Pilots Sue American Airlines To Stop All Flights To China Amid Coronavirus Epidemic
The union representing 15,000 American Airlines pilots is suing the company to try and stop all of the carrier's U.S.-China service, because of the coronavirus.
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The union representing 15,000 American Airlines pilots is suing the company to try and stop all of the carrier's U.S.-China service, because of the coronavirus.
The Allied Pilots Association (APA) filed a lawsuit Thursday in Dallas County seeking a temporary restraining order to immediately halt the carrier's U.S. to China services.
American Airlines leaders have said they're optimistic about getting a new deal soon. The Allied Pilots Association says company negotiations, which have been going on for more than a year, are moving too slow.
As the CDC increases the estimate of U.S. coronavirus cases, American Airlines announced they are suspending some flights to China.
American Airlines announced that is extending cancellations of flights on Boeing 737 Max jets until at least June.
American did not say how much it will receive but said it will give $30 million to employees as profit-sharing.
American Airlines officials say the company expects to share some portion of the compensation from a Boeing Co. Max jet grounding settlement with employees.
Taking a trip by plane? If you're traveling on American Airlines you're no longer limited to identifying as "male" or "female" when purchasing tickets.
The 737 Max was grounded worldwide earlier this year after two plane crashes that collectively killed 346 people.
A spokesperson for the company said the current kitchen was built in 1982 and can no longer handle the growing number of flights American operates.
Due to weather expected this weekend, American Airlines will issue waivers for passengers traveling through the Northeast.
The airlines are monitoring information from Boeing and the FAA about software improvements and pilot-training that will be part of returning the plane to flight.
Authorities in Atlanta say a flight to Dallas was delayed Saturday after a threatening note was found on board.
Today DFW Airport and American Airlines announced the addition of non-stop service to Auckland, New Zealand.
American Airlines is pushing back the expected return of its Boeing 737 Max jets into 2020 after they were grounded to update flight-control software.
American Airlines plans to close a reservation call center in Reno that employs about 100 workers.
The new American Airlines headquarters campus in Fort Worth will eventually have eight main sections and be home to 12,000 workers.
A North Texas Muslim said American Airlines cancelled his flight Saturday because the flight crew didn't feel comfortable with him and his Muslim friend on the plane.
An American Airlines mechanic charged with sabotaging a jetliner as part of a labor dispute is expected in court today.
An American Airlines flight was deplaned after experiencing a "mechanical issue prior to takeoff" at DFW Airport Thursday afternoon.
It was Sept. 11, 2001 and Beverly Bass had no way of knowing that the storm had already arrived. She was over the North Atlantic — en route to DFW from Paris. It was in the days before social media and when cell phones were rare, so another pilot delivered the devastating news.
An American Airlines mechanic in Miami will remain in custody for now after being accused of trying to sabotage a jet.
American Airlines said farewell to its Super 80 planes on Wednesday after the carrier flew its last revenue flight of the classic McDonnell Douglas MD-80.
American Airlines has extended cancellations for the Boeing 737 MAX through Dec. 3.
American Airlines calls the facial recognition a more secure verification system.
