Alliance Reliance: The Pitfalls and Possibilities of Air Carrier Partnerships
With the recent trend towards consolidation, airline alliances have become a useful way to connect route networks. Doug Wint analyzes the pros and cons.
BREAKING: American Airlines and US Airways Close Merger, Create Worlds Largest Airline
In Dallas early Monday morning, officials from AMR Corporation and US Airways formally finalized the merger of the two carriers, forming American Airlines Group, Inc. The merged carriers have, with the stroke of a pen, become t...
EMERGING DETAILS: American’s Tim Ahern Talks About the New American Airlines
Fresh from this morning's close of the American Airlines / US Airways Merger, American Airlines Group's vice president of gateways and hub coordination, Tim Ahern, spoke with NYCAviation about the impact of the merger on both c...
In With a Bang: American Places Large Regional Jet Order
On Thursday morning, American Airlines Group announced that they had ordered 90 large regional jets with options for an additional 130. The orders will be split between Embraer S.A. of Brazil and Bombardier, Inc. of Canada, and...
COMMENTARY: NTSB Briefing on Asiana 214
The San Francisco crash of Asiana 214 during perfect VMC conditions (but with the ILS out of service) has prompted many questions. The answers have prompted many more questions about why the Boeing 777 was allowed to crash at all.