American Airlines’ Woes and 8 Other Top Aviation Stories This Week
Photo Credit: An American Airlines plane. The airline has seen its share of troubles lately, most recently this week with Delta buying a 20 percent stake in Latam, American's Latin American partner. Flickr / Victor
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This week in aviation news, American Airlines, fresh from being outsmarted by Delta in Latin America, continues to struggle. Our new On Airlines column tackles what is wrong at the airline. Also, a startup wants airlines to use buses to replace regional jet service.
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What's Gone Wrong at American Airlines? American Airlines has made a lot of excuses for its performance this year. It blames so many of its problems on a labor dispute and the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max. But perhaps there's something more here?
This Startup Wants U.S. Airlines to Use Buses to Replace Smaller Regional Jets: It’s hard to think of the bus as a disruptive form of mass transportation. But who knows? Maybe this company, Landline, will revolutionize how Americans buy airline tickets.
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