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A Big Movement Is Coming To Re-Regulate The Airlines, And Make Air Travel Worse

by Gary Leff

Sep 22 2023

There’s a shot across the bow of aviation – an intellectual case is being made for airlines to revert to the status of public utilities. Sitaraman’s upcoming book can be seen as a starting gun for arguments over regulating the airline industry. The arguments for this used to be unserious, by folks like Robert Kuttner. That’s changing, and with a direct line to people in power.

People who care about not making air travel worse need to wake up to the threat, though there is also much we should be doing that would make air travel better.

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American Airlines Is Working On A New Employee Tattoo and Piercing Policy

by Gary Leff

people modeling new uniforms
Jul 25 2023

Social standards have evolved. Who is flying is different in the airline’s telling, it’s less corporate travelers and more leisure travelers. So it may be appropriate to update the airline’s image – something many other airlines are ahead of American on. And that’s something that will be taken up for flight attendants as well as passenger service agents.

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American Airlines Now Requires Passengers To Fill Out Regional Jet Valet Bag Tags

by Gary Leff

Jul 25 2023

Smaller regional jets don’t have overhead bins that will hold regular-sized carry on bags. On those planes, passengers usually tag them at the gate and drop them off at the bottom of the jet bridge before getting on the plane. Those bags are then returned to the jet bridge on arrival – customers don’t have to go to baggage claim to collect them. It’s (usually) a much faster process.

One problem airlines face, though, is that while people put their names and other identifying information on checked bags, they often don’t tag their carry on bags.

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Leaked Changes To Citi AAdvantage Executive Card

by Gary Leff

Jul 10 2023

Back in the fall I wrote that Citi would be ending the benefit of no annual fee authorized users with Admirals Club access, and likely raising the annual fee on the card itself as well. The ability for a single $450 annual fee to generate 11 cards (primary plus up to 10 authorized user cards) each with the ability to enter Admirals Clubs and also bring up to two guests was simply too good a deal.

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