- May 4, 2011
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For as long as I can remember, American Airlines has always been entangled in controversial 'bad-press' stories. From the plane crashes that ultimately were blamed on the pilots, to F/As getting killed on the tarmac, to drug-smuggling rings being uncovered, to F/As going nuts, to F/As speaking out against the company, to rampers getting caught on camera stealing, to AA suing travel agents, AA suing ex-employees, to AA introducing draconian fees, to -you name it- AA has had it all.
I wonder what it is like to work over there, because AA management seems to loose the grip a lot on stuff that should be contained.
Every so often you hear bad stuff from all the airlines, but none manage to consistently be in the media due to something bad like American does. I am amazed to say the least.
There were a few years in the late 2000s where it had been a little bit quiet, but stuff is back to normal with AA dominating the news on all sorts of scandals.
Here is my list of what I believe are the worst offenders in bad press.
1) American (by a far lead)
2) US Airways
3) United
4) Delta
5) Spirit
6) Southwest (the least of the major carriers)
On the other hand, it's funny to see airlines like Hawaiian and Alaska rarely being in the news for bad stuff, if at all.
Just my observation.
I wonder what it is like to work over there, because AA management seems to loose the grip a lot on stuff that should be contained.
Every so often you hear bad stuff from all the airlines, but none manage to consistently be in the media due to something bad like American does. I am amazed to say the least.
There were a few years in the late 2000s where it had been a little bit quiet, but stuff is back to normal with AA dominating the news on all sorts of scandals.
Here is my list of what I believe are the worst offenders in bad press.
1) American (by a far lead)
2) US Airways
3) United
4) Delta
5) Spirit
6) Southwest (the least of the major carriers)
On the other hand, it's funny to see airlines like Hawaiian and Alaska rarely being in the news for bad stuff, if at all.
Just my observation.