American Airlines
American Airlines is the world's largest airline when measured by fleet size, revenue, scheduled passengers carried, scheduled passenger-kilometers flown, and number of destinations served. American, together with its regional partners,...
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Extending airline payroll support beyond Sept. 30 gains traction in Congress
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Supporters of more payroll support for airlines say the relief is needed to avoid mass layoffs.
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American, Delta, United now pursuing similar capacity strategies
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Convergence follows period during which American operated more of its network than rivals Delta and United.
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American: Q3 system capacity to be down 60%
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Airline to retire four aircraft types this year as it copes with significant demand drop from COVID-19.
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COVID-19: US airline recovery 'choppy,' Delta says
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The stalled recovery has led many carriers to pause or scale back capacity growth planned for July and August.
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Alaska expands from San Diego
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Alaska Airlines is beefing up its network from San Diego with the addition of three new routes.
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United trying to avoid involuntary furloughs
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Pilots' union agrees to programs designed to allow pilots to leave airline voluntarily in face of COVID-19 demand drop.
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American and JetBlue join forces
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American Airlines and JetBlue are forming a partnership that is designed to boost each other’s networks in the ultra-competitive US Northeast and...
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Delta puts brakes on planned capacity growth
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Alaska, American and United also slow pace of growth.
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United: Resuming LAX 787 routes marks 'sprout' of good news
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After American Airlines drops LAX as an international hub, United boosts long-haul flying at the airport.
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Allegiant to slow rate of growth in Q3 as COVID-19 surges
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Several US states have reported increases in the number of people with the virus, which has negatively impacted bookings and tempered third-quarter...
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United Airlines signals downsizing coming later this year
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Once CARES Act restrictions expire, United could cut nearly half of its workforce.
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Alaska, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest and United agree to CARES loan terms
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The announcement comes less than a week after the Treasury agreed to terms with five of the other largest carriers in the US.
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US airline capacity additions may be too optimistic, analysts warn
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Even With COVID-19 still a serious health issue in the US, airlines are ramping up flying.
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American Airlines drops LAX as international hub
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Los Angeles passengers will no longer have nonstop American service to five key gateways.
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United Airlines ramps up Asia-Pacific flying
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United had the biggest presence in China among US carriers before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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American Airlines takes heat for decision to book to capacity
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Controversial move is in contrast to rival Delta Air Lines, which caps capacity at 60% on all flights.
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US airline unions push Congress to extend assistance
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The CARES Act provided airlines with $32 billion in grants, but it expires on Sept. 30.
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Recovery Tracker: the global market (w/c June 8)
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As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes' latest infographic looks at the...
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American sees demand improving, to operate more than half of original July schedule
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American 'more optimistic' compared to previous schedule plans.
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Frontier expands from Philadelphia
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Frontier Airlines is to launch three new routes from Philadelphia International (PHL) and increase frequencies on four more.