Cost-Cutting Cited in Loose Plane Seats
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/24/business/installation-problems-seen-in-american-airlines-loose-seats.html
Last month, American Airlines grounded dozens of Boeing 757 airliners after passenger seats came loose on four flights. Just a few weeks earlier, another American plane, a Boeing 767, was grounded after a problem was reported with the installation of ...
American Airlines to recall furloughed pilots early next year
http://www.dallasnews.com/business/airline-industry/20121123-american-airlines-to-recall-furloughed-pilots-early-next-year.ece
As American Airlines Inc. pilots begin voting on a proposed contract, the Fort Worth-based carrier has informed them that it will begin recalling furloughed pilots in early 2013. ?Right now, we are looking at about 40 pilots a month with the first ...
More airlines providing WiFi on flights
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/20158472/more-airlines-providing-wifi-on-flights
(CNN) - The last refuge from constant internet connectivity may be catching up. More airlines than ever are now providing Wi-Fi on their flights, thanks to one of the self-proclaimed fastest growing companies in America. Gogo has installed Wi-Fi ...
Airline Worker Accused Of Trying To Smuggle $600K Out Of JFK
http://gothamist.com/2012/11/24/airline_worker_accused_of_trying_to.php
Nothing'll bring you down faster than the Man stealing all your hard-earned cash, and one American Airlines flight attendant is learning that the hard way. Jorge Albert Perez got caught allegedly trying to sneak $600,000 in drug money out of JFK?but ...
American Airlines: Too many pilots will retire if they can take their pensions ...
http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/2012/11/american-airlines-too-many-pilots-will-retire-if-they-can-take-their-pensions-as-a-lump-sum.html/
American Airlines filed a motion Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to take away a pilot's option to collect his or her pension as a lump sum rather than in monthly payments. In its memorandum of law in support of the motion, American said that option ...
American Airlines Employee Arrested For Trying To Bring Gun On Plane
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/11/23/american-airlines-employee-arrested-for-trying-to-bring-gun-on-plane/
CHICAGO (STMW) ? An American Airlines employee was arrested Friday morning for allegedly trying to bring a gun onto an airplane at O'Hare International Airport. Sheila A. Schultz, 65, was taken into custody at a security checkpoint about 9:30 a.m ...
Airline 'pit crews' work to keep flights on time
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/22/travel/airline-ground-crews/index.html
Houston (CNN) -- If you are heading home after Thanksgiving still groggy from L-tryptophan and an early morning Black Friday shopping spree, you're counting on a team of airline workers you might never see to get your plane out safely and on time.
Senate Commends Arik Air, to Build Airlines' Capacity
http://allafrica.com/stories/201211240364.html
The Senate Committee on Aviation said it plans to grow the capacity of indigenous airlines to position them to adequately compete with the mega carriers and stop them from reaping off Nigerian travellers. The committee which on Thursday night took a ...
