Airline Sues Union: American Airlines has been...

Airline Sues Union: American Airlines has been forced to cancel dozens of flights during one of the year’s busiest travel periods because of disgruntled pilots calling in sick, a spokesman for the carrier said. The airline filed suit in U.S. District Court in Dallas against its pilots union and asked U.S. District Judge John McBryde to order an end to the alleged sickout, which it called a deliberate attempt to slow its operations. The union, which has been locked in contract negotiations with Dallas-based American for 14 months, denies there is any organized protest.