Feds Seek To Delay Airline Merger Trial
The Justice Department asked for a delay in the trial over the merger of American Airlines and US Airways because of the shutdown of the federal government.
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The Justice Department asked for a delay in the trial over the merger of American Airlines and US Airways because of the shutdown of the federal government.
American Airlines said that it will hire 1,500 pilots over the next five years, and recall the airline's pilots who have been furloughed. The carrier plans to start recruiting this fall.
The newly elected leader of airline industry union TWU said that he will increase lobbying, oppose outsourcing and help unions strengthen ties to local communities.
Fort Worth-based American Airlines and US Airways want to know whom the government interviewed before it sued to block the airlines' merger, and what those people said.
American Airlines and US Airways on Monday morning agreed to extend their merger agreement, pushing back the date that either carrier could terminate their merger plan.
Hundreds of American Airlines and US Airways employees rallied outside of Capitol Hill on Wednesday to build support for the airlines' proposed $14 billion merger.
The union representing American Eagle flight attendants says members are worried about their fate if the merger of American Airlines and US Airways goes through.
A federal judge is approving American Airlines' plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection and merge with US Airways, although the airlines must still resolve their lawsuit with the federal government, which is trying to block the merger.
American Airlines and US Airways said late Tuesday that the government's opposition to their planned merger shows that it does not understand the airline industry.
American Airlines says its passenger traffic and a key revenue figure rose in August compared with last summer.
A federal judge said that a trial over the government's lawsuit to block the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways will start November 25.
A federal judge has refused to approve American Airline's reorganization plan, which would allow it to exit bankruptcy.
Federal officials said that airline employment has dropped from last summer because of job cuts at American Airlines and regional carriers that use smaller planes.
The U.S. government wants to wait until March for a trial on its lawsuit aimed at blocking the merger of American Airlines and US Airways.
American Airlines said that its July profit doubled to $292 million as it benefited from a busy summer travel season and cost-cutting from its bankruptcy reorganization.
Fort Worth-based American Airlines and US Airways are asking for a November trial to settle the government's lawsuit against their proposed merger.
Two North Texas Chamber of Commerce presidents tell Attorney General Greg Abbott to back off when it comes to the American Airlines/US Airways merger.
Union pilots at Texas-based American Airlines say the state attorney general's opposition to American's proposed merger with US Airways doesn't make sense.
In his first remarks, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott seeks to explain why his office joined the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit to block the proposed merger between American Airlines and US Airways.
A judge asked American Airlines' lawyers to explain why he should approve the company's plan to merge with US Airways and exit bankruptcy protection while the merger is being challenged by the federal government.
We know the merger between American Airlines and US Airways is being delayed from next month until at least the end of the year.
Prior to 2005, there were nine major U.S. airlines. Today, just five. The government is putting its foot down by blocking the latest airline merger -- but for fliers, it's already too late.
The U.S. Justice Department wants to ground the proposed $14 billion dollar merger between Fort Worth-based American Airlines and US Airways.
Creditors are approving the bankruptcy reorganization plan for the parent of Fort Worth-based American Airlines.
US Airways shareholders overwhelmingly approved a proposed merger with American Airlines, bringing the companies closer to creating the world's biggest airline.
