This news is a couple of days old, but AA has announced they are open to discussing a merger during bankruptcy. I especially like the quote, “To be clear, American has committed to work in collaboration with the (creditors) committee to develop only potential…
Previous posts about my brief trip to Tokyo: Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tsukiji Fish Market Sushi and Beer at 6am Walking Around Tokyo Walking Around Tokyo Part 2 Park Hyatt Tokyo Tokyo Dome I departed for Narita Airport early so I’d have a bit of…
After dropping my daughter off at the school bus this morning, I picked my bags up from my house and headed out for another routine flight from IAD to DEN. This was a rare occasion where my upgrade cleared in plenty of time, and…
Boeing announced in it’s recent earnings call that it supports AA’s reorganization plan. That means it’s not in favor of USAirways raiding American Airlines during bankruptcy. Boeing is one of the nine members of AA’s creditor committee. It’s good to see someone actually come…
According to this Wall Street Journal article, American Airlines is set to trim about 20% of it’s non-union payroll through job reductions and benefit reductions. I wrote earlier about the closing of the Admirals Club at my home airport, Washington Dulles. While I’m disappointed,…
Okay, so it’s not “MY” club, but IAD is my home airport. And, according to this report, AA is closing a number of clubs. The only one I actually care about is Dulles. I truly love all of the IAD club employees. Not only…
I blogged earlier on the check presentations for oneworld MegaDO. And now, we’ve got a short video featuring Suzanne Rubin from AAdvantage and Randy Petersen from Milepoint.com. It’s the single biggest amount of money going to one charity as a result of MegaDO fundraising. …
US Airways flight attendants rejected yet another contract to give them pay raises and consolidate them into one seniority list. Flight attendants from the old US Airways are still working under pay cuts they took under a 2005 contract while the airline was still…