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What We Know About American Airlines Upgrade Changes For 2025

by Gary Leff

Oct 29 2024

The day after the American Airlines earnings call, executives held a question and answer session for employees. One question came up about mileage upgrades and how elite members were getting passed over – because waitlisting for an upgrade takes away the option to pay a discounted cash upsell amount – and so non-status members buying cheap upsells are trumping elite customers.

The company’s Vice President of Revenue Engineering took that question, and shared more than he was supposed to because they’re planning an announcement for a couple of months from now. I now have the full detail of his answer.

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American Airlines Saves Life of American Idol Contestant’s Mother In High Stakes Mid-Flight Diversion: ‘My Mom Shouldn’t Be Here’

by Gary Leff

Oct 25 2024

Season 17 American Idol contestant Dimitrius Graham sang “You’ll Be In My Heart” by Phil Collins when he was eliminated in that show’s Top 10. American Airlines is now in Graham’s heart, after CPR was performed on his mother and the plane’s captain wound up diverting the flight – saving her life.

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NTSB Uncovers Critical Mistakes That Led American Airlines Regional Jet To Land On Wrong Runway At Chicago O’Hare

by Gary Leff

Oct 21 2024

On September 25, 2024, American Airlines wholly-owned regional carrier Envoy Air was operating flight 3936 from Norfolk to Chicago O’Hare and touched down on a parallel runway different from its assigned path. The aircraft, with 68 passengers and crew members onboard, landed on runway 10L instead of the designated runway 10C.

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‘Never Lose Money Again’: How American Airlines Destroyed $30 Billion – More Value Than Any Airline In History

by Gary Leff

Oct 20 2024

Early in Doug Parker’s tenure the company’s market cap reached $37 billion. It’s now just over $8 billion. At the airline’s Media and Investor Day in 2017, the CEO famously declared that they would ‘never lose money again.’ Whereas their major competitors’ stock has returned to trading at pre-pandemic levels, American’s returned to its pre-pandemic decline.

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American Airlines 737 Misses Cessna By Just 400 Feet During Austin Approach

by Gary Leff

Oct 18 2024

American Airlines flight 2587 from Chicago O’Hare to Austin had a near-miss with a 1979 Cessna R182 that passed it with just about 400 feet of vertical separation on Wednesday.

The American Boeing 737 had been alerted to the traffic in the area, but lost it descending into fog on final approach. They responded to a traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) alert as the Cessna flew directly into their approach path, almost right below.

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Cargo Container Sucked Into American Airlines 787 Engine On Arrival At Chicago O’Hare—Emergency Response Ensues

by Gary Leff

Oct 18 2024

Yesterday, an incident involving American Airlines Flight flight 47 from London Heathrow to Chicago, occurred on Taxiway Bravo after arrival at approximately 3 p.m. As the Boeing 787-9 was taxiing to its gate, it ingested a cargo container into its right (#2) engine, causing severe damage to the engine. Fortunately, there were no reported injuries.

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