Spirit Continues Expansion At DFW Airport
Spirit Airlines, which combines cheap fares with more fees than competitors charge, plans to expand again at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport -- the hometown airport of American Airlines.
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Spirit Airlines, which combines cheap fares with more fees than competitors charge, plans to expand again at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport -- the hometown airport of American Airlines.
the parent company of American Airlines may get more time to present a turnaround plan in federal bankruptcy court.
All eyes are on the Allied Pilots Association, as they decide whether to send the best and last offer from American Airlines to its members, or reject the airline's offer outright.
An American Airlines jet bound from California to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport diverted to Amarillo with mechanical trouble.
Flight attendants and mechanics at American Airlines want to resume contract talks as a deadline nears for a federal judge to rule on whether the airline can impose its own terms on workers.
A New York bankruptcy judge has delayed his decision by one week to cancel American Airlines' contracts with its three main unions.
When American Airlines flight attendant Robert Hearn is on the picket line his feet aren't on the street -- they're just keeping the beat. Hearn has a string of YouTube videos that skewer American's management.
American Airlines to close to reaching a compromise with their pilots, but is also facing protests from communications workers who feel that their rights are under attack.
The Allied Pilots Association board has decided not to send American Airlines' final contract offer to union members for a vote.
A federal judge has temporarily stopped a union-organizing election at American Airlines that was to begin next week among passenger service agents.
American Airlines has asked a judge to stop a federal agency from overseeing a union-organizing election for customers-service agents.
American Airlines and its regional partner American Eagle saw a slight increase in passenger traffic in May and beat other airlines in a key revenue measure.
The union representing American Airlines pilots said that progress was made in contract talks with the company. The union faces a June 22 deadline to agree on cost-cutting measures.
Recovering from the storms that stranded thousands of travelers and caused mass cancellations yesterday could last well into the evening Thursday, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport officials said.
A federal labor-relations agency has scheduled an election to decide whether customer-service agents at American Airlines will be represented by a union.
Passengers at DFW International Airport spent hours stuck on the tarmac Wednesday night and into Thursday morning due to powerful storms that passed through North Texas.
American Airlines says it will reduce flights in July partly because of a shortage of pilots due to more of them calling in sick. The 1 percent reduction in July's schedule follows a 1.5 percent cutback in June.
American Airlines plans to start contract talks this week with its unions while it waits for a federal bankruptcy judge to decide whether the company can impose its own terms on workers.
American Eagle may still be spun off to shareholders after the feeder airline for American Airlines emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, its CEO said on Wednesday.
American Airlines, currently operating under bankruptcy protection, is seeking permission to add 17 more weekly flights to Brazil. More than 80 such flights are currently running.
Five of the seven bargaining units of the Transport Workers Union have voted to accept American Airlines' final settlement offer, saying it reduces the number of job cuts.
The Fort Worth-based company is asking the bankruptcy court to let it end its union contracts, which the airline says put it at a competitive disadvantage.
American Airlines has stated for weeks it would only consider a merger after it emerges from bankruptcy. But late Friday, American says it would move up its timetable.
Hundreds of American Airlines employees marched on their company's headquarters in Fort Worth Friday morning, carrying signs calling for change.
American Airlines pilots and flight attendants are rallying on Friday to show that they are unified, and have no confidence in their current management.
