No, the Trophy for World’s Largest Airline Didn’t Just Pass from American to Delta

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Jul 25 2019

This morning Edward Russell noted at the Points Guy that Delta earned more revenue than American in the last quarter, and United has more seat capacity than both. The title of his post, “American Airlines Loses World’s Largest Airline Title to Delta and United.”

Lucky at One Mile at a Time picks this up, while noting American has a larger fleet and more employees. He suggests American’s personnel count “is just to say that they aren’t very efficient.”

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Congratulations: American Airlines Finally Made Money Flying Passengers in the Second Quarter

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Jul 25 2019

I wrote last fall about how American Airlines was losing money flying passengers and also covered earlier in the year how all of their profit was accounted for by the AAdvantage frequent flyer program. American Airlines makes money selling frequent flyer miles to banks.

This was notable because it underscored just how badly the passenger operation was performing financially.

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Sign Up for More Than a Hundred Dollars From Equifax and Fairmont Settlements

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Jul 24 2019

Two years ago Equifax data was breached and your information was probably stolen. They’ve reached a settlement that will net hundreds of millions for government agencies and potentially a little bit for you — either 10 years of credit monitoring or up to $125. You can also get reimbursed for actual expenses and even your time.

You can check if you’re eligible for money (because your data was included in the breach) and if you are file a claim by January 22. In addition there’s a Fairmont hotels settlement to sign up for.

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