Oct
17
2020
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.
[Roundup] American Airlines Changed Its Check-In Kiosks
The New President Of American AAdvantage Gives His First Interview I’ve Seen
Oct
17
2020
The piece opens with new American Airlines frequent flyer head Rick Elieson, who moves over from cargo, explaining how loyalty and cargo aren’t that different than you’d think and the joke almost writes itself about AAdvantage members being self-loading cargo.
Elieson does confirm that award charts aren’t going away, that he’s working to get more saver award inventory, and that he’s open to considering a family pooling benefit.
Hotels And Planes Are Both Safer Than We Thought (While Driving Still Has Risks)
Oct
17
2020
There’s been no known cases of Covid-19 transmission on US airlines. Sure US contact tracing isn’t very good. But even internationally and across the whole world there are only a few flights where spread is believed to have occurred despite around a billion people traveling so far this year.
Hotels too seem to be safe. There haven’t been documented cases of spread between rooms either in hotels or office buildings.
American Airlines Expecting To Bring Beverage Service Back To Coach Next Month
Oct
16
2020
American Airlines, like other major carriers, cut first class meal service early in the pandemic and largely eliminated drink service from coach. American brought back coach buy on board as first class food, and has always offered at least drinks on request up front. However on most domestic flights there’s still not a formal drink service.
That appears to be about to change, though apparently some flight attendants aren’t happy about it.
What Happens If You Take An American Airlines Covid Test, And Test Positive?
Oct
16
2020
American Airlines now offers pre-flight rapid Covid-19 tests for passengers flying from Dallas Fort-Worth to both Honolulu and Maui. This allows passengers testing negative to skip quarantine on arrival.
But what happens if you test positive at the airport? American Airlines put out an internal memo on Wednesday explaining.
Outside Union Trying To Raid The Mechanics At American Airlines
Oct
16
2020
After bringing American Airlines to its operational knees last summer, the airline’s mechanics won a generous contract right before the pandemic hit – a deal they would never get today.
Nonetheless AMFA, the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, has been trying to ‘raid’ American Airlines and seek to take away representation of the mechanics.
[Roundup] Fewer People Are Traveling, But They’re All Booking Through Expedia
Oct
16
2020
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.
United No Longer Sees Travel Recovery Directly Tied To The Course Of Covid-19
Oct
16
2020
This is an exceptionally interesting development, if true, both for the recovery in travel but also beyond that for understanding how the U.S. is responding to the Covid-19 epidemic as it progresses.
During Thursday morning’s United Airlines third quarter earnings call, airline CEO Scott Kirby reiterated his view that we won’t see full recovery of air travel until there’s a widely available vaccine, which he anticipates in the second half of 2021. However the airline also said that there appears to be a decoupling of travel bookings from the course of the virus.
Huge Win For Boeing, European Regulators Sign Off On 737 MAX Even Before The U.S. Does!
Oct
16
2020
While the FAA hasn’t signed off on the plane yet, Europe’s safety regulator has gone ahead and publicly stated it is approving it first. That’s huge.
Given the embarrassment of the FAA over the past year and a half over how the MAX was initially approved, and their resulting decline in international prestige, it’s important for world acceptance that the FAA isn’t the only one approving the plane. It’s an even bigger deal that they aren’t even first to say they’ll do so.
Aviation Recovering Quickly: China Now Has More Domestic Flights Than Before Covid-19
Oct
15
2020
While there are huge limits on international travel, domestic travel in China is now back to pre-pandemic levels. In fact there are now more domestic flights than there were a year ago, and passenger volumes are back up too.
