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The beleaguered airline sees a rare win as it fights to keep the pilots' union from gaining ground during its bankruptcy process.
Skift | 11 years ago
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American Airlines is very happy to be independent, but the most realistic way out its bankruptcy mess, say experts, is answering the courtship call of US Airways. But holding out will make it much more interesting.
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The embattled AMR inches ever closer to formal talks with rival/suitor US Airways.
Consultants and lawyers are seeing a fee and expenses bonanza of almost $400,000 a day as American enters another month of bankruptcy.
Tourism
A simple rebranding project may be too much to expect of a country that seems structurally unable to deal with its endemic labor and tax issues.
Revised contract terms could prevent the Transport Workers Union from seeing 10% of their American Airlines employees being shown the door.
Because of its market-leading AAdvantage miles program, American has a solid base of committed customers. For everyone's benefit they need to be given a seat at the negotiating table.
