American Eagle Airline Add Flights Services to Mexico

More flights to Mexico, to the sort of smaller cities that make up an important part of trans-border traffic between the United States and its southern neighbor.

American Eagle just launched daily service from its Dallas/Fort Worth megahub to Veracruz on the deep Gulf Coast. The airline also now flies to Queretaro, Mexico’s fastest-growing city. It’s located in the interior of the country.

The airline flies 50-passenger ERJ-145 regional jets to Veracruz, and 37-seat ERJ 135s to Queretaro.

Eagle timed both flights to facilitate fast connections at DFW. The southbound Dallas/Fort Worth to Veracruz flight departs at 6:50 p.m. and arrives at 9:35 p.m. The northbound return leaves Veracruz at 7:30 a.m. and arrives DFW at 10:15 a.m.

American Eagle’s new Dallas/Fort Worth to Queretaro flight leaves at 10:30 a.m., and gets to the central Mexican city at 1:20 p.m. The return Queretaro to Dallas/Fort Worth flight departs at 2:10 p.m., arriving at American Airlines’ largest hub at 4:35 p.m.

The upshot for flyers looking for more cheap flights to Mexico: between them, American and American Eagle offer 50 daily departures to the country, and serve 16 total destinations.

Heretofore, if you wanted to fly nonstop from Texas to either Veracruz or Queretaro there was but one way: via Continental Express from Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport. American Eagle’s move serves to further heighten the already robust competition between American’s DFW hub and Continental’s Houston hub. And that’s good for seekers of cheap flights.

source : cheapflights.com

American Airlines Expands Mobile Boarding Passes to Eight More Airports

JFK and San Juan Airport, plus Six International Locations to Implement Mobile Boarding. Now at 50 Airports, Customers Departing on American and American Eagle Flights Can Avoid Printing Paper Boarding Pass and Show Barcode on Mobile Phone at Security and Gate

American Airlines customers departing from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) and San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU), as well as six international airports, including Barcelona, Spain (BCN), Rome, Italy (FCO), Frankfurt, Germany (FRA), Manchester, United Kingdom (MAN), Milan, Italy (MXP), and Zurich, Switzerland (ZRH), will now be able to save time and paper by receiving their boarding passes electronically on their mobile phones.

With the addition of these eight locations, American Airlines now offers the mobile boarding pass option to travelers departing on American Airlines and American Eagle flights from 50 airports. Mobile boarding passes use a two-dimensional (2-D) barcode and were rolled out in partnership with the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in 2008.

“This is an exciting time for American Airlines, as we work to enhance the customer experience by giving our customers the options they want and need when and where they need them,” said Andrew Watson, American’s Vice President – Customer Technology. “With the addition of New York’s JFK Airport and San Juan, plus six international airports, an even greater number of our customers will be able to select the option to display their boarding pass on their mobile phone – speeding the process at the airport and eliminating the need for a paper boarding pass.”

The mobile boarding pass process is simple. When customers check in for their flight using AA.com and opt to receive their boarding pass on their mobile phone they will receive an e-mail with an Internet link to the boarding pass. Customers must have an active e-mail address where their boarding pass can be sent and an Internet-enabled mobile phone where the 2-D barcode can be received. The mobile boarding pass contains a 2-D barcode that can be scanned both at security checkpoints and at American Airlines gates.

At the airport, customers simply scan their mobile phone screen with the 2-D barcode displayed on it when going through Security (proper identification must be presented) and when boarding, just as they would a traditional paper boarding pass. Customers who wish to check bags can still use this mobile option by scanning the 2-D barcode on their mobile phone screen at any of the American Airlines self-service machines, ticket counters, or curbside check-in facilities located in the 50 participating airports.

At this time, customers who opt to use the mobile boarding pass option may only list one person in their reservation. They also must be traveling on American or American Eagle flights from any one of the 50 participating airports on a nonstop or connecting flight through a participating mobile-boarding airport. London Heathrow was the first international location to offer the program, and American Airlines is one of the first U.S. carriers to roll out the mobile boarding pass technology in the UK, as well as in Italy, Spain and Switzerland.

Customers who check in online and wish to print a paper boarding pass are still able to do so. At the end of the online check-in process on AA.com, customers can choose how they would like to receive their boarding pass by selecting either “Print” (customers can print the pass at that time, or use a self-service check-in machine to print at the airport), “E-mail for Print” (boarding pass is e-mailed and customers can print at their convenience), or “E-mail for use on Cell Phone or Other Device” (customers receive an electronic boarding pass via e-mail on their cell phone or mobile device).

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“American Eagle is delighted to introduce service from Fayetteville to our largest hub in Dallas/Fort Worth,” said Gary Foss, Vice President – Planning and Marketing for the AA Regional Network. “Not only will customers from the Sandhills region have convenient connections to more than 250 destinations throughout American’s global network, Read more

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TWU is the first American union to publicly voice an opinion on the antitrust immunity request.

Last week, TWU asked federal mediators to declare an impasse in its contract talks with American, the first step in a possible strike.

TWU spokesman Jamie Horwitz said Thursday that the two steps are not mutually exclusive. “We are very much trying to help the airline in any way we can to be competitive,” he said. “Our goal is not to go on strike but to be a partner with American.”
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American Eagle Airlines Begin Flight Service Between O’Hare International Airport and Tri-Cities Regional Airport

American Eagle Airlines, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, will begin nonstop jet service between Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) beginning July 2. The Tri-Cities airport is centrally located between the cities of Bristol, Kingsport and Johnson City, Tenn., and serves the communities of Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Western North Carolina. Eagle will operate the service with 44-seat Embraer ERJ-140 jets.

“American Airlines was the first carrier to operate at Tri-Cities Regional Airport, launching service Sept. 1, 1937, and we are delighted to bring the American brand back, with service to the Tri-Cities area from our hub in Chicago,” said Gary Foss, Vice President – Planning and Marketing for the AA Regional Network. “From the Birthplace of Country Music to NASCAR racing at the Bristol Motor Speedway, the Tri-Cities area has a tremendous amount to offer. Read more

American Eagle Airlines Releases December Traffic Results

American Eagle Airlines, a subsidiary of AMR Corp, has reported its traffic results for December 2008.
Revenue passenger miles for the month showed a decrease of 12.4% compared to December 2007, Read more