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American Airlines flight 2863 from Austin to Charlotte was delayed four and a half hours on Friday afternoon because a passenger named their wifi network “I have a bomb.”
Police boarded the aircraft and asked the passenger with that network name to identify themselves, but they did not. Passengers were all taken off the aircraft and held, cordoned-off in the gate area.
At lower doses, some studies suggest medical benefits – for treating neurodegenerative disorders, psychiatric conditions, and as an “anti-aging” protocol – but those are largely ‘pre-clinical’ to put it generously. In higher doses, methylene blue can be neurotoxic and may interfere with mitochondrial function.
On Thursday, American Airlines flight 835 from Tampa to Philadelphia went out without working water. According to a passenger on the flight, a gate agent announced that everyone should use the airport restrooms prior to boarding the scheduled 2 hour 41 minute trip.
Airlines have contingency plans for situations like this. American Airlines hasn’t experienced anything like flight 5342 in 23 years, but they update plans and train for it.
A regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Wednesday night resulting in confirmed fatalities of most involved and no known survivors so far.
After each quarterly earnings call, American Airlines top executives assemble in a conference room to give a ‘State of the Airline’ message to employees and answer questions. This is streamed to employees who aren’t there in person, and recorded for later viewing. For several years I’ve had an opportunity to review recordings of these events.
After the American Airlines earnings call last week, CEO Robert Isom spoke to employees in a ‘State of the Airline’ address. I’ve reviewed a recording of this private event.
While he began by repeat his standard mantra about “being a reliable airline” as a starting place – as though it’s the only thing they need to accomplish, rather than table stakes – he pivoted to talking later about using it as a building block to attract customers willing to pay more for better services.
American Airlines will be getting rid of the last seat back entertainment systems in its narrowbody fleet of aircraft. However the plan to do this with their pre-merger Airbus A319s has been delayed to the end of 2025.
Airlines may give you a free room when you’re faced with a controllable overnight delay. But you get what you pay for – you probably don’t want to sleep in the room they’re going to give you. There are exceptions, but it can be very much worth venturing off on your own rather than rolling the dice on free.
American could lose its Gol partnership too – or be forced to put in a lot more additional money. The Brazilian airline is in bankruptcy, and looking for new financing. United Airlines may swoop in.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
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