The woes continue for American Airlines and some wounds are self-inflicted. It’s one thing for staffing shortages to crate a domino effect of delays and cancellations. But it’s quite another issue to threaten passengers who are rightfully angry their...
Flight Cancellations Continue On American Airlines
Operational woes for American Airlines continue as flight cancellations and delays are already beginning to mount after a very rough weekend. Flight Cancellations Continue Into November On American Airlines This morning even before 9:00AM ET American Airlines has cancelled...
Uh Oh: American Airlines Delays, Cancels 2,000+ Flights
American Airlines canceled or delayed more than 2,000 flights over Halloween weekend. Is this another labor issue or just weather? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed...
Lip Service From American Airlines CEO Won’t Protect Flight Attendants From Bad Behavior Onboard
American Airlines CEO Doug Parker took to Instagram yesterday to condemn the brutal attack against a flight attendant earlier this week onboard a flight to Southern California. While the threat of prosecution and flight bans are important, it seems...
Making Sense Of The New American Airlines AAdvantage Program, Loyalty Points
American Airlines has fundamentally changed the way elite status is earned in its AAdvantage program, introducing a new currency called Loyalty Points. Are the changes positive or negative? How should we view these changes? New American Airlines AAdvantage Program:...
Airlines And The Labor Cold War
Airlines and labor unions are in a cold war of agreeing in public, but working behind the scenes against each other. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t...
I Sat Next To The Kindest Celebrity On My American Airlines Flight
While I am happy to engage in conversation with my seatmate, I make it a point to never initiate conversation beyond a greeting when boarding. But a friendly celebrity on my American Airlines flight saw fit to strike up...
Odd: American Airlines Flight Attendant Decides To Skip Flight After Welcoming Passengers Onboard
Here’s an odd story that I cannot quite figure out. It happened on my recent American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Chicago and involved a flight attendant who apparently decided she no longer wished to work after showing...
First Class Breakfast: American Airlines Vs. United Airlines
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. What is breakfast like...
Review: American Airlines 737-800 First Class
I seem to be enjoying a string of good fortune with American Airlines, as I experienced another great flight, this time on a Boeing 737-800 in first class featuring the dreaded “Oasis” interior. American Airlines 737-800 First Class Review...
American Airlines And Delta Air Lines Take Different Approaches To Federal Vaccine Mandate
While American Airlines has told employees there is no escaping the federal vaccine mandate recently imposed on government contractors by the Biden Administration, Delta Air Lines has expressed a reluctance to require employees to be vaccinated. American Airlines: Vaccine...
Impatient American Airlines Passenger Exits Aircraft…On Wing
An impatient American Airlines passenger could not wait for his his turn to exit the aircraft and instead opened the emergency exit and walked off via the wing. But he didn’t get far… Man Exits American Airlines 737MAX Via...
American Airlines Pilots Resist Vaccine Mandate, Warn Of Disruptions
Pilots at American Airlines are pushing back against the Biden Administration vaccine mandate, demanding exemptions and warning the vaccine mandate will lead to travel disruptions. American Airlines Pilots Fight Vaccine Mandate In a letter to lawmakers, the Allied Pilots...
Want To Assault A Flight Attendant? Man Faces Up To 20 Years In Prison + $250,000 Fine After American Eagle Incident
Assaulting a flight attendant is a serious offense and for one Arkansas man, may lead to decades to prison plus a substantial fine. Man Faces Huge Fine + Jail Time For Flight Attendant Assault On American Eagle Leon Anderson,...
Passengers Join Together In Song As Maskless Couple Thrown Off American Airlines Flight
If you were onboard American Airlines Flight 1469 to Houston last Friday, you were treated not only to a nine-hour delay, but a pair of passengers who were thrown off for refusing to wear a mask, and a chorus...
Two-Year-Old With Asthma Thrown Off American Airlines Flight Over Mask Compliance
Another chapter in our volume of stories on two-year-olds being thrown off airplanes for not being able to keep on a mask. The twist this time, however, is that the child suffers from asthma and his mother tried very...
A Disgusting New Low: Passengers Engage In Congress On American Airlines While Flight Attendants Willfully Ignore…
Have we really come to this point? Have we really reached a state of affairs in which flight attendants will simply ignore sexual acts being performed on an airplane for everyone to see? Because that is exactly what appears...
American Airlines’ Pilots Plan Airport Protests
The union representing pilots at American Airlines is preparing to commence picketing at hub airports in the coming weeks over continuing disagreements over working conditions and a new contract. Pilots At American Airlines Will Protest At Hub Airports Working...
When Hannibal Lecter Flies On American Airlines…
I recently watched Silence of the Lambs for the first time, a 1991 psychological thriller centering on a cannibal named Dr. Hannibal Lecter. A recent incident on American Airlines in which a man growled as he chewed on his mask...
American Airlines Thanks U.S. Taxpayers By Gutting Consumer Protections
How did American Airlines thank U.S. taxpayers for generous payroll support that saved the jobs of every domestic employee during the pandemic? By further eroding consumer protections for delays and cancellations in its latest revision to the contract of...
