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Category Archives: American Airlines

American Airlines

My AA Seatmate: “Dude, I’m High On Molly And So Drunk…”

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 14, 2019November 14, 2023 64 Comments
a woman standing in an airplane

I’ve never had a seatmate actually admit to being drunk and high…until my last flight on AA. I briefly wrote about the flight on Tuesday but did not go into detail about my interesting seatmate seated directly ahead of...

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AAdvantage Elite Members Win Big, But World Of Hyatt Members?

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 5, 2019November 14, 2023 14 Comments
Hyatt American Partnership

American Airlines and Hyatt announced a new partnership today which will launch later this year. The new partnership will allow double dipping; American Airlines AAdvantage elite members will earn Hyatt points plus AA bonus miles for every Hyatt stay....

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Flight Attendants Battle American Airlines, Claiming Sexism and Pilot Favoritism

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 26, 2019November 14, 2023 14 Comments
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The flight attendant union at American Airlines claims that AA treats its predominantly female cabin crews as “second-class citizens” over pilots via new “sexist” attendance rules. Welcome to contract negotiation season… Pilot and flight attendant contracts are up for...

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Will Etihad Partner With United And Join Star Alliance?

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 25, 2019November 14, 2023 10 Comments
a group of people in uniform

Rumors are swirling that Etihad Airways will ditch American Airlines and partner with United Airlines. What will this mean for all three carriers? It was two years ago that rumors were swirling that Etihad was close to joining Star...

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Please Don’t Go Kamikaze On Us American Airlines!

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 23, 2019February 23, 2019 27 Comments
AA SWU upgrade restrictions

Rumors are swirling that American Airlines is considering restricting the use of systemwide upgrades to only recipient account holders. To do so would take AAdvantage on an unnecessary kamikaze mission. The rumor comes from reliable insider JonNYC. Over the...

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Hilarious: An “All-American” Breakfast On American Airlines…

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 21, 2019November 14, 2023 17 Comments
American Airlines All-American Breakfast

Your “All-American” breakfast on American Airlines includes Canadian bacon… Appropriately shared by @FakeOscarMunoz, the parody account of United CEO Oscar Munoz, the menu clearly features this apparent paradox. Now I can already anticipate an AA rebuttal. I picture it...

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The Lovely American Airlines Agent

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 15, 2019November 14, 2023 11 Comments
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Have you ever had a phone call with an airline that left you smiling? I just did with American Airlines. I know most calls to airlines, including American, are painless at best and excruciatingly annoying at worst. It is...

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United Listening To Customers, Your Move American

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 10, 2019September 15, 2021 33 Comments
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United recently announced a number of fleet changes that will be welcome news to elites at the 1K and Global Services level, clearly listening to customer feedback. Will American follow suit? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a...

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American Airlines Loses Revenue By Restricting Systemwide Upgrade Availability

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 10, 2019September 15, 2021 88 Comments
American Airlines A330

American Airlines previously offered excellent availability of their eVIPs or systemwide upgrades (SWUs) distributed to elite Executive Platinum flyers. Restricting access to premium space and halving the number of eVIPs given out should lead to more cash with fewer...

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Intoxicated Pilot on American Airlines Forces Flight Cancellation, Big Payouts

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 8, 2019November 14, 2023 7 Comments
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An American Airlines flight from Manchester to Philadelphia was cancelled after a pilot was found to be under the influence of alcohol. The pilot’s name has not been released, but the 62-years old was arrested on suspicion of performing an...

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American Airlines Award Availability Abides Abysmally

Kyle Stewart Posted onJanuary 27, 2019September 15, 2021 75 Comments
American Airlines A330

American Airlines has been stingy with award availability specifically since the merger with US Airways management. They say things have gotten better, but how do they explain wide open flights, 300 days in advance with no premium saver seats?...

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How AAdvantage Could Become A Great(er) Loyalty Program

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 24, 2019November 14, 2023 6 Comments
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American Airlines introduced premium economy award redemptions today for AAdvantage members. There lies the key to making AA an even more valuable loyalty program for customers, not to mention a great source of additional revenue. While some still question...

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Hot Lunch: Where American Airlines Nicely Beats United

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 5, 2019November 14, 2023 4 Comments
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Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. The big-three...

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American Airlines Puts Lipstick On A Pig, 737 MAX Style

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 5, 2019November 14, 2023 8 Comments
American Airlines 737 MAX Lavatory

In attempt to make passengers more comfortable, American Airlines is retrofitting one lavatory door on its Boeing 737 MAX. Currently, the lavatories on AA’s Boeing 737 MAX have “slab doors” just outside the rear galley. Those doors open into the aisles and...

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Delta’s Nationalist Ambitions Hurt American Airlines

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 23, 2018September 15, 2021 16 Comments
Delta A330

Delta Air Lines has been the most vocal US Carrier in regards to the “Middle East 3” expansion in the North American market. While Delta claims to defend jobs for American citizens, its double-edged sword cuts both ME3 and...

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Review: American Airlines A321T Business Class New York To Los Angeles

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 21, 2018November 14, 2023 16 Comments
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My evening flight from New York to Los Angeles on American Airlines was a nice change of pace from my usual United flight.  I generally don’t stray from United Airlines domestically, but United was sold out in business class...

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American Airlines Announces Domestic And International Expansion

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 14, 2018November 14, 2023 4 Comments
American AIrlines 2019 Expansion

American Airlines will add 18 new routes next summer, including increasing international service from Dallas. Dallas remains a very profitable hub for American and the carrier will double service to both Paris and Madrid. From DFW, both new flights...

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Big Brother American Airlines Is Watching

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 13, 2018November 14, 2023 6 Comments
a row of seats in an airplane

American Airlines is keeping a closer eye on its reservation agents, warning them that their screens and calls are being monitored. Why? To discourage creativity in award bookings. I’ve written about married segment fare logic in the past, including...

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Hollywood Actor Sues American Airlines After Pinky Stuck In First Class Armrest

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 13, 2018November 14, 2023 7 Comments
American Airlines Pinky Lawsuit

A California man is suing SkyWest and American Airlines after his pinky became stuck in a first class armrest. It took both mechanics and firefighters to dislodge his finger. The incident took place on September 09th aboard an American...

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What Does A Lying Imbecile Teach Us About Airline Compensation And Truth Itself?

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 5, 2018November 14, 2023 79 Comments
American Airlines Exposes Wheelchair Fraud

In a post-truth world where “fake news” abounds, I became ever-more jaded yesterday after a startling revelation concerning an American Airlines incident in Chicago. On Monday, I wrote a story entitled After AA Cancels Her Flight, Woman Left In Wheelchair...

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