So if you’ve been a frequent flyer of either American or US Airways, you probably just got notice that the merger between the two giants, making the largest airline in the world. But it’s only done on paper; there are going to be years before anything really substantial happens. The letter emailed out today says…
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So American Airlines came out and said that, instead of looking at options after they emerge from bankruptcy, they may start to look at merger options now. Oh, the games that are just about to start… Everyone knows that US Airways is out to gobble up American, but what about the crap that America West went through…
Read More →For those of you that aren’t familiar, HRC stands for The Human Rights Campaign, which is the leading LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) rights organization. Okay, so you’re not part of the LGBT community. That’s fine. There’s 10% of the population that is, and there are people who will often choose organizations based on their…
Read More →I had an interaction with user47 on Twitter a couple of weeks ago over this tweet: As you can tell, I wholeheartedly agreed with @user47 – a company like American Airlines (the name alone just screams American unity) looking to buy foreign planes is really disingenuous. We have a fine aircraft maker here, and the…
Read More →Remember when customer service meant having to call an 800 number? Yeah, not in the digital age anymore. Things have changed, but not always for the best. Here’s a rundown of some of the best – and worst – interactions I’ve had with customer service in the digital age. All of these are travel related…
Read More →I HAVE to find the story about this. An Alaska Airlines B737-800 at PDX with one of the emergency exit doors popped. Has to be on purpose, though, because there’s no slide deployed.
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