My dad worked for TWA, an airline that went bankrupt and got bought by American Airlines and now, several months after he retired, American has filed for bankruptcy. Why? Is it because someone died after eating one of their in flight meals? Nah. They just weren’t making money. They’re the 189th U.S. airline to go broke since the government deregulated the industry in 1978.
The AP chats about why it’s so hard to make money in this industry, but I got sidetracked by this ad so now that’s all I can think about:
American Airlines: Inflight Wifi – Just in case, Mile high club