Mar
28
2018
Boeing was hit today with the WannaCry computer virus and it may be inhibiting aircraft production.
Boeing Production Taken Down By North Korean Computer Virus
American Airlines Pilot Spotted a UFO and Good Value Airfare Strategy
Mar
28
2018
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
El Al Sues Israel Because Saudi Arabia is Letting Air India Use Its Airspace
Mar
28
2018
El Al is suing the government of Israel — the Civil Aviation Authority, the Prime Minister, and the Transportation Minister. They’re also suing Air India.
That’s because Saudi Arabia (and not the government of Israel) is allowing Air India to traverse its airspace on flights between India and Israel.
American Airlines CEO: Why I’ll Never Give You as Much Flexibility as Southwest Does
Mar
28
2018
At last Thursday’s American Airlines employee Q&A with management, someone asked American’s CEO Doug Parker how to talk to people who prefer Southwest over American ‘for their flexibility’.
Doug Parker told the employee “well you’ve got to find some new friends, first of all.” But he also did a fantastic job explaining how American thinks about its business, and its pricing strategies.
Next Week Hilton Changes How Points and Status are Earned
Mar
28
2018
Diamond members who qualify on nights are going to like these changes. For anyone with Gold status they’re a nothing-burger (just know you’re on the hook for $2.50 a night if you redeem points in Malaysia). For others staying with Hilton gets less rewarding.
American Employee Says They’ll Fly Any Plane That Flies, No Matter the Condition
Mar
27
2018
At American’s employee town hall last week a 26 year Dallas-based flight attendant asked if “any airline strives to be number one other than from the bottom line standpoint and for our shareholders?”
He said it “used to be nice” at the end of a flight “when people weren’t so crammed in” so he wanted to know “Do we strive to be number one at all or are we just striving to fill every seat and the bottom line?”
Here’s What American Didn’t Tell You In Their New Latin America Service Announcement
Mar
27
2018
American Airlines sent out a press release today touting new service to Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America. There are several new routes. There are new flights that didn’t make the release. But they didn’t talk about the service they’re eliminating…
Air New Zealand Launching Non-Stops to Chicago!
Mar
27
2018
At the beginning of February I shared the strong rumor that Air New Zealand would announce Auckland – Chicago non-stop. They’ve just done that, and alongside United has announced their San Francisco – Auckland will become year-round rather than seasonal.
HOP! Goes “Pop” as Air France Regional Flight Lands With Cracks and Holes in Fuselage
Mar
27
2018
Sunday’s Air France regional HOP flight A5-235 from Paris-Orly to Aurillac experienced a loud noise that could be heard inside the cabin. It turned out there were large cracks and holes in the plane’s fuselage.
Sleeping passengers were awakened by the noise on this 265 mile domestic flight.
American Confirms They’re Planning Lie Flat 757s on Transcon Routes
Mar
27
2018
Earlier this month American Airlines maintained that they hadn’t decided whether or not to put Boeing 757s with lie flat seats on domestic routes or not, even as their competitors roll out more domestic flights with lie flat seats up front.
It’s been expected for awhile that American would respond to this competition, and indeed they’ve taken some 757s off of international routes, but they wouldn’t say they’re adding them to the domestic schedule. Nonetheless they are now saying privately that this is what will ultimately happen.
