Oct
06
2021
American Airlines has created a ‘special exception policy’ to allow name changes on tickets through January 31, 2022. Here are the details.
Whoa: American Allowing Name Changes On Tickets Through January 2022
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Three Things I Didn’t Know About American Airlines, And Two Things Worth Reminding
Oct
06
2021
In an interview with Simple Flying late last month, that I only just watched in full over the weekend, American Airlines Chief Revenue Officer shared a few tidbits that I did not already know.
American AIrlines Business Extraa: New Award Options and Program Restrictions
Oct
05
2021
American is adding the ability to redeem points for higher level elite status and to convert these points to miles, but will require more travelers and activity to stay in the small business program.
Kids Have Something New To Looking Forward To Flying American Airlines On Their Own
Oct
05
2021
In time for the holidays, American Airlines is introducing new ‘Kid Kids’ for young passengers flying as unaccompanied minors.
World Airline Body Wants Fewer Travel Restrictions, More Government Handouts
Oct
04
2021
The world airline lobby shop IATA wants fewer restrictions on travel, and more government money. Where they’re right on the merits it’s because it’s in their own interest, and when they’re wrong on the merits it’s because they’re pursuing their own interests. And no one does this as unabashedly at current IATA head Willie Walsh.
The Top 5 Reasons To Expect An American AAdvantage Devaluation
Oct
04
2021
The AAdvantage program is the annuity that’s been driving free cash at the airline for years. They’d be wise not to kill the goose, and the odds they’re good enough to extract even more value out of it for themselves without killing it seem less than 20%.
Southwest Airlines Wins Court Ruling To Stop Website From Publishing Its Schedules And Fares
Oct
04
2021
Kiwi.com did seem pretty blatant in what it was doing, but banning the publication of flight information seems both overbroad and prior restraint on free speech. I regularly publish “Southwest flight [and] fare information” on this site. They are even barred from “committing any other acts in violation of Southwests Terms & Conditions.”
The Kiwi.com case is about the power of website terms and conditions, and a company to control information it publishes publicly on the internet.
Southwest Airlines Wins Court Ruling To Stop Website From Publishing Its Schedules And Fares
Oct
04
2021
Kiwi.com did seem pretty blatant in what it was doing, but banning the publication of flight information seems both overbroad and prior restraint on free speech. I regularly publish “Southwest flight [and] fare information” on this site. They are even barred from “committing any other acts in violation of Southwests Terms & Conditions.”
The Kiwi.com case is about the power of website terms and conditions, and a company to control information it publishes publicly on the internet.
This Air India Plane Just Got Stuck Underneath a Bridge. It’ll Take An Engineering Trick To Get It Out.
Oct
03
2021
A retired Air India Airbus A320 got stuck under a bridge at the Delhi-Gurugram highway near the Delhi airport. In video going viral on social media, you can see not just the aircraft that’s stuck but also traffic backing up behind it. This isn’t the first time this has happened.. to Air India aircraft.
American Airlines: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish, And Saddled With $40 Billion In Debt
Oct
03
2021
American Airlines, and in particular current Tempe management, is known in the industry for being ‘penny wise and pound foolish.’
They spend lavishly on aircraft, investing in foreign airlines, and a new corporate headquarters (now supported with $10 billion in taxpayer cash over the last 18 months) while taking short cuts on employee pay and customer experience. And it winds up costing them more money in the long run.
