At the Cowen and Company 12th Annual Global Transportation Conference, while promising “no excuses,” American Airlines President Robert Isom essentially doubled down on everything that he and American leadership have said before: if only mechanics hadn’t engaged in an ‘illegal work slowdown’ and the MAX hadn’t been grounded the airline would have the financial performance they’re looking for because they’d have been able to continue Project Oasis, adding more less comfortable seats onto planes.
30% Bonus on American Express Transfers to Marriott Through October 31
The general point here is that outside of Chase transfers to Hyatt, conversions of transferrable points into hotel points is simply a bad deal and a 30% transfer bonus doesn’t reverse that in this case.
New Leaks About United’s Fleet Plans: New p.s. Aircraft and Changes to Domestic 777s
JonNYC is usually a source of leaks about American Airlines, however over the weekend he broke Delta news and he’s expanded his portfolio by tweeting out United’s fleet plans.
We’re getting details on United’s plans for their 737 MAX 10 aircraft, thinking on a new Boeing 757 replacement, and changes to their ‘domestic’ Boeing 777s.
Free Pretzels For Delta Credit Card Customers in Hub Cities and Raleigh
Tthe time and transportation cost to get a $3 pretzel will probably cost more people more than $3. But free pretzels from Delta and American Express!
How to Make Money When You Fly (Rent Out Your Checked Baggage Allowance for Cash)
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Bah Humbug: The American Airlines MD80 is Retiring This Week, Should We Even Miss It?
You’re going to see a lot about the American Airlines MD80 this week. Between the plane operating its final commercial flight for American on Wednesday — flight AA80 — and the airline running a ferry flight to the desert with a plane full of media on board, this is a major ‘event’. However I’m not sure that it should be.
Financial Analysts Now Questioning If It’s Time for a Change in Leadership at American
Here’s how to make American Airlines great. Simply making American President Robert Isom CEO doesn’t get you there. Hiring a new CEO to appease financial analysts and Wall Street doesn’t get you there. Parker actually has the humility to pull this off. He just hasn’t shown the depth of vision yet.
French Protesters Demand Free Disneyland Parking as Many Can No Longer Take Vacation
It’s become conventional wisdom that Americans don’t take enough vacation time. Just look at the quality of life in France! Of course spending time in France I’ve found people in general to be extremely frugal, especially in Paris.
Indeed the French can no longer afford their vacations.
Democrats and Republicans Want to Kill Yelp and TripAdvisor
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See Something, Say Something Doesn’t Work When You Don’t Know What You’re Looking For
Monday night an Alaska Airlines employee “spotted two men who she thought looked suspicious” at Newark airport. She “approached them, the men started running and she screamed “evacuate.”
The Alaska employee “hit an alarm..and nearly 200 passengers evacuated the gate.” Passengers ran, hid under seats, and reportedly there was “glass..shattered from people jumping.”