News via View From the Wing tells us that United Airlines wasn’t the only airline to be compromised recently. American Airlines is reporting that this was a data hack of their systems, rather that these credentials were stolen elsewhere and used to access AAdvantage…
The merger of American Airlines and US Airways continues to move forward in bits and pieces without much in the way of technical glitches thus far, a good sign for members of both programs. We’re starting to get to some of the more complicated…
My goal in 2014 was to be home a bit more, which meant trying to combine trips when I could, killing two birds with one set of flights. I was still on the road quite a bit as evidenced by my hotel stats for…
Is labor peace finally at hand for Doug Parker’s management team after 8+ years?
I’ll admit, I was a little surprised when I saw that management at American Airlines had agreed to give flight attendants the $81 million a year they lost in arbitration just a week ago. This struck me almost immediately as a really solid decision…
American Airlines announced a new codeshare agreement with Interjet which will initially include 5 new destinations from Mexico City: Huatulco (HUX) Villahermosa (VSA) Merida (MID) Tuxtla Gutierrez (TGZ) Oaxaca (OAX) Interjet has over 40 destinations outside the U.S., so I could see this relationship…
It looks like better than a long shot that Delta might lose the rights to fly to Tokyo’s Haneda airport. The slot is back up for grabs and we’ll have a decision very soon.
American Airlines has announced additional rewards for purchase of certain classes of tickets in 2015. See how this move affects you.
With the help of arbitration, the flight attendants at American Airlines all have one contract. Unfortunately for them, the path this took left a considerable amount in management’s pocket.
I wanted to say a big thanks to everyone who took the time to come and hear me speak at Frequent Traveler University in Washington, DC this weekend. It’s very rewarding for me to help educate others given all the help I’ve received over…