Sep
30
2020
Rapid tests that are administered downtown, take two hours for results, and cost $135 isn’t the sort of advance we’re seeing elsewhere.
Alaska Airlines Misses The Memo, Introduces Their Version Of Covid-19 Testing
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A United Airlines Flight Attendant Makes Their Last Announcement Before Tomorrow’s Expected Furlough
Sep
30
2020
A passenger taped this United flight attendant making his last announcement prior to his expected furlough. This crewmember has been flying for United for two years. He chokes up asking the people on his flight to come back to United for their travels “so that we can come back.” And that’s where I really choke up myself.
The Strange Incentive The Treasury Secretary Has To Push Another Airline Bailout
Sep
30
2020
When airlines gave the government a stake in their businesses, effectively partial nationalization, they created an incentive for the government to continue bailing them out to protect and grow that very stake.
Pumping in another $25 billion makes Secretary Mnuchin’s stock warrants, obtained for bailouts, look better – like he negotiated a ‘win’ for taxpayers.
Six More U.S. AIrlines Go Back On The Government Dole, Treasury Secretary Calls For More Subsidies
Sep
30
2020
American Airlines closed on a $5.5 billion government-subsidized loan last week. It can be increased to $7.5 billion. Six more airlines though have closed on loans under these conditions: United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue, Hawaiian Airlines, and SkyWest. Treasury didn’t immediately release the amounts borrowed by each airline, or the collateral used.
Both Democrats and Republicans are calling for $25 billion in additional subsidies, under the guise of protecting workers (although that portion costs less than 10% of the total).
Last Day For New Bask Savings Account Offer
Sep
29
2020
American Airlines has added partners that make their frequent flyer program more relevant to people in some of the largest cities in the country this year. American Airlines AAdvantage® miles with your savings account is an even better deal with low interest rates. And there’s the opportunity to earn an extra 25,000 referring friends for new accounts – that gets them a better offer than is publicly available, too – but that ends next month.
American Airlines Will Roll Out Covid Testing For Hawaii and Caribbean
Sep
29
2020
Following announcements by United Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines, offering airport testing for passengers on flights to Hawaii, American Airlines today announced they, too, will offer airport testing for Dallas Fort Worth – Honolulu and Maui, and also for Miami – Jamaica. They ‘expect’ to launch testing for Bahamas flights next month, and then expand the program for flights across the Caribbean.
United Airlines Plans To Return To New York JFK Next Year
Sep
29
2020
This is an early sign that even the airline retrenching the most during the pandemic is looking towards its competitive future, and that we’re likely to see more competition as airlines have to work hard to attract limited passengers as air travel begins to resume in a meaningful way after Covid-19.
And Newark isn’t New York — New York Mayor Fiorella LaGuardia once refused to get off a plane at Newark Airport, because his ticket promised he’d travel to New York.
British Airways Says They Can Now Close Your Mileage Account If You Criticize Them
Sep
29
2020
In Thailand writing a bad review of a hotel can land you in jail. Defamation can be a criminal charge, and include opinions deemed to be unfair.
British Airways can’t get away with putting its critics in prison under U.K. law but they’ve updated their terms and conditions to say that they can close the mileage accounts of members who “statements..reflects unfavourably on the reputation of British Airways or any aspect of its business, brands, products or services.”
American Airlines CEO Doug Parker On Face The Nation
Sep
27
2020
American Airlines CEO Doug Parker appeared on Face the Nation today. The first question he was asked was, essentially, with all the subsidies you’ve been given why do you need to furlough anybody?
He’s asked “how much money, and for how long?” Airlines aren’t going to recover by March 31, when another round of payroll support would run out and they could again furlough these same workers.
There’s Nothing Wrong With Serving Alcohol On Planes During The Pandemic
Sep
27
2020
We haven’t seen greater virus spread in domestic first class cabins, and we don’t see virus spread from business class cocktails. Tomato juice doesn’t carry a greater risk of virus transmission when you add vodka. Indeed screwdrivers are good sources of vitamin D, which appears to be highly protective against Covid-19.
While it’s possible to nurse a drink as an excuse not to wear a mask, someone looking not to wear one doesn’t need alcohol to do that.
