Monthly Archives for May 2018.
Delta has extensively praised Donald Trump. Now a lobbying group working for United, Delta, and American has taken out full page ads in the New York Times and New York Post praising him.
They’re happy, it seems, that they’re getting nothing out of an agreement with Emirates, Etihad and Qatar. Delta should be happy because out of this effort they’ve improved their competitive position against American.
American Airlines President Isom told employees on Friday how the airline sees themselves in New York. And it’s a departure from how the airline talked about New York when US Airways first took over.
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
One of the most frequent questions I’ve been getting over the past couple of months is how come I can’t book American Airlines awards on the British Airways website?
This is just a website issue. The space is available to British Airways members, and the impediment is easy to overcome.
The 2018 IdeaWorks award availability study is out.. The top line that’s getting reported is that Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards offers the best award availability. Another key takeaway is major improvement in American Airlines award availability.
Both of those conclusions can be somewhat misleading.
American’s President Robet Isom says the airline has done well with Tokyo, Seoul, and Hong Kong flights but that China has been hard. Chicago – Beijing, which they’re cutting, “is a route that we’ve lost tens of millions of dollars for years and years and years.”
American Airlines first class passengers board in group one. But group one isn’t first. ConciergeKey members board first, before group one.
But what about the people they need to wait for?
American Airlines President Robert Isom told employees in a Dallas Fort-Worth question and answer forum on Friday that everyone should expect higher airfares because “in the long run higher fuel prices are passed on [to customers] through higher prices.”
American has consistently said they believe airfares rise with fuel. With fuel prices rising, American says your tickets are going to cost you more. Are they right?
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
America West took over US Airways, which then took over American Airlines. American and US Airways had each been the combination of several carriers after mergers and acquisitions. And overall the US industry now has 3 large legacy airlines.
And yet the President of American Airlines, Robert Isom, consistently complains about lack of competition – when he is the customer. His favorite targets are the two big airline catering companies.
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