Category Archives: American Airlines

After AA Fiasco, Are Unlimted Fly Deals Dead?

American Airlines “unlimited” first class travel program offered an “all-you-can-fly” lifestyle to 66 AAirpass holders until the company, bleeding money, revoked the membership of a few people they said abused the sytem. But that’s not stopping other airlines from currently offering “unlimited” flying offers. Continue reading

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Low Cost Airlines You Never Heard Of

With US Airways proposing to merge with the bankrupt American Airlines, passengers may be the losers. Some low-cost airlines that may save you money include Allegiant, Sun Country, Vision Airlines and a new People Express. Continue reading

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AA, US Airways Closer to Merger

            (Image credit: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images) In an email to employees today, US Airways CEO Doug Parker said the airline had reached agreements with the three unions that represent nearly 55,000 American Airlines employees on what their collective bargaining… Continue reading

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We Will Never Forget

It’s hard to grasp that it has been a decade since the terrorist attacks on our country in September 2001. The world and our industry were changed dramatically with the repercussions of that vicious attack reverberating today. That Tuesday morning in Dallas was an absolutely gorgeous day and I was getting ready for a workout as I had a P.M. trip that afternoon. Continue reading

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40 Years in 40 Days: Class of 1988

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Flashback Fridays: More of Southwest before June 18, 1971

Anyone who has studied the history of Southwest knows the many legal obstacles we had to overcome just to start service. Continue reading

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Flashback Fridays: More of Southwest before June 18, 1971

Anyone who has studied the history of Southwest knows the many legal obstacles we had to overcome just to start service. Continue reading

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Flashback Fridays: More of Southwest before June 18, 1971

Anyone who has studied the history of Southwest knows the many legal obstacles we had to overcome just to start service. Continue reading

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Green is Good! And It’s Fun at the Top!

Doesn’t it feel good to be Green? Continue reading

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American Airlines Dropped By Another Travel Site

American Airlines says it now hopes to reach deals with Expedia and Orbitz to resume ticket sales on those two internet travel agent sites just as Sabre, behind-the-scenes provider of airfare data to travel agencies announced it will display American Airlines information less prominently. These are just the latest spats in an ever-escalating war between American and ticket distributors over the fees associated with selling airfare. Continue reading

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