Over at United Airlines, they’re pretty careful about how they spend minutes, to the point that they’re making some changes to the way passengers board their planes, in order to save two minutes per flight. Two minutes also happens to be how much longer it takes to board the average United Airlines flight now than… Read More »
NORTH TEXAS – A tentative agreement has been reached between American Airlines and the union representing its flight attendants, likely ending the possibility of a busy summer travel season strike. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, representing 28,000 American workers, made the announcement after a week of negotiations with the major airline in Phoenix. The… Read More »
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom was awarded $31.4 million in 2023, his highest compensation since he was appointed to the top spot in 2022, according to a proxy statement filed Thursday. Isom had a base salary of $1.3 million, a bonus of $2.75 million, $19.5 million in stock awards and around $7.8 million in non-equity… Read More »
Probably the hardest thing in business is when you realize that you have to fire your friends. You are faced with three options: Maybe you decide not to do it. Keep them on the payroll regardless. Maybe for you, friendships come first. Maybe you decide not to have friends. Or at least, don’t make friends… Read More »
American Airlines (AA) will no longer offer first class on its international flights. The choice aligns the carrier with competitors like Delta Air Lines (DL) and United (UA), which had already dumped first class on international services in 1998 and 2016, respectively. Let’s look more closely at what American Airlines has in store. First vs.… Read More »
United Airlines sacked six senior flight attendants for what it claims was the bullying of a junior flight attendant. These six flight attendants have now sued United, claiming that long-established disciplinary protocols were not followed and that age discrimination is the true culprit for their job termination. Age Discrimination Or Bullying? Lawsuit Pits United Airlines… Read More »
Imagine running a business. (Maybe you don’t have to imagine.) Now imagine you have two or three main competitors, and your products are very similar. Unless one of you gets really smart or lucky, a lot of your costs and the prices for which you can sell are similar, too. If you make even the… Read More »
In the last 30 minutes or so, American Airlines flight AA2131 between New York & Miami declared an emergency and diverted to Raleigh Without further ado, let’s get into it… Emergency!: American Airlines AA2131 New York-Miami… American Airlines flight AA2131, which declared an emergency, is a routine scheduled flight between New York JFK & Miami.… Read More »
American Airlines has raised the price to check a bag for the first time in more than five years and said it would limit which travel agency bookings are eligible to earn frequent flyer miles. Passengers will pay $35 to check a first bag for domestic flights if the service is booked online in advance,… Read More »
Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines is removing another route from its network. The airline will end flights between Austin and Indianapolis beginning in August, as part of its “capacity growth plans” for this year. The service is one of American’s few routes that operate beyond its traditional hub-and-spoke model. The news comes as the carrier… Read More »
The union of flight attendants, named The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, have struck a tentative deal with American Airlines and have agreed on pay raises that will be included and detailed within a new contract. The specific terms of the new contract were not disclosed, but it will cover approximately 28,000 workers. According to… Read More »
American Airlines Group Inc. and the union for its flight attendants agreed on a tentative contract after US labor mediators pressed for a deal, likely averting the threat of a strike during the summer travel season. The pact addresses union concerns on compensation, retroactive pay and work rules, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants said… Read More »