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Delta Fires Back At Alaska-American Airlines Partnership With New Seattle Service

by Gary Leff on March 2, 2020

Mar 02 2020

Delta has announced new routes and flights out of Seattle showing that they aren’t going to take American’s re-invigorated partnership with Alaska Airlines lying down.

Competition is good, and has been great for Seattle residents since Delta and Alaska began their breakup and Delta built up their own hub at the Pacific Northwest airport. Delta will grow their Seattle service to 190 peak daily departures to 56 destinations for summer 2020, with new service coming beyond that as well.

Huge New Star Alliance Status Match, Mileage Purchase Under 1 Cent Each, and More

by Gary Leff on March 2, 2020

Mar 02 2020

Star Alliance member TAP Air Portugal has 280,000 frequent flyer members in the U.S. market, growing at about 12,000 members per month, and now serves 9 North American cities with 81 weekly flights. They’re even launching Boston to the Azores in June. And they acknowledge that their Miles & Go program “hasn’t been as relevant as it should be.” They aim to change that.

They are offering status matches up to their top elite tier, mileage on sale for less than 9/10ths of a cent apiece, 25% discounts on award redemption, and miles just for joining the program and referring others to join as well.

Today American Airlines Employees All Begin Wearing A New Uniform

by Gary Leff on March 2, 2020

Mar 02 2020

American Airlines launches their new uniform with about 50,000 employees putting on their new attire today. This comes after the new 2016 Twin Hill uniforms led to thousands of complaints about irritation and worse from another manufacturer.

As a result of these issues American’s employees have been allowed to use a makeshift combination of old uniforms, including old US Airways uniforms and some off the shelf options. This will be the first time, hopefully, that all legacy American Airlines and US Airways employees all have the same look and keep it.

American Coronavirus Copycats Alaska And JetBlue With A Strange New Offer

by Gary Leff on March 1, 2020

Mar 01 2020

American Airlines has come out with their own convoluted copycat of waiving change fees on new ticket purchases. It is simultaneously less generous and also more strategically useful than what JetBlue and Alaska have done in the face of weak bookings resulting from coronavirus fears.

American Airlines Crew Refuses To Fly To Milan, Airline Suspends Service To The City

by Gary Leff on March 1, 2020

Mar 01 2020

American Airlines flight AA198 from New York JFK to Milan was cancelled Saturday evening after crewmembers refused to make the trip to Northern Italy over coronavirus fears. On Saturday the U.S. government raised the alert for travel to Northern Italy to its highest level.

United Cracking Down On Flight Attendants In Overhead Bins

by Gary Leff on February 29, 2020

Feb 29 2020

United Airlines is cracking down on flight attendants posting photos of themselves online posing inside of overhead bins, known as the “Overhead Bin Challenge.”

It’s understandable that an airline wouldn’t want to have to take a maintenance delay if an overhead bin was damaged. And HR is certainly going to prefer to tell employees not to do it – it’s harder to sue the airline for an injury that way. On the other hand, heaven forbid a United Airlines flight attendant look like they’re having fun at their job… Last summer Southwest Airlines, for their part, backed up their flight attendant’s “brief moment of fun.”

Why American Airlines Was Cutting Ties With Alaska – And How They Changed Their Mind

by Gary Leff on February 29, 2020

Feb 29 2020

American Airlines gutted their partnership with Alaska Airlines and the most recent stage of the breakup was just announced in the fall so I was genuinely surprised by the about-face announced in mid-February of a newly-energized partnership including oneworld alliance membership for Alaska.

On Wednesday American’s CEO Doug Parker held one of the airline’s monthly ‘Crew News’ employee question and answer sessions, a recording of which was shared with View From The Wing. During his introduction Parker talked about the strategic shift that this represents.

Business Travel – And Airline Stocks – Are Collapsing

by Gary Leff on February 28, 2020

Feb 28 2020

Since this morning we’ve learned that Amazon is telling employees to defer non-essential domestic business travel. After mentioning this on Twitter I’ve seen others reply that their companies are doing the same and pulling out of trade shows. The value of going to trade shows drops (they are a perfect example of network effects) and the reduction in travel spreads, along with a further reduction in economy activity. A 12% selloff in the markets over the last week may not be wrong.

Is American Airlines Going To Add A New Australia Route?

by Gary Leff on February 28, 2020

Feb 28 2020

When the American Airlines-Qantas joint venture was first announced I expected that an early route addition would be Dallas Fort-Worth – Brisbane. The head of the Brisbane airport expected it, too, and the CEO of Qantas International predicted their Boeing 787s made the most sense flying Brisbane to LA or Dallas.

Before Qantas began operating an Airbus A380 on the Sydney – Dallas route the flight was on a Boeing 747 and from Dallas to Sydney had to make a stop in Brisbane (but flew non-stop from Sydney to Dallas). Now JonNYC is writing that Dallas Fort-Worth – Brisbane is a route to look for.

Airlines

Delta Fires Back At Alaska-American Airlines Partnership With New Seattle Service

Huge New Star Alliance Status Match, Mileage Purchase Under 1 Cent Each, and More

Today American Airlines Employees All Begin Wearing A New Uniform

American Coronavirus Copycats Alaska And JetBlue With A Strange New Offer

American Airlines Crew Refuses To Fly To Milan, Airline Suspends Service To The City

United Cracking Down On Flight Attendants In Overhead Bins

Why American Airlines Was Cutting Ties With Alaska – And How They Changed Their Mind

Business Travel – And Airline Stocks – Are Collapsing

Is American Airlines Going To Add A New Australia Route?

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