American Airlines

Post-Merger AA Route Changes at DCA, LGA

One of the impacts of the deal that allowed American Airlines and USAir to merge was a requirement to give up some takeoff/landing slots at DC’s National Airport and NY’s Laguardia, two of the busiest airports. Now, AA has announced which flights have…

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AA “new tail” wins in close employee vote

By a margin of just over 2000 votes out of 60,000, American Airlines workers voted to keep the new tail design the airline adopted shortly before the AA/USAir merger. There’s a while to go before it’s everywhere: Painting a whole fleet takes time, and…

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American Adds 1st Class to NYC-LAX flights

American’s new Airbus A321s will be flying a 3-class service between NY and LA–the only airline currently offering first class on the route. Up to now, only Business and Economy have been available on U.S. airlines. DETAILS

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I get to Boomerang to Spain ! Cheap !

I am traveling Spring 2014 from the US to Spain. I wanted to use my American Airlines frequent flier (AAdvantage) miles to best advantage, so to speak. I learned that it is possible to incorporate free domestic layovers into my journey. As I have family in Dallas, that intrigued me. AA’s website showed available flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Madrid (MAD) that connect through Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, New York or Miami. AAdvantage rules require that the layover stops must be on…

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Mediation for AA/US Airways Merger

The planned merger of American and USAir, which has been challenged by the Justice Department will go to mediation, in hopes of finding a solution that will be acceptable to the airlines and the Federal government.

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Post-Merger AA Route Changes at DCA, LGA

One of the impacts of the deal that allowed American Airlines and USAir to merge was a requirement to give up some takeoff/landing slots at DC’s National Airport and NY’s Laguardia, two of the busiest airports. Now, AA has announced which flights have…

Read More

AA “new tail” wins in close employee vote

By a margin of just over 2000 votes out of 60,000, American Airlines workers voted to keep the new tail design the airline adopted shortly before the AA/USAir merger. There’s a while to go before it’s everywhere: Painting a whole fleet takes time, and…

Read More

American Adds 1st Class to NYC-LAX flights

American’s new Airbus A321s will be flying a 3-class service between NY and LA–the only airline currently offering first class on the route. Up to now, only Business and Economy have been available on U.S. airlines. DETAILS

Read More

I get to Boomerang to Spain ! Cheap !

I am traveling Spring 2014 from the US to Spain. I wanted to use my American Airlines frequent flier (AAdvantage) miles to best advantage, so to speak. I learned that it is possible to incorporate free domestic layovers into my journey. As I have family in Dallas, that intrigued me. AA’s website showed available flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Madrid (MAD) that connect through Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, New York or Miami. AAdvantage rules require that the layover stops must be on…

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Mediation for AA/US Airways Merger

The planned merger of American and USAir, which has been challenged by the Justice Department will go to mediation, in hopes of finding a solution that will be acceptable to the airlines and the Federal government.

Read More