American Airlines News Stories
AMR Agrees Deals With Five Work Groups
May 15, 2012
Five out of seven work groups represented by the largest union at American Airlines voted to accept contract terms offered by the bankrupt airline that will cut thousands of jobs, the Transport Workers Union (TWU) said on Tuesday.
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AMR Pilots See Savings From US Air Merger
May 15, 2012
The lead negotiator for AMR pilots said a merger between AMR and competitor US Airways could save USD$130 million a year in cuts to bankrupt airline's pilots' union.
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American Airlines To Explore Merger Options
May 12, 2012
AMR, parent of American Airlines, bowed to pressure on Friday from its unsecured creditors, including its largest unions, and said it would explore merger options while it is still in bankruptcy.
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American Looking At More International Flights
May 8, 2012
American Airlines, which is being eyed by rival US Airways for possible takeover, plans to boost international flying and increase US codeshares under a plan to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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AMR Eliminates Five Senior Management Jobs
May 1, 2012
AMR, the bankrupt parent of American Airlines, said it eliminated five senior jobs as part of its restructuring and that its lead labor strategist would step down.
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AMR Posts USD$807 Million Loss For March
April 30, 2012
AMR, the bankrupt parent of American Airlines, posted a net loss of USD$807 million for March and said it spent more than USD$2 billion on fuel, wages and other expenses.
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US Air Says AMR Merger To Yield USD$1.2 Bln A Year
April 26, 2012
A merger of bankrupt American Airlines and US Airways would generate at least USD$1.2 billion a year in new value beyond the benefit that could be passed to employees of the combined carrier, the president of US Airways said on Wednesday.
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Unions Grill AMR Exec On Merger Talks
April 25, 2012
The prospects of a merger for bankrupt AMR took top billing again in the second day of a court battle over the fate of the company's staff contracts.
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Union To Vote Next Week On AMR Proposal
April 24, 2012
The union representing seven work groups at bankrupt American Airlines will vote starting next week on the carrier's best and final contract offer, with results expected before unions testify in a hearing on the airline's request to void their contract, three sources said.
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AMR Fires Opening Shot In Court Battle
April 23, 2012
American Airlines kicked off a week-long court hearing on its bid to abandon union contracts, telling a judge on Monday that its bankrupt parent, AMR, cannot survive without major concessions from its workforce.
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AMR Unions Take A Chance On US Air Merger
April 20, 2012
Unions at bankrupt American Airlines said on Friday they support a potential merger with rival US Airways in a deal they say would save more jobs than a plan by parent AMR to remain as a stand-alone carrier.
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Merger Support Growing Among AMR Unions
April 20, 2012
At least two unions at bankrupt American Airlines would support a potential merger with US Airways and could issue a joint communication soon pressuring airline management to consider a deal, two sources said on Thursday.
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