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Monthly Archives for January 2021.

The Biggest Challenge American Airlines Faces Delivering On Its Clean Commitment

by Gary Leff

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Jan 19 2021

For several years American Airlines has had a laser focus on ‘D0’ exact on-time departures. It hasn’t made them an on-time airline, but they’ve sacrificed cleaning, processing upgrades and standbys at the gate, and wouldn’t hold even the last flight of the day for connecting passengers.

Gate agents, used to getting called in for missing D0, and used to managers yelling at them as they try to get flights out, haven’t fully adapted to the need to prioritize aircraft cleaning in the Covid era on just pushing the aircraft back on time. Before the pandemic sacrificing cleaning to get planes out was the airline’s explicit policy.

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American Airlines Preparing For Retirement Of Doug Parker, Elise Eberwein

by Gary Leff

Jan 18 2021

According to an announcement by the firm that American Airlines tapped to find its new Chief Human Resources Officer, the role they’re hiring for will eventually report to Doug Parker’s replacement – who will be an internal hire – once Executive Vice President Elise Eberwein retires and the airline replaces Doug Parker as CEO with an internal candidate,

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Hotel Chains, Rental Car Companies “Asked” To Help Track Down Capitol Rioters

by Gary Leff

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Jan 18 2021

What happened at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th was… deplorable, to borrow a phrase. Using the events of January 6th to impose new screenings for hotel guests, and eliminate guest privacy by requiring chains to track service requests for the government is as well.

IF you prefer a room with a specific view, the government might want to know, to question you later if a crime occurs in the area your room overlooks. Your upgrade requests suddenly become national security concerns.

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Ignore The Snipes From Competitors, American’s Deals With JetBlue And Alaska Are Good For Consumers

by Gary Leff

outside airport
Jan 18 2021

By giving American strength in areas where they’re weak, we’re going to see a viable competitor:- especially against Delta and United in New York. Delta is the clear market leader in ‘actual New York’ and United is dominant at Newark. American-JetBlue together become a third competitor.

And with Alaska, American addresses its weakness in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest – and helps preserve Alaska as a strong competitor against Delta’s encroachment in Seattle.

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Man Misses Airports So Much He Turns His Treadmill Into A Moving Walkway, His Washing Machine Into…

by Gary Leff

Jan 18 2021

TSA reported travel numbers remain low compared to last year. We’re all hopeful that vaccination, combined with the sheer number of people who have recently had Covid-19, will suppress the pandemic and bring about a return to normal life soon. In the meantime we make do.

One man recreated the travel experience at home with his exercise treadmill and his washing machine.

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