All American Airlines articles – Page 11
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NewsSouthwest’s Kelly tests positive for Covid-19 two days after DC testimony
Southwest Airlines’ chief executive officer Gary Kelly has tested positive for coronavirus just two days after he and other US airline executives appeared in-person to testify in front of US congressional committee.
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NewsJetBlue and American forge ahead with alliance despite lawsuit
JetBlue Airways and American Airlines have expanded their collaboration, with plans to operate some 700 daily flights from New York’s John F Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports, and from Boston Logan International airport, by next summer.
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NewsAmerican Airlines’ incoming CEO Isom names executive team
American Airlines has announced changes to its senior leadership team when current president Robert Isom takes over as chief executive on 31 March 2022.
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NewsAmerican cuts summer 2022 international flying due to 787 delivery delays
American Airlines has reduced international flying next summer due to delayed deliveries of widebody Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
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NewsAmerican president Isom to succeed Parker as CEO in March 2022
American Airlines chief executive Doug Parker will retire effective 31 March 2022 and be succeeded by American president Robert Isom.
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NewsJetBlue, American ask judge to throw out DOJ lawsuit
JetBlue Airways and American Airlines have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit against the carriers’ so-called Northeast Alliance (NEA).
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NewsBusiness travel patterns have shifted: American CEO
American Airlines chief executive Doug Parker says the carrier has seen business travel patterns shift amid the pandemic, and that smaller companies are now on the leading edge of the return in corporate travel.
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NewsUS airlines prepare for busy Thanksgiving travel period
Major US airlines are preparing for an onslaught of passengers over the US Thanksgiving holiday long weekend later this month.
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NewsAmerican Airlines cancels almost 2,300 flights in four days
American Airlines has cancelled 2,291 flights since 29 October as inclement weather and staff shortages threw the airline’s schedule into disarray.
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NewsVertical warns UK could miss out on eVTOL benefits without government action
Bristol-headquartered Vertical Aerospace has called for the UK government to urgently set out clear policy goals to enable advanced aerial mobility operations to begin at scale from mid-decade or risk missing out on the economic and social opportunities they promise.
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NewsAmerican chief pledges to fight DOJ suit challenging JetBlue partnership
American Airlines chief executive Doug Parker is taking a fighting stance with the DOJ, signalling no intention of backing down or even of pursuing a settlement with the US government.
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NewsSouthwest and American will not fire unvaccinated workers despite federal mandate: CEOs
Neither Southwest Airlines nor American Airlines plan to fire workers who fail to receive coronavirus vaccines, as mandated by the US government for government contractors.
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NewsVertical confident on 2024 certification for VA-X4 as first flight shifts into next year
UK start-up Vertical Aerospace remains confident that it can gain certification for its VA-X4 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft by 2024, although first flight has has now slipped into 2022. Meanwhile, the company’s orberbook has now hit 1,350 units thanks to a recent trio of commitments.
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NewsAmerican’s pilots warn vaccine mandate could cause disruptions
American Airlines’ pilot union is warning that the US government’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate could lead to “mass terminations” and a travel crunch in the traditionally busy end-of-year holiday season.
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NewsAmerican Airlines to codeshare with India’s IndiGo
American Airlines intends in October to begin codesharing with Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo, a partnership aligning with American’s planned launch of flights to the counry.
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Airline BusinessWhy airlines are delighted about the full return of transatlantic travel
Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr described the development as “a major step out of the crisis”, while IATA director general Willie Walsh called it “a major step forward”.
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Airline BusinessJetBlue ‘beholden’ to American under Northeast pact: US government
The US government’s case against the American Airlines-JetBlue Airways alliance rests largely on the argument that the deal leaves JetBlue overly dependent on much-larger American.
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NewsDOJ sues to unwind American-JetBlue alliance, carriers pledge to fight
The US Department of Justice confirms it has sued in US federal court to force American Airlines and JetBlue Airways to scuttle their partnership in the Northeast USA, alleging the pact violates US anti-trust laws.
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NewsAmerican and JetBlue defend Northeast partnership amid reports of US anti-trust challenge
American Airlines and JetBlue Airways are on the defensive following news that the Department of Justice intends to challenge their newly established alliance in the Northeast USA.
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NewsAmerican invests $100m in Bill Gates-led clean-technology development project
American Airlines has become the latest US airline to commit to carbon-reducing measures, saying it has invested $100 million in a Bill Gates-led financing programme intended to support cleaner aviation technologies.