http://www.mail.com/companies/49276-us-airways-group-inc.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/companies/49276-us-airways-group-inc.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2162936-gao-airline-merger-would-reduce-competition.html DALLAS (AP) — A government review finds that the merger of American Airlines and US Airways would reduce competition on more than 1,600 routes traveled by more than 53 million passengers. That's a greater loss of competition than occurred with the 2010 merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines, an analyst for the Government Accountability Office ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:15:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2162936-gao-airline-merger-would-reduce-competition.html 2013-06-19T21:15:16Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2141772-american-us-airways-post-merger-leadership.html DALLAS (AP) — The new American Airlines will have more top executives from smaller but more successful US Airways than from the current American. Five US Airways executives will follow their current CEO, Doug Parker, when he takes control after the airlines complete their proposed merger. Three executives from American parent AMR Corp. were named to the n... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:31:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2141772-american-us-airways-post-merger-leadership.html 2013-06-10T18:31:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2129508-amr-creditors-to-vote-merger-with-us-airways.html DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge has cleared the way for American Airlines' creditors to vote on a merger with US Airways. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane on Tuesday approved American parent AMR Corp.'s description of its restructuring plan, including a merger that would create the world's biggest airline. If creditors approve the plan, the company will retu... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:58:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2129508-amr-creditors-to-vote-merger-with-us-airways.html 2013-06-04T20:58:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091432-american-will-favor-passengers-without-roller-bags.html FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — In a quest to speed up the boarding process, American Airlines is letting passengers board sooner if they travel lightly. The airline said Thursday that people carrying just a personal item that fits under the seat — no rolling suitcases — will be allowed to board before most other passengers. American said that the change will al... Thu, 16 May 2013 22:18:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091432-american-will-favor-passengers-without-roller-bags.html 2013-05-16T22:18:17Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2084654-airlines-collected-record-baggage-fees-2012.html NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. airlines collected more than $6 billion in baggage and reservation change fees from passengers last year — the highest amount since the fees became common five years ago. Passengers shouldn't expect a break anytime soon. Those fees — along with extra charges for boarding early or picking prime seats — have helped return the industry t... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:35:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2084654-airlines-collected-record-baggage-fees-2012.html 2013-05-14T17:35:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2075598-american-airlines-settles-safety-claims-249m.html DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines has agreed to pay $24.9 million to settle $162 million in potential fines that were proposed by U.S. safety regulators. American called the payment "a reasonable resolution" to the Federal Aviation Administration's claims that it had violated safety regulations involving electrical wiring on planes and other issues. The air... Fri, 10 May 2013 00:40:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2075598-american-airlines-settles-safety-claims-249m.html 2013-05-10T00:40:02Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2072398-delta-will-pay-dividend-buy-shares.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Delta Air Lines will start paying a quarterly dividend and buy back some of its shares — investor-friendly moves common in other industries but rare for airlines. For years, the industry repelled long-term investors with high debt, losses, labor strife, bankruptcies, and roller-coaster stock prices. Now, airline bosses are eager to show... Wed, 08 May 2013 20:41:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2072398-delta-will-pay-dividend-buy-shares.html 2013-05-08T20:41:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043826-1q-loss-united-sees-operations-improving.html United Airlines says it's on the way to fixing the reliability problems that have driven away travelers. Now it needs to reliably make money. The airline's parent company reported a $417 million first-quarter loss on Thursday. CEO Jeff Smisek was disappointed with the financial result, but said the airline is making strides in customer service that will e... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:32:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043826-1q-loss-united-sees-operations-improving.html 2013-04-25T20:32:20Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2038928-full-planes-help-boost-us-airways-1q.html Full planes were good to US Airways in the first quarter. The nation's fifth-largest airline on Tuesday posted a bigger adjusted profit as it carried more passengers, and collected more from them. Automatic government spending cuts hurt demand from government travelers, who account for about 3 percent of US Airways revenue. Revenue from government travele... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:23:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2038928-full-planes-help-boost-us-airways-1q.html 2013-04-23T23:23:34Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2040048-airline-service-improves-delays.html NEW YORK (AP) — A day after flight delays plagued much of the nation, air travel was smoother Tuesday, but the government warned passengers that the situation could change by the hour as thousands of air-traffic controllers are forced to take furloughs because of budget cuts. Meanwhile, airlines and members of Congress urged the Federal Aviation Administr... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:27:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2040048-airline-service-improves-delays.html 2013-04-23T21:27:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2039840-govt-warns-flight-delays-blame-flies.html NEW YORK (AP) — A day after flight delays plagued much of the U.S., air travel is smoother Tuesday. But the government is warning passengers that the situation can change by the hour as it runs the nation's air traffic control system with a smaller staff. Airlines and members of Congress urged the Federal Aviation Administration to find other ways to make... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:26:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2039840-govt-warns-flight-delays-blame-flies.html 2013-04-23T19:26:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2036578-flight-delays-pile-up-amid-faa-budget-cuts.html NEW YORK (AP) — Flight delays piled up across the country Monday as thousands of air traffic controllers began taking unpaid days off because of federal budget cuts, providing the most visible impact yet of Congress and the White House's failure to agree on a long-term deficit-reduction plan. The Federal Aviation Administration kept planes on the ground b... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:06:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2036578-flight-delays-pile-up-amid-faa-budget-cuts.html 2013-04-22T23:06:37Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2028092-amr-trims-1q-loss-labor-costs-fall.html DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines parent AMR Corp. reported a smaller loss for the first quarter than a year ago on slightly higher revenue and much lower labor costs. The nation's third-largest airline said Thursday that it would've earned $8 million excluding costs of its bankruptcy restructuring. The first quarter is the weakest of the year for airlines,... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:51:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2028092-amr-trims-1q-loss-labor-costs-fall.html 2013-04-18T17:51:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2024824-american-airlines-tries-to-catch-up-flights.html DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines played catch-up Wednesday, resuming most flights and even adding a handful that were not on the schedule to help passengers stranded by a massive technology failure that grounded the carrier's entire U.S. fleet. A day after the nationwide breakdown, some cancellations persisted, and delays were still common. About a third o... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:36:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2024824-american-airlines-tries-to-catch-up-flights.html 2013-04-18T01:36:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2023760-american-cancels-us-flights-hours.html DALLAS (AP) — A computer system used to run many daily operations at American Airlines failed Tuesday, forcing the nation's third-largest carrier to ground all flights across the United States for several hours and stranding thousands of frustrated passengers at airports and on planes. Flights already in the air were allowed to continue to their destinati... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:02:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2023760-american-cancels-us-flights-hours.html 2013-04-17T02:02:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2022676-american-airlines-set-to-file-reorganization-plan.html DALLAS (AP) — US Airways began studying a potential merger with American Airlines several months before American filed for bankruptcy protection in late 2011, according to papers filed Monday by the two companies. The documents give a blow-by-blow account of how the merger was negotiated, including the thorny issues of how to share ownership of the merged... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:10:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2022676-american-airlines-set-to-file-reorganization-plan.html 2013-04-16T11:10:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2015728-judge-denies-20m-severance-deal-amr-ceo.html DALLAS (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge has at least temporarily blocked a proposed $20 million severance payment for the CEO of American Airlines as part of the company's merger with US Airways. The judge ruled Thursday that the proposed payment to CEO Tom Horton exceeded limits that Congress set for bankruptcy cases in 2005. A spokesman for American sa... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:17:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2015728-judge-denies-20m-severance-deal-amr-ceo.html 2013-04-12T18:17:54Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2013372-airlines-lagging-on-time-performance.html NEW YORK (AP) — Airlines are struggling this year to get planes to the gate on time. The government said Thursday that 80.3 percent of flights by U.S. carriers arrived on time in January and February. That's down from a record 84.9 percent during last year's storm-free winter. Mother Nature hasn't been as cooperative. The percent of flights canceled this ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:57:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2013372-airlines-lagging-on-time-performance.html 2013-04-11T20:57:49Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2004748-report-virgin-america-best-us-airline-2012.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Virgin America did the best job for its customers among leading U.S. airlines last year, a report said Monday, as carriers overall had their second best performance in the more than the two decades since researchers began measuring quality of service. The report ranked the 14 largest U.S. airlines based on on-time arrivals, mishandled ba... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:28:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2004748-report-virgin-america-best-us-airline-2012.html 2013-04-08T22:28:56Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1992974-health-insurers-lead-stocks-higher-wall-street.html U.S. stocks closed at a record highs Tuesday after reports on auto sales and factory orders provided the latest evidence that the U.S. economy is strengthening. Traders plowed money back into European stocks as the financial situation in Cyprus appeared to stabilize. Health insurers powered the gains a day after the government released revised reimburseme... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:51:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1992974-health-insurers-lead-stocks-higher-wall-street.html 2013-04-02T23:51:37Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1982832-judge-approves-american-us-airways-merger.html NEW YORK (AP) — American Airlines won bankruptcy court approval Wednesday to combine with US Airways and form the world's biggest airline. "The merger is an excellent result. I don't think anybody disputes that," Judge Sean H. Lane said before issuing his decision. But the judge declined to sign off on a proposed $20 million severance package for Tom Hort... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:01:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1982832-judge-approves-american-us-airways-merger.html 2013-03-28T07:01:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1955526-tsa-stands-plan-to-allow-small-knives-planes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Transportation Security Administration told lawmakers Thursday he stands by his plan to allow passengers to carry small knives onto planes despite a growing backlash against the proposal. It's unlikely in these days of hardened cockpit doors and other preventative measures that the small folding knives could be used by te... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:38:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1955526-tsa-stands-plan-to-allow-small-knives-planes.html 2013-03-14T22:38:10Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1896600-report-questions-faas-airline-safety-promise.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Since a deadly airline crash in 2009, the government hasn't kept its promise to ensure that major airlines are holding their smaller partners to the same safety standards, a federal watchdog says. The Transportation Department's inspector general faults the Federal Aviation Administration for not taking steps to encourage the big airline... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:46:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1896600-report-questions-faas-airline-safety-promise.html 2013-02-16T17:46:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1894308-persistent-parker-nears-top-job-american.html Doug Parker has no problem donning rapper Psy's light blue tuxedo for Halloween and performing his own version of Gangnam Style before hundreds of employees. The CEO of US Airways even let a video of his dance get posted to YouTube. He's outspoken, confident, and persistent, and he is very close to being put in charge of the world's largest airline. After... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:07:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1894308-persistent-parker-nears-top-job-american.html 2013-02-15T14:07:22Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1891434-us-airways-lands-11-billion-merger-with-american.html DALLAS (AP) — US Airways CEO Doug Parker has landed the big merger he sought for years. Now the soon-to-be CEO of the new American Airlines has to make it work. The new airline needs to repaint hundreds of planes. Frequent flier programs have to be combined. American's on-time performance must improve. And the airline needs to win back business travelers ... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 03:35:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1891434-us-airways-lands-11-billion-merger-with-american.html 2013-02-15T03:35:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1891570-buffett-puts-money-ketchup-buys-heinz-23b.html NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett, the most closely watched investor in America, is putting his money in ketchup, agreeing Thursday to buy H.J. Heinz Co. for $23.3 billion in the richest deal ever in the food industry. For his money, the Oracle of Omaha gets one of the nation's oldest and most familiar brands, one that's in refrigerators and kitc... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:52:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1891570-buffett-puts-money-ketchup-buys-heinz-23b.html 2013-02-14T23:52:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1892664-merger-activity-stirs-wall-street.html NEW YORK (AP) — Companies are buying each other again. This year was shaping up to be one of the biggest for mergers and acquisitions since 2007. Then, on Thursday, two more blockbuster deals were announced: A $11 billion merger between American Airlines and U.S. Airways, and a $23 billion takeover of ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co. by a group including bill... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:21:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1892664-merger-activity-stirs-wall-street.html 2013-02-14T20:21:46Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1892326-airline-merger-squeeze-hub-airports.html CHICAGO (AP) — A merged American Airlines and US Airways will carry more passengers around the world than any other, but even the biggest airline flying doesn't need eight hub airports on the ground. That means amid the hoopla of Thursday's merger announcement, there are a few mayors, a handful of chambers of commerce leaders and lots of frequent flyers w... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:00:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1892326-airline-merger-squeeze-hub-airports.html 2013-02-14T20:00:55Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1891680-what-american-us-airways-merger-you.html NEW YORK (AP) — While American Airlines and US Airways announced plans to merge Thursday, it will be several months — if not years — before passengers see any significant impact. Passengers with existing tickets on American or US Airways — and members of both frequent flier programs — shouldn't fret. No changes will come anytime soon. American's parent co... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:36:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1891680-what-american-us-airways-merger-you.html 2013-02-14T16:36:23Z