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Mountains Of Debt, Shrinking Hubs, Unhappy Employees: 10 Years That Broke American Airlines—The Blueprint For A Comeback

by Gary Leff on September 6, 2025

Sep 06 2025

American Airlines spent a decade chasing the wrong strategy—piling on debt, neglecting key markets, alienating employees. Here’s the roadmap for recovery.

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Frontier Airlines Tells Passengers: Forget Jet Bridges—Board Outside in the Snow

by Gary Leff on September 6, 2025

Sep 06 2025

Frontier Airlines raised eyebrows three years ago when they said they didn’t want to use jet bridges anymore at their home base in Denver. Now they say they want to move “as close to 100% ground loading as possible” across all of their airports over the next few years, calling jet bridges “the kiss of death” for fast turns.

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Data Reveals How Often Airlines Kill Your Miles: Delta Every Year, American Every Five [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on September 6, 2025

Sep 06 2025

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.

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The LAX Sign Is Coming Down Right Now—And Won’t Be Back Until Almost 2030

by Gary Leff on September 5, 2025

Sep 05 2025

Thursday night, crews began dismantling the 32-foot-tall “LAX” letters we all know and love. They started with the “X”, then will move to the “A”, and finally “L” over the course of a week.

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‘Jets Don’t Use Fuel’: The Craziest Aviation Conspiracy You’ll Ever See [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on September 5, 2025

Sep 05 2025

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.

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“You Can’t Be That Inept”: Passenger Hijacks Chicago O’Hare PA, Forces American Airlines Agents To Finally Face Passengers

by Gary Leff on September 5, 2025

Sep 05 2025

Kicking off Labor Day weekend didn’t go well for passengers booked on American Airlines 1831, the morning flight from Chicago O’Hare to West Palm Beach.

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$130 Billion Is Locked Inside America’s Airports While Cities Go Broke

by Gary Leff on September 5, 2025

Sep 05 2025

The best and most comprehensive study of airports worldwide demonstrates that privatization per se doesn’t guarantee improvement – but private equity seems uniquely effective.

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Emirates Bans Kids From First Class Using Their Miles—But Credit Card Rewards Still Work

by Gary Leff on September 5, 2025

Sep 05 2025

What do you think of this move by Emirates to ban children 8 and under from the first class cabin – unless their ticket is paid for with cash, in which case Emirates says it’s fine?

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Biden Promised You Airlines Would Pay For Delays—Trump’s DOT Just Shut It Down

by Gary Leff on September 4, 2025

Sep 04 2025

The Biden administration planned to require airlines to pay passengers for flight delays – a U.S. equivalent to Europe’s “EU261” as a shorthand. The Trump administration just killed that effort.

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Plane, Crew, Passengers Ready In Rome—But American Airlines Sent the Wrong Jet, Cancelling Friday’s Flight

by Gary Leff on September 4, 2025

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Sep 04 2025

American Airlines flight 239 from Rome to Dallas is cancelled on Friday, and the reason that decision has already been made – a day in advance – is really interesting.

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