Saturday, November 22, 2008

Posts Tagged ‘american airlines’

American Airlines to buy 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft

American Airlines to buy 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft

Thursday, October 16, 2008 19:25

American Airlines, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States, plans to buy as many as 100 new, long-range Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

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American Airlines to filter porn sites on its in-flight internet

Thursday, October 9, 2008 16:35

American Airlines, the largest United States-based carrier, has decided to filter pornographic websites on in-flight internet service.

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Flight attendants want American Airlines to block access to in-flight internet porn

Flight attendants want American Airlines to block access to in-flight internet porn

Sunday, September 14, 2008 7:29

A new kind of problem seems to be gathering storm in the air: Flight attendants with American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, have asked the company to filter its in-flight wireless internet service to block access to pornography and other websites which the workers believe are “inappropriate.”

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Venezuela strikes back, cuts flights by US airlines

Venezuela strikes back, cuts flights by US airlines

Saturday, September 13, 2008 18:50

Venezuela is cutting the number of flights it will allow United States-based airlines to operate to and from the country.

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Richard Branson determined to block British Airways-American Airlines tie-up

Richard Branson determined to block British Airways-American Airlines tie-up

Saturday, September 13, 2008 6:55

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American Airlines plans to lay off 469 workers at US airports

Thursday, September 4, 2008 21:01

  As a part of its continuing efforts at downsizing flights, American Airlines, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States, has sent notices of possible layoffs to 469 employees at airports in 5 cities in the United States.

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American Airlines wants its planned Chicago-Beijing non-stop service put off by one year

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 6:22

American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, has requested the United States Department of Transportation to allow the carrier to delay the launching of its non-stop service between O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, the United States, and Beijing, China, by one year.

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EU launches anti-trust probe into pact between 3 airlines

Sunday, August 31, 2008 5:18

The European Commission (EU) has begun an anti-trust investigation into a revenue-sharing pact signed between British Airways, American Airlines and Spain’s Iberia Airlines.

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American Airlines waives third-bag fee for active members of US military

Monday, August 25, 2008 7:02

American Airlines, based in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States, has decided to waive the longstanding fee to check a third bag for active members of the United States military.

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British Airways, American Airlines move closer to merger

Thursday, August 7, 2008 11:46

British Airways, the national airline and flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the biggest airlines in Europe, is getting closer to signing a merger agreement with the United States-based American Airlines, the world’s largest  airline, media reports say.

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American Airlines job cuts: 700 employees may be sacked

Monday, July 7, 2008 7:38

By the end of the current year, high fuel costs would spell doom for as many as 7000 employees at American Airlines.

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American Airlines, American Eagle Airlines, AmericanConnection announce details of flight cuts

Thursday, June 26, 2008 19:49

American Airlines will reduce flights at many airports in the United States as well as overseas later in 2008.

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Lufthansa, Air Berlin, Air France-KLM, American Airlines raise fuel surcharges

Monday, June 16, 2008 12:43

Four major airlines of the world – Lufthansa, Air Berlin, Air France-KLM and American Airlines – have raised passenger fuel surcharges in the wake record-high prices of aviation fuel.

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Major airlines in the US roll back fare hike

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:38

American Airlines, United, Continental, Delta and US Airways reduce fares

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American Airlines stops Chicago-Buenos Aires, Chicago-Honolulu, Boston-San Diego flights

Monday, June 9, 2008 7:32

American Airlines, a unit of AMR Corporation, based in the United States, has begun discontinuing some of its long-haul services.

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US airlines perform better in April 2008

Monday, June 9, 2008 7:18

The operational performance of airlines in the United States got better in April 2008.

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American Airlines launches Chicago-Moscow flight

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 19:45

American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, launched its first flight between the United States and Russia on May 3, 2008.

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American Airlines retracts on curbside check-in fee, lifts ban on tips for skycaps

Sunday, June 1, 2008 8:11

American Airlines has decided to stop charging $2 a bag for curbside check-in throughout the United States also to revoke a ban on tips for skycaps at Boston’s Logan International Airport.

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Record fuel prices force American Airlines to cut 300 flights a day

Saturday, May 31, 2008 20:36

American Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of the AMR Corporation, the United States, has announced a drastic reduction in the number of flights in the face of record-high fuel prices.

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American Airlines to charge $15 for first checked bag

Saturday, May 31, 2008 20:35

American Airlines has decided to charge a fee of $15 (£7.50) to check a bag on domestic flights, thus becoming the first major airline in the United States to charge passengers for a first checked bag.

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American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines raise roundtrip fares by $60

Saturday, May 31, 2008 20:30

Three major airlines based in the United States – American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines – have increased fares by as much as $60 round trip to counter the phenomenal rise in prices of jet fuel.

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