American Airlines News

American Airlines Welcomes Cole Brown as Chief People Officer

Safe trip? Aboard the revamped Boeing 737 MAX' 1st public flight

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Dec 3^rd 2020 |

Will this plane land safely?That question was very much on the minds of the 87 passengers on the revamped Boeing 737 MAX's first public flight Wednesday following a 2...

American Airlines reports $2.4 billion loss in the third quarter

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Oct 22^nd 2020 |

American Airlines announced Thursday that its earnings plunged 73 percent in the third quarter amid the collapse in air travel during the coronavirus pandemic, causin...

American Airlines to lay off 19,000 workers in October without new aid

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Aug 26^th 2020 |

American Airlines warned Tuesday it will lay off around 19,000 workers on October 1 after federal aid expires unless lawmakers vote to give beleaguered US carriers mo...

American Airlines deploys new anti-COVID spray in planes

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, Aug 25^th 2020 |

American Airlines on Monday said it will be spraying its airplane interiors with a long-lasting product specifically designed to guard against the coronavirus as it t...

American Airlines adds flights as demand recovers from virus

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Jun 5^th 2020 |

American Airlines will add more flights in July on improving demand, the company said Thursday, suggesting the industry had seen the worst of the hit from the coronav...

US airlines desperate for cash but fear government involvement

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Apr 9^th 2020 |

US airlines have been all but paralyzed by the coronavirus, and as they face an uncertain future they have turned to Washington for financial help, but that might mea...

Delta and American airlines suspend several Milan flights

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Mon, Mar 2^nd 2020 |

Delta Air Lines and American Airlines are temporarily suspending some flights between US airports and Milan because of the spread of the novel coronavirus in parts of...

Aircraft Interiors 2019: The current major cabin upgrade programmes

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Apr 11^th 2019 |

As the twentieth edition of Aircraft Interiors Expo opens in Hamburg from 2nd to 4th April, Le Journal de l'Aviation casts its eye over the main cabin upgrade programm...

Embraer and American Airlines Sign a New Contract for 15 E175s

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Mon, Nov 5^th 2018 |

Embraer and American Airlines Inc. signed a firm order for 15 E175 jets in a 76-seat configuration. The contract has a value of USD 705 million, based on current list ...

Embraer Delivers 1,400th E-Jet to American Airlines

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Dec 7^th 2017 |

Embraer celebrates the delivery of its 1,400th E-Jet, an E175, during a ceremony at Embraer’s industrial facilities in São José dos Campos, Brazil. American Airl...

Thousands of American Airlines holiday flights without pilots

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Nov 30^th 2017 |

American Airlines was scrambling Wednesday to avoid thousands of cancelations over the busy holiday travel period after a scheduling glitch left many flights without ...

Embraer and American Airlines Sign a Contract for Ten E175s

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Nov 2^nd 2017 |

Embraer and American Airlines Inc. signed a firm order for ten E175 jets. American Airlines is exercising its purchase rights from its original contract with Embraer s...

American Airlines boosts employee pay as earnings fall

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Apr 27^th 2017 |

American Airlines announced an unexpected pay increase for employees even as it reported lower first-quarter earnings Thursday which it blamed on high fuel costs.Net ...

China Southern, American Airlines announce tie-up

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, Mar 28^th 2017 |

American Airlines on Tuesday confirmed it will purchase $200 million in China Southern Airlines stock, the first step in a planned "long-term relationship" between two of the world's biggest carriers. American Airl...

American Airlines to buy stake in China carrier: report

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Mar 23^rd 2017 |

American Airlines is in advanced talks to buy a $200 million stake in Asia's biggest airline China Southern, reports said Thursday, as it looks to get a shoe-in to th...