American Airlines

This flight attendant’s goodbye to passengers completely wrecked me

October 1st, 2020

Andy Meek

Tens of thousands of airline layoffs have begun, as the industry continues to be mercilessly battered by fallout from the coronavirus pandemic that’s served to eviscerate consumer demand. One American Airlines flight attendant went viral this week for the heartfelt goodbye she delivered to passengers on her final flight. When she finished talking, everyone clapped …

Lifestyle

Airlines are about to face the apocalypse

September 28th, 2020

Mike Wehner

US-based airlines are facing some seriously devastating job losses in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The lack of a second stimulus bill will soon force airlines like United and American to lay off tens of thousands of workers. A new report says layoffs are imminent and that thousands of workers could be out of …

Business

You couldn’t even pay me to fly United or American Airlines right now, and here’s why

July 11th, 2020

Andy Meek

American Airlines and United Airlines have resumed selling potentially packed flights, now that they’ve reversed their temporary coronavirus-inspired policy of blocking middle seats. New research argues that reversal roughly doubles your chance of contracting the coronavirus on one of these now-full flights, compared to your chances of contracting the virus on a flight where middle …

Business

CDC provides another excuse to avoid American Airlines like the plague

June 30th, 2020

Andy Meek

American Airlines began implementing a significant policy change on Wednesday — the resumption of selling full plane flights, irrespective of the growth in coronavirus cases around the US. CDC director Robert Redfield expressed “substantial disappointment” with American Airlines for this. This comes as coronavirus cases are demonstrating a worrisome rise around the US. Even though …

Lifestyle

Coronavirus flight cancellations: Delta, United, and American stop flights to and from China

January 31st, 2020

Andy Meek

The numbers are sounding scarier by the day as the toll from the coronavirus outbreak keeps growing. At the time of this writing, the number of confirmed cases worldwide is up to almost 10,000, with more than 100,000 additional patients under observation and the confirmed death toll now standing at 213. Accordingly, a handful of …

Deals

It’s almost Christmas, and this credit card wants fliers to enjoy the gift of 70k miles

December 8th, 2019

Andy Meek

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Deals

If you regularly fly American Airlines, this card will save you money in so many ways

November 23rd, 2019

Andy Meek

Lifestyle

A disgruntled mechanic has been charged with sabotaging an American Airlines flight

September 8th, 2019

Andy Meek

All of us have had a beef with the boss or disagreements and other assorted unpleasantness at work from time to time, which is the nature of being at the mercy of someone who’s in charge of your productivity, never mind whether that intersects with your happiness. But it’s probably fair to assume that most …

Business

Apple is teaming up with American Airlines to offer passengers some in-flight entertainment

January 30th, 2019

Andy Meek

The day after Apple released its earnings for the most recent holiday quarter — which, among other things, underscored how much the company is continuing to orient itself around its myriad services like Apple Music — the iPhone maker released word of a new services-related partnership that’s about to get under way. Apple and American …

Science

Hailstorm sends American Airlines jet into plunge described as ‘five minutes of hell’

June 8th, 2018

Mike Wehner

We’ve all seen the statistics that tell us how safe flying is. It’s safer than pretty much any kind of transportation, you’re more likely to die in a car crash on the way to the airport than you are to meet your end in a plane crash, yada yada yada. None of that matters when …