AA/AS Partnerhip Rumored to Be Further Gutted
Jul 19, 2019, 1:15 pm
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Being honest, AA has never really cared about the PNW for its entire history. They maintained a large hub in SJC including service to NRT and then went on to completely dismantle it. Even bread and butter routes like SFO/LAX-MIA are getting eaten up by B6 Mint and DL/B6 have reduced AA's clout on LAX/SFO-JFK. AA has pulled out of JFK-SEA all together so not sure how much they really care about the West Coast at this point.
Jul 19, 2019, 1:28 pm
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Lounge partnerships almost seem to operate regardless of flight partnerships... I mean we have access to random United Lounges. I'm guessing they're run as separate business units and as long as the relationship is mutually beneficial to each entity, they'll continue.
Jul 19, 2019, 1:32 pm
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AA actually dismantled its SJC hub twice: once after the1987 AirCal acquisition and again after the 1999 Reno Air acquisition. For what it is worth, Delta now calls SJC a focus city.
Jul 19, 2019, 2:12 pm
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AA doesn't have the financial leverage over its partners that DL has with their equity stakes and OW ties are much looser between member airlines than the other alliances so AA being dropped likely won't impact the other partners. AA seems a bit lost with their overall strategy as it is so they would be better off concentrating on coming up with their own plan rather than worrying about what its partners are doing.
Jul 19, 2019, 5:23 pm
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"Close" is a relative term. DL/NW and AS were closer and AA had both B6 and AS in recent years. DL dropped AS, AA dropped B6, which left AS as AA's only domestic partner. Now it is looking like AS will be gone too.
Jul 19, 2019, 5:35 pm
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Jul 19, 2019, 6:03 pm
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I don't want to rain on a spirited the-sky-is-falling discussion, but here's a bit of history for perspective...
Also, let's remember that AS is investigating a limited membership in oneworld.
Jul 19, 2019, 6:52 pm
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I don't want to rain on a spirited the-sky-is-falling discussion, but here's a bit of history for perspective...
Originally Posted by dayone
AS' relationship with AA goes back almost over 40 years, to the days of interchange flights. Those bonds are far stronger than those with DL.
Originally Posted by dayone
AS' relationship with AA goes back almost over 40 years, to the days of interchange flights. Those bonds are far stronger than those with DL.
I am not convinced that current AA management is necessarily influenced by decisions made by very different management as long as four decades ago. If they perceive that it is in their (short term?) interest to modify (cull) the relationship, I have no doubt they will pursue it. Then again, I am not convinced that it is in their best interest.
Jul 19, 2019, 8:19 pm
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My first thought was... that was a different AA. Turns out CDKing had the same thought in that other thread.
I am not convinced that current AA management is necessarily influenced by decisions made by very different management as long as four decades ago. If they perceive that it is in their (short term?) interest to modify (cull) the relationship, I have no doubt they will pursue it. Then again, I am not convinced that it is in their best interest.
Jul 19, 2019, 8:25 pm
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My first thought was... that was a different AA. Turns out CDKing had the same thought in that other thread.
I am not convinced that current AA management is necessarily influenced by decisions made by very different management as long as four decades ago. If they perceive that it is in their (short term?) interest to modify (cull) the relationship, I have no doubt they will pursue it. Then again, I am not convinced that it is in their best interest.
Jul 19, 2019, 8:34 pm
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My first thought was... that was a different AA. Turns out CDKing had the same thought in that other thread.
I am not convinced that current AA management is necessarily influenced by decisions made by very different management as long as four decades ago. If they perceive that it is in their (short term?) interest to modify (cull) the relationship, I have no doubt they will pursue it. Then again, I am not convinced that it is in their best interest.
I am not convinced that current AA management is necessarily influenced by decisions made by very different management as long as four decades ago. If they perceive that it is in their (short term?) interest to modify (cull) the relationship, I have no doubt they will pursue it. Then again, I am not convinced that it is in their best interest.
Jul 19, 2019, 8:46 pm
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Jul 19, 2019, 8:52 pm
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