Tag: American Airlines

Well, that makes all the majors
By: Date: April 30, 2018 Categories: Airlines,F'd Up Issue of the Week Tags: , , , , , , ,

With Alaska Airlines’ announcement that they are going to offer “basic economy” fares, that means that all the majors now offer complete no-frills fares.  Why?  Because they have to compete with the likes of Spirit and Frontier.  Instead of pulling fares – and service – up, the airline industry is now having to compete at the…

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Dear Frequent Flyer, Your Airline’s Just Not That Into You
By: Date: December 11, 2017 Categories: Air Travel,Airlines,F'd Up Issue of the Week Tags: , , , ,

Every road warrior has stories – good and bad – about their favorite airline.  But the thing is, for most people who have a favorite airline that they use the most frequently, those good stories outweigh the bad.  The “Hey, the flight attendant on yesterday’s flight was so nice because X and Y” stories outweigh…

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Airsnark’s Unscientific Guide To The Airlines – SAFETY
By: Date: October 6, 2014 Categories: Air Travel,Airlines Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

As I start this five part series on my own ranking of the airlines, I have to say that these rankings are all of my own choosing, and have to do solely by my experiences first hand, or because of things I’ve read (from credible sources). So when you’re ready to go on a trip,…

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The AA/US Merger Is Finalized!
By: Date: December 9, 2013 Categories: Airlines Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

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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About this electronics stuff…
By: Date: November 8, 2013 Categories: Air Travel,Airlines Tags: , , , , , , ,

Okay, so first it was Delta and jetBlue that got the okay to go gate-to-gate with electronic gadgets.  Then it was American.  I had a question from a friend on this new policy, because he flew Delta mainline, where they announced the new policy, and then flew a Delta Connection flight, where the flight attendant…

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Scuttlebutt on the AA/US merger – Thoughts?
By: Date: September 23, 2013 Categories: Air Travel,Airlines Tags: , , , , ,

So it should be no secret to those that follow me on here or on Twitter that I primarily fly Alaska Airlines.  I’ve been curious about the announced American/US Airways merger since day one – mostly because American is a partner with Alaska Airlines.  Not as strong a partner as Delta, but still – a…

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Wondering about AS fallout from the US/AA merger
By: Date: April 3, 2013 Categories: Airlines Tags: , , , ,

It’s no secret that I’m personally a big supporter of Alaska Airlines.  Part of that is because they choose to not be part of an alliance, but instead work with a multitude of partners.  Their partnership with Emirates Airlines seems to be paying off; in recent weeks, I’ve seen a number of people flying with Emirates…

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Differences in cabin crews
By: Date: March 22, 2013 Categories: Air Travel,Airlines Tags: , , , , ,

After yesterday, I felt I really needed to post this. I fly primarily Alaska Airlines.  I think I’ve said this before, but I’ve never fully said why.  My flight on Delta yesterday should give you a good reason as to why. Whenever I fly, no matter what airline, I always bring a $3 bag of Hershey’s Miniatures…

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Bad Writing or Bad Research? Or Both?
By: Date: December 23, 2012 Categories: Airlines,F'd Up Issue of the Week Tags: , ,

Okay, so I may be an amateur blogger/hack, but at least I try to get my basic facts right!  That’s what frustrates me with some stories out there.  People just don’t freaking try!  And, I have a sneaking suspicion, that they’re outsourcing a bunch of these stories to people whose first language is not English. Case…

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