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American Airlines CEO Has Never Flown JetBlue Business Class, Knows Nothing About It

by Gary Leff on October 3, 2022

Oct 03 2022

With American Airlines CEO Robert Isom on the witness stand, government lawyers in the anti-trust trial trying to break up his airline’s partnership with JetBlue asked the executive about JetBlue’s “Mint” product – a lie flat business class that operates on certain domestic and short haul international routes (as well as on their transatlantic routes which are not part of the partnership).

Isom explained that he had know idea what Mint was, or what it entailed, never having flown it or paid attention to it, it seems.

Government Plays A Weak Hand, Shifts Focus To Boston In American-JetBlue Anti-Trust Trial

by Gary Leff on October 3, 2022

Oct 03 2022

Testimony continues this week in the federal government’s anti-trust trial to break up the American Airlines-JetBlue Northeast Alliance. The government shifted its focus Monday morning away from the partnership the two airlines have in New York, to their arrangement in Boston.

Man Blasts Video Of Trumpets, Downs Rum, And Steals Passenger’s Phone On American Airlines Flight

by Gary Leff on October 1, 2022

Oct 01 2022

Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon writer Chase Mitchell took to social media to share his bizarre experience flying American Airlines from Los Angeles to Philadelphia on Friday. Conspiracy-minded people need to drink less on airplanes.

American Airlines Had Slots Taken Away At New York JFK That They Forgot They Owned

by Gary Leff on September 30, 2022

Sep 30 2022

New York was so neglected before the pandemic, that American Airlines Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja revealed during the government’s anti-trust trial against the partnership that they actually were forced to give back 7 slots at New York JFK in 2019 – because they did not even properly track how many slots they had in New York.

American Airlines Introduces New Pre-Order Wellness Meal Option For Domestic First

by Gary Leff on September 29, 2022

Sep 29 2022

American shares that they have a new pre-order option coming and it’s actually part of the existing James Beard Foundation partnership that launched shortly before the pandemic.

The pre-order program re-launches October 12 “as part of wellbeing menu launch.” Some flights will see these meals as part of the regular choices in the cabin, but it will also be pre-order “on select flights.”

Recap Of Today’s Executive Testimony In The American Airlines-JetBlue Anti-Trust Trial

by Gary Leff on September 28, 2022

Sep 28 2022

Today’s testimony in the government’s anti-trust trial against the American Airlines-JetBlue Northeast Alliance has featured the CEO of JetBlue and the incoming Chief Operating Officer of Southwest Airlines, which prefers not to see stronger competitors (naturally).

It doesn’t seem like the government made any tangible progress demonstrating anti-competitive effects of the partnership, but the answers given on the stand by senior airline executives are interesting to parse.

Anti-Trust Trial To Break Up American Airlines-JetBlue Partnership Starts Today

by Gary Leff on September 27, 2022

Sep 27 2022

American Airlines and JetBlue entered into a partnership they refer to as the ‘Northeast Alliance.’ They have a frequent flyer partnership and they codeshare in and out of New York and Boston. American has moved some of its domestic flying to JetBlue, and JetBlue’s customers have made it possible for American to grow internationally out of New York. Now the government lawsuit to stop it starts today, even though the federal government had previously approved it.

American Airlines Penalizes Employees Who Buy Their Own Travel To Ensure They’re Ready To Work

by Gary Leff on September 25, 2022

Sep 25 2022

There are numerous rules that go along with flying so-called ‘free’ (there are often fees for international travel, and for some there can be tax consequences as well).

One of the stranger ones on American Airlines is that employees cannot book conflicting paid travel and non-rev travel. In fact, they aren’t even allowed to list for non-rev travel on American is they have paid or mileage award tickets with the same origin and destination within 24 hours on another airline like Delta. This actually makes American Airlines less reliable for customers.

No, There’s No ‘Ghost In The Machine’ On Board American Airlines Aircraft

by Gary Leff on September 21, 2022

Sep 21 2022

The P.A. system is wired – it is not wifi or bluetooth-enabled. My first reaction when I saw this was, that’s simply not possible, right? It does not seem to be.

American Airlines inspected the Boeing 737-800 as well as the P.A. system itself after these reports. They tell me that maintenance “determined the sounds were caused by an issue with the PA amplifier. There was no external access to the system.”

American Is Dropping First Class, But May Still Have A Better Seat Than Business Class