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U.S. opposes $20-million severance plan for AMR's CEO
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,...Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Bankruptcy, American Airlines, Inc., Companies and Corporations, U.S. Department of Justice
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FCC moves toward opening airwaves for in-flight Internet
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...
Tags: Itasca, Politics, Air Transportation Industry, United Air Lines, Elections
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American Airlines computer outage grounds hundreds of flights
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...
Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Bankruptcy, Boeing Co., Restructuring and Recapitalization, Air Transportation Delays
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American Airlines' flights grounded by computer problems
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.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...Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Los Angeles International Airport, Bankruptcy, American Airlines, Inc., Air Transportation Delays
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American Airlines expanding LAX service with eight new destinations
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...
Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Bankruptcy, Boeing Co., Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), International Travel
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American Airlines to expand LAX service by adding 8 destinations
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-...
Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Bankruptcy, Boeing Co., Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Air Transportation Industry
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American Airlines defends $20-million severance pay to CEO
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...
Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Bankruptcy, American Airlines, Inc., Companies and Corporations, Corporate Officers
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Senate panel hears debate on American and US Airways merger
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...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Ronald Reagan, American Airlines, Inc., U.S. Department of Justice
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American Airlines-US Airways merger formally announced
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...
Tags: Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Recapitalization, American Airlines, Inc., Companies and Corporations, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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American-US Airways merger talks reportedly close to completion
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...
Tags: Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Companies and Corporations, American Airlines, Inc., Economy, Business and Finance
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By catering to 'elite' fliers, American Airlines misleads others
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...
Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Air Transportation Delays, Services and Shopping, Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry
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American Airlines parent loses $1.7 billion, to cut 1,200 jobs
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...
Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Bankruptcy, American Airlines, Inc., Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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