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Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners said Wednesday they are making a billion dollar offer to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its affiliation with American Airlines.
American Airlines said it paid employees an average of $150 each — a total cost of $10.6 million — for helping the company meet customer-service goals in the third quarter.
The driver and the child in her lap survived when a pickup truck slammed into a 1,500-gallon aquarium at Tampa International Airport. The tropical fish were not so lucky. Airport officials said 36-year-old Yamile Campuzano-Martine lost control of her truck and drove into the saltwater tank outside the American Airlines baggage claim Monday night. Airport spokeswoman Brenda Geoghagan said the driver had an unrestrained 6-year-old boy in her lap.
The CEO of American Airlines says Japan Airlines would be taking a risk and suffer financially if it breaks ties with American and joins an alliance with Delta Air Lines.
Flight attendants at American Airlines say they will hold mock strikes around the country this month and could seek permission for real strikes early next year.
The union representing flight attendants at American Airlines is supporting the company's bid to win antitrust immunity and work more closely with British Airways and Iberia.
American Airlines will close a maintenance base in Kansas City, Mo., and shrink other repair shops next September as the slump in travel leaves fewer planes to maintain.
American Airlines parent AMR Corp. said traffic measured in miles flown by paying customers fell about 6 percent in the third quarter, but revenue fell much more sharply — 20 percent. That's because the airline attracted customers with cheap fares, and didn't draw enough high-fare business travelers. Chief Financial Officer Thomas Horton discussed the issue with analysts and reporters Wednesday.
The Federal Aviation Administration may be expanding its investigation into suspected structural problems found in a small portion of American Airlines jets, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The pilots' union at American Airlines said Friday it opposed antitrust immunity for the carrier's proposed joint venture with British Airways and Iberia.
American Airlines said on Thursday it will relaunch daily flights between Washington Dulles airport and San Juan, Puerto Rico, beginning Nov. 19.
European Union regulators said Friday they have warned British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia that their plans to share more of their lucrative trans-Atlantic routes may break antitrust rules.
FBI agents are investigating any possible similarities between two recent bomb threats made on American Airlines flights between Miami and Boston, authorities said Thursday.
American Airlines is dropping its long-standing health insurance plan for retired executives and support staff over 65 as the company battles rising medical costs and a decline in revenue.
A former CEO of American Airlines on Tuesday backed imposition of a three-hour time limit on how long airlines can strand passengers on airport tarmacs, but he also warned of unintended consequences.
The parent of American Airlines plans to issue new stock and debt in a move to raise more than $500 million as it heads into the slower fall and winter travel season.
American Airlines said on Friday that it expects its September traffic to fall 16.4 percent from August, as capacity drops 9.7 percent.
American Airlines' parent company said Thursday it is taking on significant new debt at a time when revenues are being hammered, but the $2.9 billion in cash and fresh financing it raised should quiet concerns — for now — that it is in danger of a cash crunch and a bankruptcy filing.
Nine employees of American Airlines have been charged with participating in a smuggling ring that shipped cocaine from Puerto Rico's main airport aboard flights to the U.S. mainland, officials said Tuesday.
American Airlines, Inc., British Airways Plc and Qantas Airways Ltd. have offered broad financial and business support to struggling alliance partner Japan Airlines Corp., including a possible investment of several hundred million dollars from American, a Japanese newspaper reported Friday.
American Airlines parent AMR Corp. is negotiating for closer ties and possibly an investment in financially troubled Japan Airlines Corp., according to a person familiar with the talks.
A runway at Reagan National Airport is open again after a brief shutdown when an American Airlines flight from St. Louis blew a tire on landing.
American Airlines drops retiree medical option "American Airlines has notified 600 retired executives, managers and support staff members in Oklahoma that it will no longer sponsor the Retiree Standard Medical Plan option for retirees age 65 and older, effective Jan. 1. "
Report: American Airlines in joint bid to help JALAmerican Airlines, Inc., British Airways Plc and Qantas Airways Ltd.
American Airlines raising baggage feesAmerican Airlines is increasing its fees for checked baggage by $5 per bag, company executives said Friday.
Bird Strike Endangers LaGuardia Plane AgainA bird strike has once again endangered a plane flying near LaGuardia Airport -- an incident that recalls the near-disaster celebrated as "The Miracle on the Hudson."
There is so much to take into account when we use an airline, especially when funds are low and we want the best deal. Often it is difficult to choose between airlines because their basic concern is about money and so passengers are shoved in like sardines.
Chilling details of a Seattle flight revealedThe 185 passengers on an American Airlines 757 en route from Seattle to New York had no way of knowing the serious trouble their jet was in last month when the pilots switched to backup battery power because of a problem that occurred soon after takeoff.
Selection process ongoing for key 787 GoldCare providersBoeing is yet to confirm who their 787 GoldCare partners will be - these are typically the companies that provide a great deal of the maintenance services.
American Airlines parent posts $45M profit, will buy 42 jets AMR Corp., parent of American Airlines Inc., said Wednesday it earned $45 million in the third quarter, with profits boosted by its $432 million proceeds from the sale of its American Beacon Advisors.
Online porn at 30,000 feet?Religious group Focus On The Family is urging people to complain to American Airlines about its plan to offer unfiltered wireless Internet access on flights. The group is apparently worried that some passengers might view online porn sites at 30,000 feet.
9/11 ReportsIt's understandable some believe "no 757″ hit the Pentagon due to the heavy promotion of that idea, but there's no actual evidence.
Air travel: BA-AA alliance attracts flak from BransonThe UK's largest airline, British Airways (BA), yesterday announced plans for a transatlantic tie-up between it, American Airlines (AA) and Spanish airline, Iberia.
This week American Airlines (AA) made the announcement that they are partnering with Dallas based Susan G. Komen foundation on a mission to promote breast cancer research.
Cutting the cost of a $77,000 fill-up: The American Airlines wayScott Turner, manager of flight operations efficiency, runs a program called Fuel Smart. Its mission is nothing less than to transform the mind-set of the nation's largest carrier.
Autistic toddler removed from AA planeAn autistic toddler was removed from an American Airlines flight. A stewardess aboard the plane kept tightening the child's seatbelt; reports are that the child was "wiggly" and was pitching a fit.
American Airlines' WiFi debuts tomorrowI blogged yesterday about chatter throughout the 'web surrounding plans by Virgin America and American Airlines to offer wireless broadband on domestic flights.
Skunk Drops "Stink Bomb" on PlaneAmerican Airlines Flight 915 from Miami to Bogota, Colombia, was delayed Wednesday night after a skunk was found in the back of the cargo hold, discharging its foul odor throughout the aircraft, airline officials said.
Should airlines weigh you?This Bloomberg piece highlights the lengths in which airlines executives are willing to go to increase revenue and cut costs in a time of soaring fuel prices. Is it fair to weigh passengers much like they weigh freight? It appears that nothing is off the table.
Letting the good times roll in ancient timesWe may practice debauchery like we invented it, but we sure didn't. From the Egyptian "festival of drunkenness" to the Roman hot-tub parties, ancient people knew how to party long before we were born.
American to Charge $15 for First Checked Bag, Other Airlines Could FollowAmerican said Wednesday that the fee for the first checked bag starts June 15, and it will raise other fees for services ranging from reservation help to oversized bags. Those fees could cost between $5 to $50.
American Airlines today announced that, effective immediately, it will begin charging passengers to recover checked baggage that it loses.
Fee for all: Avoid new airline luggage charges American Airlines' decision to slap a $15 fee on the first checked bag — that's right, the first checked bag — isn't the airline industry's first attempt to squeeze more money from passengers through a sneaky surcharge. And it won't be its last.
American Air to Cut `Thousands' of Jobs, Capacity Bloomberg reports: AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, the world's largest carrier, said it will cut ``thousands'' of jobs as it slashes U.S. capacity and retires as many as 85 jets to blunt surging fuel prices and slowing demand.
FAA Asks Why American Altered Lighting-Strike RulesThe Federal Aviation Administration is looking into why American Airlines skipped conducting safety inspections for planes struck by lightning.
American plane lost panel on flight last monthAmerican Airlines is investigating how a jet bound for Paris lost a panel from its belly shortly after taking off from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport before continuing on across the Atlantic.
Heathrow rapped by US air chief Don Langford, head of customer services Europe for American Airlines, said the site suffered from lack of investment. The airport - recently criticised for the chaos at the opening of Terminal 5 - was "trying to put 10 pounds of sugar in a five-pound bag," he told the BBC.
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