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American Airlines Chief Customer Officer Alison Taylor is retiring. Her departure will leave the Fort Worth, Texas- based carrier with no C-suite executive whose sole purview is customers.

American Airlines is getting even bigger in the Caribbean and Latin America.

April was another busy month for airline network planners — both at home and abroad.

American Airlines' newest onboard innovations won't be flying as soon as flyers might've expected.

American Airlines is gearing up to launch its new Flagship onboard products with a big update to the soft product.

It’s now less of a hassle for some pet owners to bring their furry family members on American Airlines flights.

American will launch service between New York (JFK) and Tokyo’s convenient downtown Haneda Airport (HND) June 28.

Through the 18th and 19th centuries, the predominant opinion in the United States was that Black Americans had no history, says Joy Bivins, director of collections and research services at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, New York.

Depending on your perspective, American Airlines' latest move may be good or bad news.

As we enter into a new year, it is the perfect time to take a look back at the iconic year of events that occurred in 2023. We kicked-off the year with our annual Megatrends, in New York City, London and online. Then in March, we took Skift’s Future of Lodging Forum to London and in June, we brought back one of our most popular events, Skift Short-Term Rental Summit, where we had a SOLD OUT show. We later hosted our 10th and largest Skift Global Forum yet in New York City while simultaneously introducing our first ever Skift Meetings Forum. We rounded out the year with our fourth-annual Skift Aviation Forum in Fort Worth, Texas in November and hosted our second-annual Skift Global Forum East in Dubai in December. Truly a year for the books.

American was able to achieve this strong performance despite weather in many parts of the country and a significant volume of non-scheduled, non-air carrier operations that resulted in increased air traffic control delays.

Hilton is considering as many as 14 names for upcoming hotel brands, its recent trademark filings show.

To date, American has canceled fewer flights than any other Thanksgiving period in its history.

American will offer more seats than ever before out of Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) next summer, offering more than 10,000 one-stop connections around the world. New service to Barcelona, Spain (BCN) and Redmond, Oregon (RDM) will take off next summer.

Airbus is racing to meet strong global demand — with the aim of delivering 720 planes this year. But in the long run, it will have to fight for share because of a growing rivalry with China’s manufacturers.

United Airlines Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Nocella does not think the international travel boom has run its course. Far from it.

American Airlines is adjusting its course during the pandemic recovery to boost its profitability, such as by focusing on under-served routes in the U.S. and by making its frequent flyer program an even bigger revenue generator. 

Even though the leaves are just starting to turn, airline network planners are already getting excited for next summer.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, October 25. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Next week, airline industry leaders will gather for the fourth annual Skift Aviation Forum in Fort Worth, Texas, on November 1. CEOs and leaders from American, Southwest, United, Alaska, Sun Country, JetBlue, Delta, Airbus, Boeing, and Air Lease Corporation will share their views on the future of industry with editors on stage.

Set your course for a captivating aviation event in Fort Worth, where aviation leaders and visionaries will guide you through the latest trends and game-changing developments in the industry.

American Airlines wants investors to see the forest and not the trees when it comes to earnings.