AMR Says Creditors Approve Reorganization Plan
Creditors are approving the bankruptcy reorganization plan for the parent of Fort Worth-based American Airlines.
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Creditors are approving the bankruptcy reorganization plan for the parent of Fort Worth-based American Airlines.
The parent of American Airlines is reporting a $220 million profit for the second quarter as its cost-cutting from its bankruptcy reorganization kicked in.
US Airways shareholders overwhelmingly approved a proposed merger with American Airlines, bringing the companies closer to creating the world's biggest airline.
US Airways' CEO says shareholders have approved the proposed merger with Fort Worth-based American Airlines, one of the final steps remaining in the deal to create the world's biggest airline.
Officials in Texas and nearly 20 other states may have been reviewing the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways for far longer than previously known.
Demand for international travel has boosted traffic and a key revenue measure on American Airlines.
American Airlines and US Airways are facing a lawsuit over their planned merger. It claims that the merger will bring higher fares, fewer flights, and the firing of thousands of employees.
The attorney general of Texas and counterparts in other states joined a U.S. Department of Justice review of the proposed merger between American Airlines and US Airways.
A government analyst says the merger of American Airlines and US Airways would reduce competition on more than 1,600 routes traveled by more than 53 million passengers.
American Airlines expects to add more seats to some of its planes, which could mean less leg room for passengers.
There has been a shake-up for the management team at American Airlines. The changes were announced on Monday morning, and are set to start once the company merges with US Airways.
American Airlines' creditors could begin voting this month on the company's turnaround plan and proposed merger with US Airways.
The Teamsters union is trying to replace the union that represents mechanics at American Airlines.
American Airlines said Thursday that people carrying just a personal item that fits under the seat -- no rolling suitcases -- will be allowed to board before most other passengers.
Two major unions are seeking to avoid a fight and instead share representation of ground workers at Fort Worth-based American Airlines after the company merges with US Airways.
American Airlines flight 1943 en route from Dallas (DFW) to Seattle had to make an emergency landing Saturday afternoon in Salt Lake City.
American Airlines plans to pay $24.9 million to settle complaints filed by U.S. safety regulators going back several years.
American Airlines said that traffic and a key revenue measure both declined in April. Passenger revenue for each mile flown by every seat on its planes fell 2.9 percent.
American Airlines and US Airways will soon announce the senior executives of their combined company. The airlines said that an announcement could come in late May or early June.
Twenty four thousand people applied to become the first flight attendants hired by American Airlines since 9/11.
The president of the AFL-CIO is concerned that the merger of American Airlines and US Airways will trigger a costly fight between two unions over ground workers.
The president of the AFL-CIO is worried that the merger of American Airlines and US Airways will trigger a costly fight between two unions over representation of airline ground workers.
American Airlines played catch-up Wednesday, resuming most flights and even adding a handful that were not on the schedule to help passengers stranded by a massive technology failure that grounded the carrier's entire U.S. fleet.
American Airlines resumed most flights Wednesday, a day after a massive technology failure forced the nation's third-largest carrier to ground all planes from coast to coast.
American Airlines was back up and running on Wednesday morning after a computer glitch forced the carrier to cancel nearly 1,000 flights on Tuesday.
