American Airlines Boosts Profit On Higher Revenue
American Airlines has announced its highest quarterly profit in the history of the airline, and the company will share some of the gains with shareholders.
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American Airlines has announced its highest quarterly profit in the history of the airline, and the company will share some of the gains with shareholders.
Lawyers and other specialists who worked on the American Airlines bankruptcy case could get $371 million plus $16 million in expenses.
American Airlines has negotiated tentative labor contracts covering more than 11,000 mechanics and other employees at US Airways. The deals are subject to an employee vote.
A cross-country flight had to make an unscheduled landing when a service dog pooped twice in the aisle, sickening passengers with the odor.
The U.S. airline industry is slowly adding jobs. Passenger airlines employed the equivalent of 383,610 full-time workers in March, an increase of nearly 1 percent from last year.
This winter was the worst for fliers in the 20 years that the government has been collecting data, the Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.
The battle for two gates at Dallas Love Field could finally end on Wednesday. Three airlines are hoping to score those gates, and the Dallas City Council is set to discuss the issue.
Virgin America founder Sir Richard Branson knows how to attract attention. On Monday night, Branson returns to North Texas to hold a rally in Dallas to build support for the airline's move to Love Field Airport.
Virgin America on Friday announced new routes out of Dallas Love Field. But a consultant will tell city leaders on Monday that Southwest Airlines should actually get those gates.
A federal judge has rejected an attempt by American Airlines to quickly cut off benefits for many of its retirees. American wants retirees who wish to keep their benefits to pay all the cost. Now the dispute could go to negotiations or a trial.
American Airlines and US Airways announced changes Tuesday to their policies on checked-bag fees and redeeming miles for free flights. Find out what is now different.
US Airways is joining the venture that lets American Airlines and British Airways work together on setting prices and schedules between the U.S. and Europe.
American Airlines and US Airways canceled more than 14,000 flights last month -- more than double the rate from a year earlier -- as winter storms disrupted travel.
American Airlines is getting more than $425 million from selling takeoff and landing slots at New York's LaGuardia Airport and Reagan National Airport outside Washington.
Pilots for US Airways are suing to have an arbitrator settle a standoff with American Airlines pilots over seniority rights as the two carriers are combined.
American Airlines has dropped bereavement fares. It's a policy the Fort Worth-based airline is adopting from US Airways as the two companies complete a merger.
Fort Worth-based American Airlines has ended its policy of extending special fares to passengers who must book a last-minute flight because of a relative's death.
The CEO of American Airlines netted a profit of $13.4 million from selling shares and options that he accumulated while running US Airways.
Traffic and a key revenue figure are up at American Airlines and US Airways, which merged last year. The company said that traffic in January went up by 3.8 percent.
As American Airlines flies into its first year after merging with US Airways, fares are up, fuel costs are down, and the company is beating Wall Street's profit predictions.
American Airlines is reporting a $2 billion loss for the fourth quarter because of charges mostly related to its bankruptcy reorganization and merger with US Airways.
American Airlines has announced that it will use travel-technology company Sabre to develop a single reservations system under the carrier's merger with US Airways.
Unions for flight attendants at American Airlines and US Airways said that they have a deal which could result in both groups being governed by a single labor contract.
US Airways will move its Pittsburgh based operations center to North Texas.
To distinguish itself from the newly formed American Airlines Group, regional carrier American Eagle is changing its name to Envoy in Spring 2014.
