American Airlines News

For decades, airlines have followed a predictable boom-and-bust cycle. But have U.S. carriers finally figured out how to change that? American's CEO thinks so. It'll take some time learn if he's right, though.

American's AAdvantage members are NOT happy.

It's only one route, but both American and Delta are trying to do all they can to win the right to fly between Los Angeles and Beijing. Both airlines feel the route is vital to their trans-Pacific ambitions.

How the ranks of AAdvantage members expand or contract after these changes will now largely depend on whether American can compete on product instead of loyalty.

Two decades after the birth of online travel, more than two dozen founders and key players exclusively tell Skift how it all happened. This is a story of a history that changed the future of travel forever. Dig in, this will take a while.

Airlines reinvented their loyalty programs in 2015. They're doing damage control in 2016.

American Airlines expects a windfall once its new segmented economy fares are available.

The level of profitability revealed in the latest BTS report is leaves the Big 3 U.S. airlines room to improve their in-flight products and passenger services, without breaking the bank. But they have achieved this profitability in large part by becoming better businesses. If they are to stay profitable when the next inevitable industry downturn comes, they will need to keep improving their retail models.

Now that airlines are reporting major profit, it's time for them to reward flyers with a better onboard experience and more route options.

American Airlines is taking nothing for granted in wooing passengers with discounted fares and employees with profit-sharing. Both moves, it hopes, will generate revenue and profits.