jumps on a Bandwagon
This week’s featured link Gary Kelly Outlines Plans to Avoid Layoffs and Furloughs Through 2021 – Southwest MediaI thought this 10 minute…
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Sign of the Apocalyse: American’s Cheap, Refundable Long-Haul Fares
It was a big enough shock to see airline change fees start melting away, but now there’s something even stranger happening. American…
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Cranky on the Web: Ch-ch-ch-change fees Go Away
For those in the Bay Area, I’ll be on KTVU this morning at 840a talking about change fees. American Airlines axes change…