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American Airlines stories: 65 news summaries

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 More Cuts Await 
 Slumping Airlines 

Delta, AA among carriers who can't cover costs

Jun 12, 09 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - As rising oil prices and sluggish demand continued to hammer the airline industry, Delta, American, and several other carriers forecast further cuts to service yesterday, reports the Wall Street Journal. Despite massive reductions in service, CEOs said at an industry meeting that they still aren't covering costs. "Earnings are... More »

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airline industry • recession • airline • American Airlines • Continental • Delta • Southwest Airlines • business travelers • swine flu • H1N1 virus

MARKETS

 Flu Spooks Street; Dow Off 51 

Firms likely to be hurt by reaction to disease see shares drop

Apr 27, 09 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Swine flu worried investors but wasn’t enough to spark a full-scale sell-off today, the Financial Times reports. AMR, parent of American Airlines, Marriott, and Expedia fell as investors bet against firms that may be specifically hurt. Shares of Gilead Sciences, developer of Tamiflu, were up nearly 4%, however. The... More »

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Dow Jones • American Airlines • Marriott • Nasdaq • Expedia • Tamiflu • S&P 500 • swine flu • Gilead Sciences

 Carry On! 
 Fewer Checked 
 Bags Cut 
 Lost Luggage 

Airlines lost 1.3M fewer bags last year as new fees convinced passengers to carry on

Mar 2, 09 2:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Through their relentless fees, airlines have managed to put the task of transporting often-lost luggage in much safer hands. Last year—as passengers carried aboard the baggage they previously checked for free—airlines lost 1.3 million fewer bags than in 2007, the Chicago Tribune reports. The 33% improvement was... More »

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airline industry • luggage • American Airlines • Southwest Airlines • fees • baggage handling • lost baggage • airlines

 After Turbulent 
 Year, Airlines See 
 Smoother 2009 

Falling fuel prices and capacity better in line with demand will help profits

Jan 21, 09 9:53 AM CST
(Newser) - The nation’s airlines—which scrambled to retask fleets and ground fuel-guzzling aircraft last year as energy prices rose and passenger miles dropped—are likely to have a smoother flight in 2009, reports the Wall Street Journal. Reduced capacity has allowed them to better match supply and demand, and falling... More »

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airline industry • United Airlines • American Airlines • corporate earnings • Southwest Airlines

 American Readies 
 Piecemeal Pricing 

'Unbundling' divides trip cost with fees for food, extras

Oct 6, 08 12:18 PM CDT
(AP) - American Airlines is about to accelerate the trend of breaking the cost of a trip into an airfare plus many smaller fees. Starting next year, American plans to imitate the a la carte pricing structure pioneered by Air Canada, airline officials say. There are likely to be a few basic... More »

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airline industry • American Airlines • airline ticket prices • Air Canada • fees

Blown Tire Forces Emergency Landing at LAX

American flight circled airport for 45 minutes to burn fuel

Sep 2, 08 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - An American Airlines jet made an emergency landing in Los Angeles today because of a blown tire, the LA Times reports. Flight 1586, carrying 135 people bound for Toronto, circled Los Angeles International Airport for 45 minutes to burn fuel, “diminishing the possibility of having some sort of... More »

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Los Angeles • fuel • American Airlines • LAX • emergency landing

BA, American Hope 3rd Time
Is the Charm

Carriers predict US antitrust approval for alliance first aired in '96

Aug 15, 08 6:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - American Airlines and British Airways are making a third stab at a joint business agreement—and this time, reports the New York Times, the deal might actually go through. American, BA, and the Spanish carrier Iberia are applying for antitrust approval to form a global network. The CEO of American's... More »

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airline industry • merger • British Airways • airline • American Airlines • Open Skies Agreement • Iberia

(Newser) - American Airlines faces FAA fines of more than $7 million for a series of safety and maintenance violations and for deficiencies in its drug and alcohol testing, the Wall Street Journal reports. In proposing one of its biggest fines ever, the FAA accuses American of knowingly flying planes that needed... More »

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FAA • Delta Air Lines • American Airlines • Southwest Airlines • drug test • fines • Federal Aviation Administration • AMR Corp • McDonnell Douglas • MD-80 • safety violations

American Stiffens Frequent-Flier Rules

Fees see an increase in a move to cut costs

Aug 7, 08 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - American Airlines has added stiffer fees and higher mileage requirements to its frequent-flier program as the airline struggles to cope with fuel costs, the New York Times reports. American, which posted a $1.16 billion loss for the second quarter, is following the lead of Delta, which tightened the purse... More »

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cost cutting • airline industry • American Airlines • frequent flier miles • quarterly results • fuel costs • business models

 Smell of Smoke Forces 
 Emergency LA Landing 

Hawaii-bound American flight turns around, returns to LAX; no injuries reported

Aug 5, 08 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - An American Airlines flight made an emergency return to Los Angeles today after crew members smelled smoke in the cockpit, CNN reports. The 188 Honolulu-bound passengers used inflatable chutes to exit the plane, with no injuries reported among passengers or crew. A spokesman for the airline said the pilot requested... More »

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evacuation • American Airlines • LAX • Los Angeles International Airport • emergency landing

 Flight Grounded
 Over Irate Passengers 

Passenger boos too much for one American Airlines flight crew

Jul 8, 08 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The passengers of an American Airlines flight from Miami to New York on Sunday night probably thought the worst was over when their flight crew finally arrived at the gate an hour late. But angry passengers greeted them with boos and, according to some accounts,  obscenities. The crew responded... More »

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airline industry • JFK Airport • airline • American Airlines • airport • LaGuardia Airport • airline passengers • stranded passengers • air rage

 American to Cut 7K Jobs 

Massive layoffs planned in response to rising fuel costs

Jul 3, 08 10:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - American Airlines plans to cut as many as 900 flight attendants from its ranks next month as part of nearly 7,000 expected layoffs this year, reports the Dallas Morning News. The job cuts, intended to counter rising fuel expenses, mirror an intended 8% reduction in the airline's worldwide... More »

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flight • layoffs • flight attendant • American Airlines • gas prices • job cuts • aircraft carrier • weakening economy • fuel costs • pilots

Air Travelers Will See 10% Flight Cuts by Fall

Airlines plan to ax 10% of flights, 100 cities

Jun 28, 08 6:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Travelers will start to feel the full force of airline moves to grapple with rising fuel costs by Labor Day, as 10% of flights will be cut, a dip that will downsize the industry to post-9/11 levels, the New York Times reports. The reductions could push fares up by... More »

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United Airlines • American Airlines • flights • air travel • fuel costs • airlines

 'Dress Rehearsal' Tomorrow 
 for American's Wi-Fi 

In-flight internet will be briefly free on some long domestic flights

Jun 24, 08 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - American Airlines will offer a trial of its in-flight wireless Internet service tomorrow, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. "Gogo" will be installed on 15 of American’s 767s, and available on flights departing New York’s JFK for Los Angeles, San Francisco and Miami. Free tomorrow, the service will... More »

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Internet • American Airlines • WiFi • business class • in-flight • Boeing 767

Product review

 In-Flight WiFi Takes Off 

The last refuge from the office is gone

Jun 19, 08 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now you can manically check your inbox from 40,000 feet, reports Walter Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal. Certain American Airlines routes between New York and Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Miami will offer in-flight WiFi starting in July, and Virgin America will have it later in the... More »

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American Airlines • air travel • WiFi • Virgin America • Internet access

 Let the Carry-On Wars Begin 

Checked-bag fees will lead to a crush in the overhead bins

Jun 17, 08 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - With United, American, and US Airways all instituting charges for both first and second checked bags, a carry-on crunch is coming, the Wall Street Journal reminds us. Expect the baggage police to start heading off patrons flouting the cabin limit at security screenings. Airlines hope to to fight overcrowding in... More »

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cost cutting • US Airways • United Airlines • American Airlines • fees • fuel costs • baggage handling • airlines

ANALYSIS

Ex-CEO Revives Dreaded 'R' Word for Airlines

Re-regulation is only way, Bob Crandall says

Jun 14, 08 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The man who brought frequent-flyer and hub-and-spoke to airlines has a plan to fix the industry—with the dreaded "R" word as its centerpiece, Wired reports. Yes, former American CEO Bob Crandall wants the government to re-regulate: "It's time to acknowledge that airlines are more like utilities than... More »

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airline industry • American Airlines • regulation • Bob Crandall

 United Adopts $15
 Checked-Bag Charge

Carrier joins American; industry passing oil costs to consumer

Jun 12, 08 11:02 AM CDT
(AP) - United Airlines will follow rival American Airlines in charging $15 for a first checked bag. The new fee was announced today, 3 weeks after American set the precedent. United says the fee affects customers who buy tickets beginning tomorrow for domestic flights Aug. 18 or later. More »

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airline industry • United Airlines • luggage • airline • American Airlines • oil price • surcharge • fees • fuel costs

Continental Hacks 3K Jobs, 16% of Flights

Carrier is the latest to scale back operations citing fuel costs

Jun 5, 08 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Continental Airlines today became the latest US carrier to slash its workforce and trim flights in the face of profit-busting fuel costs and an industry-wide slowdown, the Wall Street Journal reports today. The airline will cut its workforce by 3,000 jobs, scale back US departures by 16%, and aggressively... More »

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layoffs • airline industry • United Airlines • American Airlines • gas prices • airline ticket prices • Continental Airlines • Boeing 737-300

United to Cut 70 More Guzzlers to Fight Fuel Costs

70-jet reduction will cut capacity, result in large layoffs

Jun 4, 08 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - United Airlines will ground another 70 fuel-guzzling jetliners this year—on top of the 30 announced earlier—as it struggles to get a handle on rising fuel costs and slowing growth in air travel, reports the Wall Street Journal. The move will lead to a major reduction in routes... More »

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airline industry • US Airways • United Airlines • American Airlines • UAL Corp.

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