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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: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Airways, Financially Distressed Companies
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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: Politics, Telecommunication Service, Federal Aviation Administration, Qualcomm Inc., United Air Lines
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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: Companies and Corporations, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Los Angeles International Airport, U.S. Airways, Financially Distressed Companies
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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: U.S. Airways, Los Angeles International Airport, Financially Distressed Companies, American Airlines, Inc., Bankruptcy
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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: Companies and Corporations, Los Angeles International Airport, U.S. Airways, Financially Distressed Companies, Bankruptcy
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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: Companies and Corporations, U.S. Airways, Los Angeles International Airport, Bankruptcy, Economy, Business and Finance
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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: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Airways, Financially Distressed Companies, American Airlines, Inc.
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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: Consumers, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Airways, Restructuring and Recapitalization, American Airlines, Inc.
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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: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Airways, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Restructuring and Recapitalization
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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: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Airways, Restructuring and Recapitalization, American Airlines, Inc.
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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: Services and Shopping, Movies, Entertainment, Trips and Vacations, Air Transportation
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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: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Financially Distressed Companies, American Airlines, Inc., Bankruptcy
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