AMR Corp.

U.S. opposes $20-million severance plan for AMR's CEO

2013-05-24 15:07:15

The Justice Department on Friday opposed American Airlines' proposal to pay $20 million in severance to Chief Executive Tom Horton as part of the carrier's merger with US Airways Group Inc. The payment violates bankruptcy law, the U.S. trustee's office,...

FCC moves toward opening airwaves for in-flight Internet

2013-05-10 00:00:00

The Federal Communications Commission took a step toward improving Web access for air travelers, voting to write rules to open frequencies for an air-to-ground Internet service proposed by Qualcomm Inc. In a 4-0 vote Thursday, the FCC advanced the...

American Airlines computer outage grounds hundreds of flights

2013-04-17 00:00:00

American Airlines, hoping to reinvent itself by coming out of bankruptcy with a new logo, freshly painted planes and a merger plan that will make it the nation's largest carrier, suffered a setback Tuesday when a computer outage grounded hundreds of...

American Airlines' flights grounded by computer problems

2013-04-16 12:05:00

Computer problems have forced American Airlines, one of the nation's largest air carriers, to keep hundreds of its flights from departing across the country. The Fort Worth-based airline said it has been struggling with intermittent computer problems...

American Airlines expanding LAX service with eight new destinations

2013-04-10 10:17:00

This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. For a carrier whose parent company is still in bankruptcy, American Airlines doesn’t show signs of retrenching. The airline announced plans Wednesday to expand to eight new...

American Airlines to expand LAX service by adding 8 destinations

2013-04-11 00:00:00

For an air carrier whose parent company is still in bankruptcy, American Airlines doesn't show signs of retrenching. American announced plans Wednesday to add eight destinations out of Los Angeles International Airport in an effort to secure more big-...

American Airlines defends $20-million severance pay to CEO

2013-03-19 13:30:00

American Airlines is defending a plan to pay its departing chief executive a severance payout of nearly $20 million after the airline completes a merger with US Airways. The parent company of American Airlines, AMR Corp., which filed for bankruptcy in...

Senate panel hears debate on American and US Airways merger

2013-03-19 12:23:00

The proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways will reduce competition and lead to higher fares, critics of the union argued before a U.S. Senate panel Tuesday. But supporters of the merger said the creation of the nation's largest airline will...

American Airlines-US Airways merger formally announced

2013-02-14 06:12:00

The latest in a series of airline mergers and acquisitions was formally announced Thursday morning, creating a mega-carrier that is expected to dominate its competitors in size and resources. As expected, the boards of AMR Corp. and US Airways Group...

American-US Airways merger talks reportedly close to completion

2013-02-11 13:55:00

Merger talks between the parent company of American Airlines and US Airways continued Monday, with sources suggesting an announcement could be made later this week. The union of Fort Worth-based American and Phoenix-based US Airways would create the...

By catering to 'elite' fliers, American Airlines misleads others

2012-12-17 15:33:00

Do airlines deliberately withhold seats until the last minute to get you to splurge on pricier options? Along the same lines, do airlines create a false impression that a flight is rapidly selling out so you'll jump on any seat available, no matter...

American Airlines parent loses $1.7 billion, to cut 1,200 jobs

2012-04-19 10:08:00

Bankruptcy is bringing income down at�American Airlines Inc. parent�AMR Corp., as restructuring costs pushed the company into a $1.7-billion loss for the first quarter. Without the $1.4-billion bankruptcy burden, AMR said its loss would have been $248...

celebrated the delivery of its first 787 Dreamliner to All Nippon Airways, three years behind schedule because of development problems. The fuel-efficient airplane can't come soon enough, as the industry continues to struggle with high fuel costs and tepid demand.

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