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American Airlines on Thursday told staff it has more than 20,000 employees it doesn’t need for its reduced fall schedule as the carrier and its competitors face weak demand for air travel during the coronavirus pandemic. The Fort Worth-based carrier and other U.S. airlines are urging employees to take buyouts or early retirement options to reduce headcount before turning to...

After months of deserted terminals, airlines say they’re ready to fill flights again. American Airlines expanded flights to full capacity beginning July 1st, joining United and Spirit Airlines. The move comes despite a rise in COVID-19 cases in dozens of states.

American Airlines has banned a man for not wearing a face covering on a plane

American Airlines has banned a man who was kicked off a plane for refusing to wear a face covering, among the first such incidents since airlines promised this week to step up enforcement of their mask rules. NBC New York’s Stefan Holt reports.

American Airlines is planning to cut 30% of its management and support staff, a reduction of about 5,000 jobs, because of the toll coronavirus is taking on the business, the company told employees Wednesday.

American Airlines has started alerting travelers about crowded planes before their trips and allowing them to switch to other flights in an effort to calm travelers nervous about the spread of coronavirus. The measure, which American announced Wednesday, follows a similar step by United Airlines. United instituted a new policy that tells customers when their flight is more than 70% full...

Thirty American Airlines ramp workers at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport have been infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus, at least one has died, and 26 others with symptoms are awaiting test results, according to the union that represents them, raising concerns on why they’ve been hit so hard by the pandemic. Some workers are concerned not enough is being done...

With the evolving nature of the outbreak, some airlines have increased their flight cancellations, and have even begun waiving fees for those who previously booked flights to high-risk countries.

American Airlines said it will cut 30% of its domestic flights over the next month.

An American Airlines flight from Chicago to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport was forced to make an emergency landing Tuesday when an unidentified passenger tried to open an exit door.

A veteran airline mechanic has been sentenced to three years in prison for sabotaging an American Airlines jetliner in Miami with 150 people aboard

An American Airlines flight from Chicago to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport was forced to make an emergency landing Tuesday when an unidentified passenger tried to open an exit door.

United Airlines won’t use the Boeing 737 Max at all this summer, while American Airlines is still holding out hope for a late August return

An airline passenger’s video of a man punching the back of her seat sparked an online debate: Is it OK to recline when sitting in economy? Wendi Williams said on Twitter that she was on an American Airlines flight from New Orleans to Charlotte, North Carolina, when she decided to put her seat in the recline position. The man behind her...

The union that represents American Airlines pilots said Thursday that it’s suing the carrier to halt service to China amid the coronavirus outbreak, which has killed more than 170 people in China and infected more than 8,000 around the world. The Allied Pilots Association, which represents about 15,000 pilots for the Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier said its suit seeks a temporary...

American Airlines says it’s taking the Boeing 737 Max out of its schedule for two more months, until early June. That means American will cancel nearly 20,000 flights in the first five-plus months of 2020.

The list of items Boeing could be forced to fix before federal safety officials let the grounded 737 Max airliner fly again has grown to include a problem with electrical wiring used for the plane’s controls. Separately on Monday, the financial damage to Boeing from the airplane crisis came into sharper focus as American Airlines said it has reached agreement…

The pop singer and “This Is Us” star tweeted that she left the tablet on an American Airlines plane on Dec. 26. The plane was flown to Philadelphia where a crew found the iPad and turned it over to lost and found.

A longtime airline mechanic with some possible links to Muslim extremists pleaded guilty Wednesday to sabotaging a jetliner with 150 people aboard, causing the pilot to abort the flight just before takeoff at Miami International Airport. Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani entered the plea in Miami federal court. He previously admitted to investigators that he committed the sabotage, insisting it was…

American Airlines says Friday they’re expanding travel alerts and allowing passengers traveling to change flights for no additional fees due to winter storms in the northeast and Midwest.