American Airlines rolls out new fare structure
American Airlines is changing the way it charges you to fly. American will charge $68 or $88 more per round trip for economy-class passengers who want ...
American's CEO says airline turnaround nearly done
American Airlines CEO Thomas Horton suggests that his management team has earned the right to keep leading the company even if it merges with US ...

Pilots approve new contract with American Airlines
American Airlines is closer to exiting from bankruptcy and possibly merging with US Airways after its pilots approved a new labor contract. With the ...
American, US Airways make pitches to AMR creditors
The CEO of American Airlines parent AMR Corp. says that if his airline merges with US Airways, AMR creditors should get most of the new airline's ...
American Airlines moves closer to pilot contract
American Airlines and its pilots union have reached an agreement in principle over a new contract, which could ultimately pave the way for the airline ...
American plans to hire 2,500 pilots
The CEO of American Airlines said the company expects to hire 2,500 pilots over the next five years as it ramps up international flights. "The new ...

US Airways posts record 3Q profit
US Airways turned in a strong performance during a three-month stretch that covers much of the peak summer vacation season. Net income for the third ...

American puts up 'help wanted' sign after buyouts
Wanted: A few good recruits to serve coffee and help combat terrorism at 30,000 feet. American Airlines said Wednesday that it will post job openings ...

American Airlines parent loses $238M in 3Q
American Airlines parent company AMR lost $238 million in the third quarter on employee severance payouts and other costs related to its bankruptcy.
American says it will work on seats on more planes
American Airlines says it will modify seats on 49 more planes to prevent rows of seats from coming loose during flight. It's addressing the same ...

American Airlines stumbles on path to recovery
Just weeks ago, American Airlines was working its way through bankruptcy court, on schedule for one of the fastest turnarounds in aviation history.

American Airlines CEO acknowledges rough few weeks
American Airlines' CEO acknowledges that passengers have had a rough few weeks on the airline but says the carrier is working through its issues.
AA says it knows why seats came loose on planes
American Airlines is cancelling dozens of flights as it scrambles to fix seats that could pop loose during flight. Airline officials said late ...
AA and unions agree to resume contract talks
American Airlines and its pilots' union have agreed to resume stalled contract negotiations. The union also said Tuesday that it will delay releasing ...

American says installation job caused seat snafu
American Airlines said that improperly installed clamps caused seats to pop loose on two planes during flights and an inspection turned up four others ...
American Airlines inspecting jets for loose seats
The federal government is examining two separate incidents in which passenger seats came loose midflight on American Airlines planes in the last three ...
Leader of American pilots: Don't slow down flights
With American Airlines threatening legal action, the leader of the pilots' union is telling it members not to delay flights — if that's what they're ...

Pilots say American wants to resume contract talks
There could be progress in breaking the standoff between American Airlines and its pilots, which appears to have caused a spike in canceled and ...

Labor strife threatens American Airlines schedule
With American Airlines canceling dozens of flights every day, passengers with fall travel plans are confronting an inconvenient question: Should they ...
AMR expects about 4,400 job cuts, warns 11,000
American Airlines is sending layoff warning notices to more than 11,000 employees although a spokesman says the company expects job losses to be ...
Bankruptcy judge OKs 3 American Air labor deals
American Airlines will reduce retirement benefits and ease restrictions on outsourcing of flying to other airlines as it attempts a turnaround under ...

Cheapest airfare might be on airlines' own website
Some airlines are making travelers work harder to find a deal. Carriers are offering more deals to passengers who book flights directly on their ...

Radio host Beck renews attack on American Airlines
Radio talk show host Glenn Beck isn't backing down from his public attack on American Airlines. For a second straight day, Beck on Wednesday used his ...

Bankruptcy judge throws out AMR pilots' contract
American Airlines took a major step toward emerging from bankruptcy Tuesday, when a federal judge threw out its pilots' union contract. The airline's ...

American, US Airways one step closer to merger
American Airlines and US Airways are one step closer to a potential merger. The companies said Friday they have started confidential merger talks.