American Airlines News

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at the state of travel in 2022 and beyond, Montage’s expansion plans, and upgrades to upper class passenger experience.

Airlines are investing billions of dollars in their premium offerings to meet recovering business and strong premium leisure travel demand.

JetBlue wants to be a challenger airline on a nationwide basis. If it acquires Spirit, then the Midwest would not be merely something to admire from 30,000 feet.

Could it be that people will keep traveling even if the U.S. and Europe fall into recession? Delta thinks so.

Watch American Airlines Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja explain how the "real revenue growth" at the carrier is in blended leisure and business trips.

High inflation and energy expenses have yet to crimp Americans' desire to travel. Wall Street analysts are forecasting another strong quarter for airlines, with Delta and United in the most favorable positions.

The “real revenue growth” at American Airlines is in blended trips, or travel that includes both business and personal aspects, Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja said at the Skift Global Forum earlier in September.

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Marriott’s growth plans, American Airlines’ hopes for blended travel, and Expedia’s chairman’s thoughts about WFH.

American Airlines, travel company? Listen to the carrier's chief commercial officer, Vasu Raja, for any amount of time and it's clear change is afoot at the world's largest airline.

The airline’s planned takeover of Spirit will give it a bigger footprint in the U.S., but destinations including Africa are part of a bigger, bolder plan — one, however, that could take several years to materialize.