United doesn’t have as robust an operation in my home city of Austin as Southwest, American or even Delta. And my most frequent destination for work is Washington, DC and I don’t love schlepping to Dulles. Their network rarely makes sense for me. But I had three great flights, much better than expected, enough to bump them up for future consideration compared to where they’ve been in my personal calculus.
Airlines
Category Archives for Airlines.
Decade-Old Mistakes: Why Airlines Must Rethink Paying For ‘Expert’ Loyalty Advice
Eleven years ago Delta Air Lines prepared to move to a revenue-based frequent flyer program and other airlines took notice.
American Airlines executives used to say that Delta management was who they admired most. The truth is that this was true across the industry. Everyone just assumed Delta was smarter than they were. If Delta did it, it must be the right thing to do. A decade later consultants are still selling it to… everyone.
Ryanair’s CEO Says The New Frontier Airlines Business Class Is Stupid. He’s Doing Sloppy Thinking
U.S. ultra-low cost carrier Frontier Airlines is adding European-style business class seating where extra legroom seats at the front of the plane will also allow a passenger to buy the seat next to them so that it stays empty.
Ryanair’s CEO says this is stupid, and it won’t last.
A Boeing 737 Mechanic Explains Why The FAA Is Clamping Down On United Airlines
The FAA reportedly won’t let United Airlines grow. They’re taking an active presence at the airline. Reportedly no new planes can enter commercial service, pilots can’t get certified, and new routes can’t be announced.
United Airlines Growth Halted By The FAA: No New Planes, Regulator Presence In Daily Operation
It’s been broadly covered that the FAA is stepping up inspections of United’s operation. United itself shared this with its employees, and made its employee note public. However the FAAs involvement is far greater than has been revealed publicly.
Southwest Airlines Has A Timeline For Starting Redeye Flights
Southwest Airlines doesn’t run any redeye flights but their CEO teased that they were coming back in the fall. There’s now a timeline for when we’ll see redeye flights from Southwest.
Your AAdvantage Credit Card Loyalty Points Aren’t Posting Yet This Month, Just Be Patient
American Airlines announced that loyalty points earned towards status with their credit cards would credit differently effective with the end of the member year in February 2024. It’s delayed loyalty points earned in March from posting as expected.
Mechanics Brought Down American Airlines Five Years Ago. They’re Readying For Battle Again.
Without a vision for higher value work to be insourced from other airlines, there’s just not going to be as much high value work to do and legacy airline mechanics are too expensive for the lower value work. These broad trends almost ensure conflict between American Airlines and its mechanics union once negotiations begin in earnest.
American Airlines To Passenger: You Can’t Fly If You Try To Avoid Overweight Bag Fees
A passenger was told that if they wanted to remove an item from their checked bag to get under their 50 pound allowance, they would have to go to the back of the line and start over – and then they would miss their flight (or, presumably, the cut-off time for checking bags before their flight).
Of course paying the overweight bag fee would likely take at least as long as avoiding the overweight bag fee.
Japan Airlines Orders 42 Planes, Needs Somewhere To Send Them. Will We Finally Get Miami-Tokyo In 2027?
The city doesn’t have a single Asia flight. It’s a big American Airlines hub. JAL has been studying the route. There are subsidies available. And the route doesn’t require overflying Russian airspace.