Category Archives: American Airlines
AA Gets Approval for New Flights to Brazil
June 24, 2010 — 9:36 am PDT
American Airlines has received permission to begin two new routes to Brazil.
The airline will begin offering daily service from New York-JFK to Rio de Janeiro starting November 18, and four-times weekly service from Miami to Brasilia starting November 19.
Brasilia is a new destination for the airline, which currently serves five …
AA Finds Cracks on Two 767 Jets
June 23, 2010 — 2:54 pm PDT
Updated June 23, 2010 — 3:08 pm PDT
AA 767-300 (Photo Credit: Darren Popik)
Cracks found during a maintenance check has led American Airlines to inspect its entire fleet of Boeing 767 aircraft.
During a maintenance check two weeks ago, cracks were found in the large …
Strikes: More Grounded Planes on the Way
June 23, 2010 — 9:27 am PDT
Updated June 23, 2010 — 10:58 am PDT
If you’ve flown with British Airways in recent months, you may have encountered frustrations as the airline was forced to cancel flights and adjust its schedules to deal with striking cabin crew.
Well apparently the strikes aren’t over yet for BA. The Unite union – which represents the company’s cabin crew – is ready to call another strike vote, which could lead to further strike action as of August 3.
But BA isn’t the only carrier having to put up with employees walking off the job.
U.S. Airlines Growing Confident About Recovery
June 16, 2010 — 11:47 am PDT
Updated June 16, 2010 — 4:24 pm PDT
Executives at U.S. airlines are feeling more confident, as they see improved and accelerating gains in the business travel market.
It’s an important market for air carriers, as those passengers are the ones who tend to book the pricier first- and business-class tickets, as well as the more flexible full-fare economy tickets.
Speaking at an industry conference Tuesday, Delta president Ed Bastian noted a big rise in corporate revenues at his airline. In the first five months of this year, Delta saw an uptick in corporate sales of 63 percent over the first five months of 2009.
First Officer Falls Ill, Flight Attendant Helps Land Plane
June 15, 2010 — 4:36 pm PDT
Updated June 15, 2010 — 4:52 pm PDT
AA (credit: Darren Popik)
An American Airlines flight attendant had some unexpected duties on a flight from San Francisco to Chicago today, after the first officer fell ill during the flight.
According to reports, after becoming …
The Pitfalls of Airline Mergers
June 7, 2010 — 3:38 pm PDT
Updated June 7, 2010 — 4:40 pm PDT
AeroChannel correspondent Darren Popik
As Continental and United Airlines executives work to hammer out the details in their merger, there’s growing talk that the next merger will be between American Airlines and US Airways.
Why, you ask? Because the other big players have already merged. There’s nobody left. And apparently merging is the “in” thing to do in the airline industry these days.
Review: First Class on AA
May 18, 2010 — 9:51 am PDT
Updated May 19, 2010 — 8:51 am PDT
Ready for the flight to begin.
My trip to Hawaii was off to a great start once my upgrade to First Class came through.
Many people choose First Class for the added comfort of the nicer seats at the front of the plane.
First Class to Hawaii
May 17, 2010 — 9:46 am PDT
Updated May 17, 2010 — 9:50 am PDT
Four days of sun, surf, and sand in Hawaii … my weekend getaway.
I arrived at LAX at 8 a.m. Saturday morning, only to discover a surprisingly busy Terminal 4.
The check-in area was full of fellow travelers, and the lines were the longest I’ve seen during my visits to the airport over the past year.
AA, Delta, Hawaiian Awarded New Flights to Tokyo
May 7, 2010 — 3:53 pm PDT
Updated May 10, 2010 — 9:53 am PDT
Thanks to a new Open Skies agreement, some U.S. carriers will now be permitted to fly into Tokyo Haneda Airport, the closest airport to downtown Tokyo.
Until now, U.S. carriers have been limited to flying to Tokyo’s Narita Airport, which is farther from the city.
JetBlue Partners with South African Airways
May 7, 2010 — 10:47 am PDT
Updated May 10, 2010 — 9:53 am PDT
JetBlue's New York-JFK base (credit: Darren Popik)
Low-cost carrier JetBlue is expanding its reach, as it adds an alliance with another airline.
The company’s newest deal is with South African Airways. The move will allow JetBlue and SAA customers to travel on a single ticket between JetBlue’s U.S. destinations and 40 destinations served by SAA.
