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I continue to read about developments each day in the continuing sage of union negotiations at multiple levels within American Airlines. The last time I wrote about the unions, the pilots union was still negotiating and the flight attendants had just narrowly voted down…
Labor peace remains elusive at the new American Airlines, though relations between unions and management for appear to be as bad as they’ve been previously. It wasn’t long ago that Doug Parker, then CEO of US Airways, was working out deals with union members…
News from Milepoint this morning about disturbing changes from American Airlines. They have gutted their year-old choice fare bundles in a fairly substantial way. There’s been no official announcement, just a quiet change to the terms & conditions. Here’s what we’re seeing so far:…
American Airlines has officially announced it will stick with the reservation system that American has used for ages, Sabre. This is not a terrible shock as Doug has publicly stated he learned from the last time he tried to use the smaller airlines’ reservation…
It’s no secret Doug Parker and his team has made a difference at US Airways in terms of on-time departures. It’s also no secret that American lags behind US Airways and a bunch of other airlines when it comes to on-time performance and a…
I was having a perfectly reasonable day until I saw this post from Wandering Aramean detailing American Airlines’ decision to jump in the pool of airlines offering upgrades in an auction system. Don’t get me wrong, this program has the potential to be a…
Terry Maxon has confirmation Texas is pulling out of the American Airlines-US Airways lawsuit. Terry usually has his finger on the pulse of all things American Airlines, so it doesn’t surprise me he has this prior to the presser coming up in about 40…
It’s been a bit of back and forth between DOJ and American Airlines/US Airways in relation to the lawsuit DOJ filed to block their merger. The airlines wanted to start in November while the DOJ wanted to start the trial in February (but was…
US Airways has announced their 100% bonus again on purchased miles and it’s the last time we’re going to see a “non-targeted” offer of 100%. I got some information today from someone “in the know” about such things. They’ve said that this will…