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Old AA logo comes down at American Airlines Center, and new one goes up 27 Aug 2013 | 03:37 am
The new AA logo sits atop the west face of the American Airlines Center after workers installed it late Tuesday afternoon. (PHOTO: Terry Maxon, DMN)
American Airlines’ parent company reports earnings of $292 million — and that’s just in July 26 Aug 2013 | 06:10 pm
American Airlines jet with merger partner US Airways (PHOTO: Associated Press) AMR, parent of American Airlines, said it earned $292 million in net income in July, or $349 million if one excludes $57...
D/FW Airport delays its new parking system 26 Aug 2013 | 09:42 am
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport advised late Sunday that it will delay the launch of its new parking system. It was supposed to go on line at 2 a.m. Monday. However, the airport said there wa...
Lawmakers criticize merger lawsuit against American Airlines and US Airways 24 Aug 2013 | 03:59 am
We have two politicians who aren’t exactly strolling down the same side of the political fence speaking out against the Aug. 13 lawsuit that would stop the American Airlines-US Airways merger. On Fri...
Cranky Flyer takes a look at GAO study on US Airways-American Airlines merger (and finds it wanting) 24 Aug 2013 | 03:18 am
Cranky Flyer Brett Snyder examined the June 2013 report, “Issues Raised by the Proposed Merger of American Airlines and US Airways,” released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Snyder didn...
American Airlines: Go ahead and confirm our plan, Judge 24 Aug 2013 | 12:45 am
As expected American Airlines and parent AMR filed arguments telling U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane why he should go ahead and confirm their plan of reorganization. 1. If the U.S. Justice Department...
Justice to bankruptcy judge: Here’s how the antitrust review came about 24 Aug 2013 | 12:22 am
The U.S. Department of Justice told U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane on Friday that the U.S. takes no position on whether Lane should delay a decision on confirming American Airlines’ plan of reorganiz...
Unions at American Airlines, US Airways wants Nov. 12 trial on antitrust complaint 23 Aug 2013 | 09:39 pm
UPDATE, 1:45 p.m. Friday: The Allied Pilots Association, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, the Transport Workers Union and the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, filed an amicus cu...
Lawyers in private lawsuit ask judge not to confirm American Airlines bankruptcy plan 23 Aug 2013 | 09:25 pm
Attorneys in a private antitrust lawsuit challenging the merger of American Airlines and US Airways said the plan shouldn’t be approved because it is based upon the merger going forward. “The Debtors...
3 idle thoughts for Friday 23 Aug 2013 | 08:55 pm
1. Let’s compromise and hold the American Airlines-US Airways antitrust lawsuit during the weeks of Christmas and New Year’s. 2. The conspiracy detectives are trying to figure out who to blame for th...
