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American Airlines

Isom, American Airlines, May Never Escape Crushing Debt

Kyle Stewart Posted onOctober 26, 2025October 26, 2025 21 Comments
American Airlines Boeing 777-200 China

American Airlines’ ever higher pile of debt may never be paid off, meanwhile investors continue to support Isom, and give management a pass. Why? American Airlines Q3 2025 Earnings Call Lowlights American Airlines reported in its third quarter 2025...

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AI And Apathy? American Airlines Service Suffers

Kyle Stewart Posted onOctober 26, 2025October 26, 2025 15 Comments
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A personal experience highlights the many service challenges that American Airlines continues to face – both technical and by staff. Tech Glitch Plays Musical Chairs It was a dark, and stormy night – a Thursday night consultants’ special –...

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Travel

American Airlines Worse Than Frontier, Ryanair in Satisfaction

Kyle Stewart Posted onOctober 12, 2025October 12, 2025 10 Comments
American Airlines 777-300ER

An analysis of reviews, Skytrax scores, complaint searches, and incidents ranks the most frustrating airlines. American tops the list, though the context matters. Dissatisfaction Scores Paint Bleak Picture Air travel can be brutal no matter where you are in...

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American Plans A321XLR Base At JFK After Crew Leak

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 31, 2025August 30, 2025 4 Comments
Airbus A321XLR company colors courtesy Airbus

A leaked crew listing reveals American’s A321XLR base at JFK, hinting at trans-Atlantic growth with smaller, fuel-efficient jets. A Leak Points to JFK as A321XLR Primary Home The internet has a way of exposing airline secrets, and this week...

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Family Travel

The Trip Not Taken: Splitting Up The Family To London

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 24, 2025August 23, 2025 20 Comments
American Airlines Boeing 777-200 at gate in Boston

On a recent trip to London, I made a mistake. The choice then became how we all get to London and the answer was: separately. My Mistake: Positioning Flight Award space is hard to come by and for this...

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American Airlines “Instant Upgrades” Not So Instant

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 24, 2025August 23, 2025 3 Comments
an airplane with seats and a couple of seats

American Airlines killed miles + co-pay upgrade options and the award chart a couple of weeks ago, but its “instant upgrades” are not so instant.  What Were Mileage Co-Pay Upgrades? On some routes, American Airlines would allow passengers to...

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Australia’s Credit Card Fee Crackdown Threatens Points

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 17, 2025August 17, 2025 10 Comments
australia credit card fees

Australia is looking to curb credit card costs to help businesses but that comes at the cost of frequent flyer points and Qantas bottom line.  A Push to Lower Costs for Businesses The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is...

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Can Someone Show American Airlines’ Management Where Asia Is?

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 10, 2025August 9, 2025 48 Comments
American Airlines Boeing 777-200 China

American Airlines announced six new destinations for 2026 and they are entirely uninspired. Isn’t it time American Airlines returns to Asia? American Airlines Announces Six New Routes For 2026 American Airlines teased new routes on social media and then...

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American Airlines 737 Fire, Idiots Escape With Bags, Lives

Kyle Stewart Posted onJuly 27, 2025 37 Comments
people walking on a runway with a plane in the background

An American Airlines 737 in Denver experienced a fire that forced an evacuation. Some passengers escaped with their bags, were lucky to make it out alive.  American Airlines Fire Incident In Denver On Saturday, July 26th, 2005 American Airlines...

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Will American Follow Delta, United Into Business Basic?

Kyle Stewart Posted onJuly 20, 2025July 20, 2025 26 Comments
an airplane with rows of monitors

Delta Air Lines and United have both indicated they will unbundle elements of their business class products, will American Airlines follow suit?  Basic Business Class Is Coming, Whether We Like It Or Not Delta first indicated that it would...

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American Airlines Makes Good On Loyalty Points Data Snafu

Kyle Stewart Posted onJune 8, 2025June 8, 2025 5 Comments
American Airlines Q1 2025

At the close of the earning year for 2024 American Airlines loyalty points and Aadvantage elite status, there was a snafu – but American has made up for it and then some.  What Happened I outlined a few weeks...

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Missing: Premium American Airlines Aadvantage Awards To Asia

Kyle Stewart Posted onMay 4, 2025May 5, 2025 15 Comments
an airplane with seats and a person standing in the back

Despite more partners to Asia, falling demand, and fewer business travelers, premium award space using American Airlines Aadvantage miles is mostly missing.  So Many Partners, So Few Seats Within oneworld, American Airlines has partnerships with a number of Asian...

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Travel

Mixed Financial Results Paint Murky Travel Picture In 2025

Kyle Stewart Posted onMay 4, 2025May 4, 2025 9 Comments
Airline Stocks

As airlines, hotel chains, and travel providers report earnings and adjust financial forecasts, 2025 is full of mixed results and conflicting signals.  Financial Winners, Bright Points Focusing on the bright spots, the first quarter of 2025 produced some winners...

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United’s Answer To Failing Credit Cards Is Coupons, Fees

Kyle Stewart Posted onMarch 30, 2025March 30, 2025 13 Comments
united credit card

United Airlines raised their credit card fees, added some coupons, and removed a benefit. This is their fix for a credit card relationship that lags all competitors? If you are considering booking travel LiveAndLetsFly.com appreciates your support. If you haven’t followed...

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AA 5342: President Trump’s Crash Response Was Unacceptable

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 2, 2025February 2, 2025 85 Comments
a man standing at a podium with a microphone

American Airlines subsidiary, PSA, and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided killing 67 people in Washington DC. President Trump’s response was entirely unacceptable.  If you are considering booking travel LiveAndLetsFly.com appreciates your support. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add us...

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Breaking: American Eagle, Helicopter Crash In Washington DC

Kyle Stewart Posted onJanuary 29, 2025January 29, 2025 34 Comments
AA5342 ICT-DCA crash

Breaking news story, details may change. An American Eagle commuter jet crashed with a helicopter at Washington Reagan National Airport on January 29th, 2025. If you are considering booking travel LiveAndLetsFly.com appreciates your support. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add...

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American Airlines Staff Bonus As Out Of Touch As Management

Kyle Stewart Posted onJanuary 26, 2025 22 Comments
American Airlines CEO Vision

American Airlines latest annual revenue figures are in and the paltry bonuses for staff reflect just how out of touch management is, especially amongst peers.  If you are considering booking travel LiveAndLetsFly.com appreciates your support. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram,...

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Travel

Spirit Airlines Might Not Be Able To Wait Out Trump Solution

Kyle Stewart Posted onJanuary 19, 2025January 19, 2025 15 Comments
spirit bankruptcy

Spirit Airlines bankruptcy took a turn for the worse this week. President-elect Trump’s prior administration was friendlier to airline tie-ups but can Spirit wait out a solution? If you are considering booking travel LiveAndLetsFly.com appreciates your support. If you haven’t followed...

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Review: Aer Lingus Dublin-New York A330-300 Business Class

Kyle Stewart Posted onJanuary 12, 2025January 12, 2025 35 Comments
Aer Lingus business class seat

While we were happy to find three seats on saver award level in business class on Aer Lingus, that’s more or less where the joy ended. Prepare for a snarky review.  If you are considering booking travel LiveAndLetsFly.com appreciates your support....

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Look Ahead: 2025 Travel Trends And Predictions

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 29, 2024December 29, 2024 12 Comments
travel trends 2025

The new year is upon us and there are a number of trends both in the luxury travel space as well as in the points and miles space. Here’s what to expect in 2025.  If you are considering booking travel LiveAndLetsFly.com...

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