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American Airlines will retrofit each plane in its Boeing 777 fleet. It takes less than week to complete retrofitting a 777 aircraft, and the airline believes the entire fleet will be reconfigured by the end of this year. The airline has stated that having each plane have the exact same number of seats will lessen the ...

The FINANCIAL -- On March 28, American Airlines announced that Cornelius Boone has been named vice president – Team Member Services. He will report to Patrick O'Keeffe, senior vice president – People. In this role, Boone will oversee all HR and People functions that support American's 120,000 ...

American Airlines will boost its service to the Mexico, Caribbean and Latin America region to nearly 270 daily flights with the launch of six new routes from the US, the Dallas/Fort Worth-based carrier said March 29. Beginning Dec. 19, American will begin Boeing 787-9 flights between Los Angeles (LAX) ...

That's why American Airlines and Columbia Metropolitan Airport announced Thursday that the airline will double the aircraft size and seating capacity on its flight between CAE and Dallas/Fort Worth beginning on June 7. AA will replace their 76-seat regional jets with 140-seat mainline aircraft for the two ...

Pilots from American Airlines and Learjet Spotted a UFO over Arizona in February .... American Airlines told Fortune they are directing all questions to the FAA. This incident happened just 500 miles away from Roswell, N.M., a notorious location for UFO activity dating back to 1947, when a flying saucer ...

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) announced four new Central and South American destinations on Tuesday. The Fort Worth-based airline will begin selling tickets to Georgetown, Guyana; Pereira, Colombia; Cordoba, Argentina; and Oaxaca, Mexico starting either in April or May, depending on ...

American Airlines plans to start the first ever non-stops from Los Angeles International to Buenos Aires in December, aboard cutting-edge Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets, which have jet lag–beating technology aboard like lower cabin pressure and cleaner air. Previously, to go from L.A. to B.A., you'd have to ...

American Airlines is adding flights from Florida to Venezuela at the end of the year, an addition that contrasts with moves made by several international airlines that have halted or reduced service due to economic and political turmoil in the country. The world's largest airline will offer thrice-weekly service ...

American Airlines' CEO Says the Least Important Customers Get the Worst Planes. This is quite an admission. But is it wise? Or even accurate? By Chris Matyszczyk. Chris Matyszczyk advises clients about advertising and marketing through his company Howard Raucous. In 2013, MediaPost named him ...

United Airlines looks determined not to allow American Airlines to get the upper hand in the battle for O'Hare Airport. The two have been locked for two weeks in an increasingly fierce fight over gate allocation at O'Hare. That fight broke out after Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Department of ...

Travelers may be surprised to discover just how much American Airlines knows about them. The airline has been taking advantage of technology that makes it possible to keep track of the habits of frequent customers and reward travelers who spend the biggest bucks. American Airlines is going big with big ...

While rivals such as Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) have worked hard to balance capital spending discipline with the need to update their fleets, top U.S. airline American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) has spent freely on new aircraft in recent years. Between 2014 and 2017, American's capex totaled a whopping ...

American Airlines canceled its entire Boston schedule for Tuesday and warned of the potential for other flight cancellations around the Northeast. The airline had 89 departures and an equal number of arrivals scheduled from Boston's Logan International Airport on Tuesday, American Airlines spokesman ...

A father-son duo from Dallas have been convicted of running a multimillion-dollar scam to convince American Airlines employees they suffered from hearing loss — and to profit off the health care claims they filed for their false diagnoses. The verdict handed down by a jury last Thursday could mean more ...

Fernandez exited American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) in May of last year, citing a desire to spend more time with his family. A month later AA announced it would not renew a uniform contract with Twin Hill, a unit of Men's Wearhouse, which is a division of Tailored Brands (NYSE: TLRD). Twin Hill has insisted ...

Later this month, on March 25, American Airlines will begin nonstop flights from PHL to Zurich in the first of three added European destinations from Philly this year. Beginning May 4, there will begin nonstop seasonal summer service to Budapest and Prague from Philadelphia, also serviced by American ...

Gary Leff at View From The Wing, for example, got hold of American Airlines' written answers to some recent employee questions and ideas. Many replies came with a standard "no, don't be silly, we've no plans for that" sort of response. It's not as if American -- or any other legacy airline -- is going to add ...

An elderly Chinese couple was left in critical condition after getting hit by a pick-up truck when American Airlines diverted their flight to Baltimore, Maryland last week. The ordeal began on Friday, March 2, when a passenger, who said she wishes to remain anonymous, scheduled a flight from Minnesota to ...

Starting in April, American Airlines Group Inc. will introduce its basic economy fares on some trans-Atlantic flights. The airline isn't saying whether the list will include its nonstop service to London out of Raleigh-Durham International Airport. "We haven't announced markets yet," airline spokesman Joshua ...

The response was nearly universal among air travelers and aviation experts. Since the city formally unveiled its $8.5 billion expansion plans this past week, only one of O'Hare's carriers, Fort Worth-based American Airlines, has voiced opposition to the deal, alleging Chicago-based rival United Airlines cut a ...

However, a video posted this week shows a long and unpleasant argument between American Airlines passengers and a gate agent at Miami airport. The passengers insist they were on time for their flight, but the airline deliberately overbooked it -- something airlines insist they do very rarely these days.

American Airlines, flight 5466, set to take off from Charlotte, N.C. to Cincinnati. An allegedly intoxicated passenger is thrown off the plane before it even gets away from the gate, according to reports. Somehow, he doesn't just wind up back in the terminal; he's down on the tarmac. He rips off his shirt. Gets his ...

The response was nearly universal among air travelers and aviation experts. Since the city formally unveiled its $8.5 billion expansion plans this week, only one of O'Hare's carriers, American Airlines, has voiced opposition to the deal, alleging Chicago-based rival United Airlines cut a secret deal to get five ...

And there are the ones like the pilot of an American Airlines flight this week who allegedly got into a physical fight with his own airline's ground crew, was arrested, and now can't leave the country until his case is settled. Before we go further, consider the lesson this admittedly crazy story drives home from a ...

American Airlines Just Announced a New way For You To Despair a Little (If You're Flying Transatlantic). You've been waiting excitedly for this, haven't you? Especially if you have kids. By Chris Matyszczyk. Chris Matyszczyk advises clients about advertising and marketing through his company Howard ...

The good news: flights to Europe on American Airlines might soon get a little cheaper! The bad news: that's because American Airlines is following in the footsteps of other airlines by adding a tier known as “basic economy,” which lowers the price of airfare at the cost of some standard amenities many flyers ...