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In a complaint to the airline, Pamela Hill-Veal, a retired judge, says that while on a Chicago-to-Phoenix flight, a flight attendant berated her and accused her of slamming the lavatory door.
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The pilots union at American Airlines says there has been “a significant spike” in safety issues at the airline, including fewer routine aircraft inspections and shorter test flights on planes returning from major maintenance work.
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David E. Harris became the first Black pilot to fly for a commercial airline when American Airlines hired him in 1964. Announcing Capt. Harris' death, American's CEO called him a "trailblazer."
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Major employers in Tarrant County, including American Airlines and Lockheed Martin, have announced in the past two months layoffs that will affect hundreds of workers. Economists watching the numbers say the job market in the area is still doing well, but an increase in layoffs is one signal of slowing growth.
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While both Southwest and American Airlines pilots have now approved new contracts with the North Texas-based carriers, flight attendants with both airlines are still struggling to agree with management at the negotiating table.
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Passenger complaints about airlines rose sharply in the first half of the year, according to consumer watchdogs. The number of canceled flights declined, but delays and other problems increased.
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There will be no strike by American Airlines flight attendants around the Christmas and New Year's holidays. Federal mediators have rejected a request by the attendants' union to begin a 30-day countdown toward a strike.
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American Airlines flight attendants are asking federal officials for the right to go on strike, possibly before the end of the Christmas and New Year's travel rush, but American said there was “no possibility” of a walkout over the holidays.
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The Fort Worth-based airline saw a revenue loss of more than half a billion dollars in the third quarter of the year.
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Of the more-than-26,000 workers in the union, 99.4% voted to authorize a strike if union leaders could not reach a deal with the carrier later this year.
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American Airlines is drawing the largest fine ever keeping passengers on delayed flights without giving them a chance to leave the plane. The U.S. Department of Transportation said Monday it fined American $4.1 million for more than three dozen violations of the so-called tarmac-delay rules, which took effect about a decade ago.
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A lawsuit brought by American Airlines against the ticketing site Skiplagged.com is bringing renewed attention to a controversial travel hack that some people have tried in an effort to save money.