The top official of US Airways has said a merger with American Airlines’ parent company would save $1.2 billion (£741 million) a year. The comments came this week as Scott Kirby spoke to industry analysts and news reporters via a conference call, during which he said that in addition to producing significant savings a joint [...]

United Airlines has been chosen as America’s “meanest airline” by US consumers. The title came via U.S. News & World Report, whose 2012 Airline Quality Ratings revealed that delays and lost luggage are among the top reasons why the carrier earned the top negative spot in the US market. Reports said that United sees more [...]

US Airways is pushing creditors for a possible merger with American Airlines’ parent firm. Reports said this week that officials from US Airways, which operates hubs in both Charlotte and Phoenix, have proposed a tie-up with the creditors of AMR and have said that the merger could yield as much as $1.5 billion (£946 million) [...]

The parent of American Airlines may soon reject its pacts with labour unions, a lawyer for the firm said. Harvey Miller said on behalf of AMR Corp this week that the struggling airline – the third largest US carrier – was prepared to void its contracts with industry unions in just one week’s time if [...]

A flight attendant has been fired by American Airlines for posting videos online in which he mocks his bosses while dressed in drag. Gailen David from Miami has produced a series of videos in which he mocks the carrier’s financial problems. The YouTube films have proved to be very popular and David also publishes gossip [...]

US carrier American Airlines has announced it is to expand its daily service between its Dallas-Fort Worth hub and Heathrow airport. AMR Corp, the parent company of the Texas-based airline said in a statement on Wednesday that it will add a fourth daily flight between its base and Europe’s busiest airport beginning on 14 June. [...]

American Airlines’ parent firm has announced plans to cut its workforce by 13,000. The major US carrier, which employs nearly 100,000 people worldwide, said on Wednesday that the move would come part of its restructuring plans in the wake of filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy. AMR said it wants to cut its labour costs by 20 [...]

US-based airlines have just completed the country’s safest ever decade for air travel. According to a recent study conducted by the Associated Press, 153 people died in commercial aviation accidents over the last ten years, which amounts to two lives for every 100 million passengers flown. The figure marks a substantial improvement over years prior. [...]

Officials for British Airways have said they have faith that the carrier’s partnership with bankrupt American Airlines will prove fruitful. The Comments came on Tuesday shortly after AMR Corp., the parent company for Dallas Fort Worth-based American Airlines, announced it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after it was unable to secure a new contract with pilots [...]

American Eagle Airlines has been told by the Department of Transportation that it will have to pay a fine of $900,000 after hundreds of passengers were stranded for more than three hours on the tarmac in Chicago earlier in the year. The delays affected 15 flights after they landed at O’Hare International on 29 May. [...]