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American Airlines has had to cancel hundreds of flights this weekend due to staffing shortages triggered by weather-related disruptions, according to FlightAware data on Saturday. The website, which tracks delays and cancellations in the US skies, showed that American Airlines cancelled more than 800 flights on Friday and Saturday and expects more than 400 cancellations on Sunday. American Airlines CEO David Seymour said in a memo to staff on Saturday that the difficulties began on […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — American Airlines became the latest US carrier to report a hefty second-quarter loss, but said it made progress in reducing cash burn, according to results released Thursday. The company suffered a $2.1 billion loss in the quarter ending June 30, compared with profits of $662 million in the year-ago period. Revenues plunged 86.4 percent to $1.6 billion behind a steep drop in customer traffic. “This was one of the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — American Airlines on Monday became the latest carrier to reach an agreement with Boeing on compensation to cover the financial losses connected to the 737 MAX grounding, which caused thousands of flights to be cancelled. American described the deal as a “confidential agreement” and did not disclose the full amount involved, which covers the company’s 2019 financial damages. “American will continue its conversations with Boeing regarding compensation for damages related […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – American Airlines said Wednesday it is ending its codeshare relationships with Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways as part of its push against government subsidies of Middle Eastern carriers. American notified Doha-based Qatar Airways and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad of its decision on June 29 to end the “codeshare” partnership — the sharing of a flight by two carriers. Maintaining the program “no longer (makes) sense for us,” an American […]
