It looks increasingly likely that the 737 MAX will be flying passengers again within a couple of months, and American will shortly be adding the plane back to its schedule in a somewhat surprising way. The 737 MAX has been grounded globally since March…
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The dynamics in the airline industry have certainly changed in recent months. It used to be that we saw airlines make endless negative changes to their frequent flyer programs, while hopefully that's a trend that's reversing now, as airlines are struggling.…
American Airlines will start flying to the world's biggest airport as of next spring. American Airlines will be moving its operations from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) as of March 27, 2021.…
Airlines have been forced to take a completely new approach to route planning. Not only are airlines dealing with business travel drying up, but they're also dealing with constantly changing travel restrictions. Over the weekend American Airlines loaded…
Airlines have taken a new approach to route planning across the board, and there's no market where that's more evident than New York to Los Cabos... Historically the legacy carriers have been all about going after business travelers and focusing on routing…
For years major US airlines seemingly barely used their loyalty programs to fill planes. After all, they didn't really have to, with airlines having experienced record profitability and loads. The pandemic has changed that, and we've once again started…
Some passengers are out of control. Just over a week ago an American Airlines passenger handed a flight attendant a vicious note, calling her a "gloried maid," "4 eyed c*nt," and saying that if it wasn't for this job, she'd be "cleaning motel rooms for…
American Airlines is reducing flight attendant staffing on many flights, and the flight attendant union isn't happy about it. American Airlines management has notified the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) of plans to change staffing…
When the coronavirus pandemic first started we saw many airline lounges around the world close, primarily due to lack of demand. Travel demand is slowly starting to pick up, though we're still a long way from a recovery. In the past few months we've…
Yesterday a man pleaded guilty to an American Airlines gift card scam that was used between 2016 and 2018. I'm writing about this because it's interesting to hear about an American Airlines gift card vulnerability that seemed to exist for quite a while. …
Airlines are having to adapt to constantly changing demand and travel restrictions, and as a result airline schedules are incredibly fluid. Well, there's one international American Airlines route resumption I find particularly interesting. In July American…
I feel like this might be the latest source of controversy on planes, for all the wrong reasons. American Airlines has announced internally that employees can wear Black Lives Matter (BLM) pins on their uniforms while on duty. Typically airlines have…
American Airlines has sent out a survey to select AAdvantage elite members, which gives us a glimpse of how elite benefits may be changing going forward. In a new survey, American asks how AAdvantage Platinum Pro and Executive Platinum members would…
American AAdvantage constantly has promotions on purchased miles. American's August promotion on purchased miles ended yesterday, and today a new promotion has been launched for the months of September and October. Before I talk about this promotion…
My goodness, this has possibly been the best 24 hours for US air travel consumers in decades. Yesterday evening United eliminated change fees on domestic tickets, then Delta eliminated change fees on domestic tickets, and now American is eliminating…
American Airlines has just added a bunch of seasonal winter routes to warm weather destinations, and my goodness there are some interesting new options... It's a new world we live in, plain and simple. Airlines have radically changed their approaches…
Controversial (and I'd argue excessive) executive compensation at publicly traded US companies is nothing new. Specific to the airline industry, Epsilon Theory has a fascinating look at the compensation of Doug Parker, who is American Airlines' CEO.…
American Airlines' surprising new Seattle to Shanghai flight is now on sale. One of the more fascinating developments in the airline industry in the past several months has been the news that Alaska Airlines will join the oneworld alliance, and American…
For the past few months airlines have been planning layoffs for around October 1. However, the number of planned layoffs has been constantly changing, as it's dependent upon how demand recovers, how many employees take voluntary separation packages,…
American Airlines' corporate security department seems to have a bit of time on its hands at the moment, which shouldn't come as much of a surprise. A FlyerTalk member shares an interesting letter he just received regarding hidden city ticketing. Some…
American Airlines has today announced plans to end flights to 15 small markets in October. About a week ago there started being rumors that American could drop service to 30 markets, but for now only half as many destinations are being cut. As a condition…
Airlines around the world have temporarily adjusted onboard service in light of coronavirus. American Airlines is among those, and back in March eliminated virtually all service on flights of under 2,200 miles. Well, American Airlines is now bringing…
Oh, this is something... On July 25, a man who refused to wear a mask on an American Airlines flight posted a roughly four minute live video. The plane was still at the gate: The man declared he had a medical reason not to wear a mask He claimed people…
Online shopping portals can be a great way to pick up additional miles & points for purchases you’d make anyway. Just for following a specific link you can earn bonus points in addition to the ones you’d earn for credit card spending. The number of bonus…
