Oct
06
2021
American Airlines has created a ‘special exception policy’ to allow name changes on tickets through January 31, 2022. Here are the details.
Whoa: American Allowing Name Changes On Tickets Through January 2022
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Candace Owens vs. American Airlines: Something Everyone Left Or Right Can Agree On
Oct
06
2021
There’s one thing that we can all agree with Candace Owens on. When a route gets cancelled, American Airlines has to provide a refund.
Everyone agrees except, it seems, American Airlines.
Three Things I Didn’t Know About American Airlines, And Two Things Worth Reminding
Oct
06
2021
In an interview with Simple Flying late last month, that I only just watched in full over the weekend, American Airlines Chief Revenue Officer shared a few tidbits that I did not already know.
Kids Have Something New To Looking Forward To Flying American Airlines On Their Own
Oct
05
2021
In time for the holidays, American Airlines is introducing new ‘Kid Kids’ for young passengers flying as unaccompanied minors.
American Airlines: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish, And Saddled With $40 Billion In Debt
Oct
03
2021
American Airlines, and in particular current Tempe management, is known in the industry for being ‘penny wise and pound foolish.’
They spend lavishly on aircraft, investing in foreign airlines, and a new corporate headquarters (now supported with $10 billion in taxpayer cash over the last 18 months) while taking short cuts on employee pay and customer experience. And it winds up costing them more money in the long run.
American Airlines Dropped Service To Three Cities. The Government Finally Let Them Do It.
Oct
03
2021
In exchange for $79 billion in direct subsidies from the federal government, airlines agreed not to drop any of the routes they flew before the pandemic without permission from the Department of Transportation.
JetBlue Partners With American, But Wants You To Know Their Product Is Much Better
Oct
02
2021
If a customer goes to the JetBlue website and books a JetBlue flight, they expect the JetBlue product. Having to pay for wifi, getting less legroom, and with no seat back television is going to be jarring. And it risks undermining the brand JetBlue has built.
American Airlines Will Put More Business Class Seats On Planes
Oct
02
2021
Legacy US Airways planes were heavily skewed towards lots of economy seats. US Airways didn’t sell a lot of premium seats, and when they did they sold those seats cheaply, which matched both their route network and their inflight product.
When US Airways management took over American Airlines they set out to take business class seats out of planes and add seats to lower cabins. Chief Revenue Officer Vasu Raja suggests this needs to change.
Not Service, Not Seats: To American’s Chief Revenue Officer The Schedule Is The Product
Oct
02
2021
Vasu Raja is American’s Chief Revenue Officer. He’s risen rapidly in the organization during the pandemic. I love listening to him because he makes bold claims about the world, sometimes not entirely backed by facts or evidence. But he’s never mealy-mouthed in his assessments.
Biden Administration Demands Airlines Mandate Employee Vaccination By December 8
Oct
01
2021
If the Biden administration doesn’t blink, pilots are going to have to be vaccinated to fly. They don’t currently even have to wear masks in the cockpit.
While many unvaccinated pilots will get jabbed, and union senior rules mean that the more senior the pilot the harder it is for them to just leave and go fly for someone else, the concern is that the most senior pilots will take retirement. That will also have a cascading effect requiring pilots to get retrained on different equipment, also as a result of union rules.
