AMR Expects About 4,400 Job Cuts, Warns 11,000
American Airlines is sending layoff warning notices to more than 11,000 employees although it expects job losses to be closer to 4,400.
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American Airlines is sending layoff warning notices to more than 11,000 employees although it expects job losses to be closer to 4,400.
Dozens of American Airlines flights were canceled across the country on Monday, and flight tracking websites showed more than half of the arrivals were delayed.
Flight attendants must apply by Thursday, and will receive $40,000 in cash. But they will give up all seniority, lose their company-subsidized health benefits, and can't be rehired. More than 1400 flight attendants have signed up.
American Airlines has just started implementing new work rules, pay, and benefits after getting a bankruptcy judge's OK to toss out the old pilot contracts.
American Airlines sent a letter to employees Wednesday night, laying out the first changes for their employment as the company began the cost cutting needed to keep the bankrupt air carrier in the air.
The cost cutting can begin now for American Airlines. A judge signed off today on deals with flight attendants, and the group representing maintenance workers, bag handlers and other work groups.
Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price says don't expect overgrown grass and empty lots at the site of the American Airlines maintenance base at Alliance Airport. The city has already heard from several companies interested in moving into the space.
American Airlines has signed an agreement with SkyWest Airlines to take over the operation of dozens of regional flights currently handled by American Eagle.
American Airlines has signed a deal with SkyWest to do some of its flying. The deal means that SkyWest will operate 23 regional jets under the American Eagle banner.
Some airlines are making travelers work a little bit harder to find a good deal. Carriers are offering more deals to passengers who book flights directly on their websites.
The parent of American Airlines said that traffic barely changed in August compared with a year ago, but a key revenue measure rose by more than at other carriers.
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines say that customers encountered problems booking flights on Tuesday because of a glitch in their reservations systems.
The union for American Airlines pilots has decided to hold a strike vote. While strike ballots are on the way to 8,000 AA pilots, Allied Pilots Association (APA) spokesman Tom Hoban says the move doesn't mean there will be a strike.
American Airlines plans to eliminate 1,090 jobs when it shuts down a Fort Worth maintenance facility in December.
AMR Corp.'s bankruptcy creditors expect the parent company of American Airlines to decide by year-end whether to merge with another airline or remain an independent company.
A family alleges they weren't allowed to fly first class on American Airlines because their son has Down Syndrome.
Conservative talk show host Glenn Beck says he was treated rudely on an American Airlines flight and will never fly on the carrier again.
Just weeks after what American Airlines pilots called a historic victory to save their work contracts, a federal judge agreed Tuesday to let those contracts be canceled.
Representatives from American Airlines are heading back to bankruptcy court on Tuesday morning, hoping that a judge will throw out their contract with the Allied Pilots Association.
Many of AA's pilots and flight attendants call Grapevine their home. How will a merger impact that relationship?
AMR, parent company of American Airlines, announced Friday that it has entered into a non-disclosure agreement with US Airways, under which the companies will talk about a possible merger.
The parent of American Airlines says a "group of substantial creditors" might be willing to provide financing as part of the airline's bankruptcy reorganization plan.
The parent of American Airlines has posted a July net income of $135 million. AMR said Monday that it would have made more if not for bankruptcy expenses of $54 million.
The pilot's union says it will hold a strike vote if American Airlines throws out its labor contract in bankruptcy court.
