American Airlines News

Hyperbole or reality? American Airlines thinks its upcoming basic and premium economy will be huge, akin to its launching bag fees in 2008.

American Airlines has a long way to go to catch Delta in operational and financial performance but we'll find out in the next two years, now that many of the merger hurdles are behind American, whether Doug Parker is the right guy to do it.

Will 2016 be the year of loyalty poaching? It could make things very interesting.

It's a big market, with plenty of passengers eager to fly around. In their own way, all airlines are making the most of this boom.

Among business travel fanatics, American rules the skies.

25 Moments that Mattered in 2015: To make our selection of 25 moments, we thought back to the stories that drove reader engagement and sparked discussion among both travel experts and the general public. Some stories were quick blips that represented bigger things while others were narratives that built slowly through out the year. Each one, though, spoke to where we are right now when it comes to the big business of global travel.

25 Moments that Mattered in 2015: To make our selection of 25 moments, we thought back to the stories that drove reader engagement and sparked discussion among both travel experts and the general public. Some stories were quick blips that represented bigger things while others were narratives that built slowly through out the year. Each one, though, spoke to where we are right now when it comes to the big business of global travel.

Unless you have a taste for premium and boutique carriers, American brings a solid competitor to the table.

American isn't going as far as Delta or United did, but its changes are in line with the industry shift to measuring loyalty in dollars spent, not miles flown.

Next year's AAdvantage program could be far, far worse.