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American Airlines Union Leader Says Strike Unlikely
DALLAS (AP) – A union president at American Airlines said Thursday that federal officials aren’t likely to let flight attendants go on strike because of the weak condition of the economy and the...
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Southwest Airlines Pilot Suspended After Radio Rant
DALLAS (KRLD/AP) – Southwest Airlines Co. suspended a pilot whose disparaging comments about gays and older flight attendants were transmitted over an air-traffic control frequency. The pilot was...
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American Airlines Steps Up Recycling Efforts
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The Wings Foundation is a fundraising organization of American Airlines flight attendants who operate a Disaster Relief Fund to help out those who lose their homes to the...
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American Airlines Flight Attendants Protest Their Company
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Dozens of American Airlines flight attendants took to the picket line Tuesday to protest their company. They say they are trying to save some of the 13,000 jobs that American...
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AMR Unions Seek Early-Retirement Incentives
The American Airlines logo is seen on the tail of a jet. (credit: Tim Boyle/Getty Images) FORT WORTH (AP) – Two major unions at American Airlines are asking the company to offer incentives for workers...
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Union Says 500 American Airlines Layoffs Averted
DALLAS (AP) — The flight attendants’ union says that because of job-sharing and other steps, American Airlines won’t have to furlough 500 workers this spring. American said two weeks ago that it...
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American Airlines Attendants Re-Elect Union President
DALLAS (AP) – Flight attendants facing layoffs and pay cuts at American Airlines have narrowly re-elected their union president. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants said Friday that...
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Southwest Airlines Opening Crew Quarters In Denver
DENVER (AP) – Southwest Airlines Inc. is opening a new pilot crew base and flight attendant crew base at Denver International Airport. The facilities will bring about 250 pilots and at least 400 flight...
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American Eagle Employees Protest Labor Cost Cuts
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – American Eagle flight attendants protested outside of Terminal B at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Tuesday. The group was picketing the regional carrier’s desire to...
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US Airways Files For American Airlines Merger; Unions On Board
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – US Airways officially announced Friday morning that it wants to merge with Fort Worth-based American Airlines. While it has not made a takeover bid for American, it has struck a...
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American Airlines Workers Seek New Contract Talks
DALLAS (AP) – Flight attendants and mechanics at American Airlines want to resume contract talks as a deadline nears for a federal judge to rule on whether the airline can impose its own terms on...
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Flight Attendants Urged To Approve AA’s Offer
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The vice president of the American Airlines flight attendants union, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, urged members to approve the airline’s last, best...
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Bond Between Grapevine And AA Tested By Possible Merger
GRAPEVINE (CBSDFW.COM) – The quaint streets of Grapevine paint a picture of small-town America. Like many small towns, the community often revolves around a big company. Grapevine and American Airlines...
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American Eagle Flight Attendants OK Contract
DALLAS (AP) – Flight attendants at American Eagle, the regional-flying sister to American Airlines, overwhelmingly approved a new labor contract. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA said Friday...
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Hundreds of AA Flight Attendants Taking Early Out
FORT WORTH (CBS 11 NEWS) – After becoming an American Airlines flight attendant in 1975, Paul Collins says he is now ready to hang up his wings. He says, “I’ve gone the distance, and I’m ready.” At...
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American Airlines Avoids Flight Attendant Layoffs
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – CBS 11 News has confirmed that 2,205 American Airlines flight attendants applied for the carrier’s early-out incentive. That response, the company said, means that it will not...
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Nearly 3,000 AA Layoffs Coming
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – American Airlines has told the state it could be cutting nearly three thousand jobs here in North Texas by November. The Fort Worth carrier sent a notice to the state today...
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Southwest Airlines Adds Crew Bases In Denver
DENVER (AP) – Southwest Airlines Co. has officially opened new pilot and flight attendant crew bases at Denver International Airport. The bases will serve as offices on the ground for nearly 400 pilots...
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American Airlines Merger Could Be Weeks Away
FORT WORTH (CBS 11 NEWS) – American Airlines’ CEO Tom Horton says it will be “a matter of weeks” before a decision is made about a merger with U-S Airways. Horton made the statement in a letter to...
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DFW Student Aspires To Be Flight Attendant
A young exchange student aspiring to be a flight attendant after graduation recently got to experience the American Airlines training center, getting her closer to her goal.
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