Above: photo montage of AA 441 from Chicago to Vail, taken by me on January 3, 2013.
It's been a pretty dramatic few months for Fort Worth-based American Airlines, with many highs (and a few lows) for a carrier that has been reorganizing in Chapter 11 bankruptcy since November 2011.
Here's a re-cap of what has happened so far in 2013 for American:
On January 17, American unveiled its controversial "new look" as part of a post-Chapter 11 ...
LA is hot these days! In its latest push for greater marketshare dominance in one of its five "cornerstone" hubs, last week American Airlines announced big expansion plans from LAX, linking Southern California with nonstop service to several mid-tier markets across the country beginning this August.
The announcement, published on American's Newsroom page, comes several weeks after the carrier also stated its intentions to launch nonstop service from LAX to São ...
After researching and creating my own list of the top 10 award options using American Air AAdvantage miles and explaining to my readers American Air award travel zones, American Air launched a new interactive tool which simplifies award searches. The new tool allows travelers to search the world far and wide to find what it would cost to travel on different days of the week to destinations around the world. The new Award Map shows AAdvantange members what awards can be booked online in real ...
The playing field continues to level out between the major global alliances as TAM Airlines of Brasil will be joining OneWorld in early 2014.
While not unexpected, the decision has been widely discussed since TAM agreed to merge with Santiago, Chile-based LAN Airlines in 2010 to form LATAM Airlines Group. At the time of the merger announcement, each individual carrier belonged to separate, competing alliances, with LAN serving as a long-time OneWorld member since 2000, and TAM ...
American Airlines is the largest carrier serving the US to Brasil market in terms of weekly seats offered.
American Airlines has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation to seek additional rights to fly from the its cornerstone hubs to Brazil. In a press release published this afternoon, American intends to add daily round-trip services from its Chicago and Los Angeles hubs to São Paulo-Guarulhos airport (GRU). If approved, ...
On Wednesday, the boards of Tempe, AZ-based US Airways and Fort Worth-based American Airlines approved a merger that would equate to $11 billion in terms of market value. According to sources, American creditors will own 72% of the combined company and US Airways shareholders will take the remaining balance. Current US Airways Chief Executive Officer Doug Parker will retain CEO position of the combined company. There is much more to know about what the merger implications will entail. Below, ...
