Struggling Airlines

Travelers line up at the American Airlines check in desk as they prepare to board flights Thursday, July 3, 2008 at Miami International Airport in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Travelers line up at the American Airlines check in desk as they prepare to board flights Thursday, July 3, 2008 at Miami International Airport in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

American Airlines workers brace for job cuts

DALLAS -- Many more job cuts, likely totaling more than 6,000, are likely at American Airlines as the nation's largest airline hunkers down and tries to survive record high fuel costs.


American Airlines workers brace for job cuts

DALLAS -- Many more job cuts, likely totaling more than 6,000, are likely at American Airlines as the nation's largest airline hunkers down and tries to survive record high fuel costs.


Headlines: Airline Woes

American could cut 900 flight attendant jobs (AP, July 2, 2008; 6:22 PM)

FAA's Oversight of Airline Safety Under Investigation (Post, June 28, 2008; Page D02)

American Pares Service To LaGuardia, 4 Cities (Post, June 26, 2008; Page D02)

United Airlines to Put 950 Pilots on Furlough (Post, June 24, 2008; Page D01)

Flying Is Going to Get Even Less Fun:  Rising Fuel Costs Test Airlines, and the Way We Travel (Post, June 14, 2008; Page D01)

Sharing in the Pain (Post, June 14, 2008; Page D01)

FAA Orders Jet Inspections After Emergency Landing (Post, June 14, 2008; Page D03)

United to Ground Its Ted Carrier:  Airline Announces Flight Reductions, Further Jobs Cuts (Post, June 5, 2008; Page D01)

United, US Airways Call Off Talks on Combining 'For Now' (Post, May 31, 2008; Page D02)

Summer's Flight Plan: Delays and Rising Fares (Post, May 14, 2008; Page D01)

Cause of Jet Crash Remains Elusive (Post, May 13, 2008; Page D01)

United's New Plan Could Cost D.C. (Post, April 30, 2008; Page D01)

Air Merger To Test Its Blue Sky on Hill Skeptics (Post, April 24, 2008; Page D01)

Fuel Costs Squeeze U.S. Airlines:  Major Carriers Have Posted Nearly $1 Billion Loss for Quarter (Post, April 23, 2008; Page D02)

It Rains, It Pours (By Cindy Skrzycki, April 22, 2008; Page D01)

Groundings Prompt FAA Safety Overhaul:  Committee to Monitor Airlines' Maintenance (Post, April 19, 2008; Page D01)

Mapping Out an Airline for a New World:  Delta and Northwest Imagine a Global Force to Fly Above Any Downturn (Post, April 16, 2008; Page D01)

Delta, Northwest Agree to Merger (Post, April 15, 2008; Page A01)

Frontier Becomes 4th U.S. Airline in Month to File for Bankruptcy (Post, April 12, 2008; Page D01)

More American Flights Canceled Over Jets' Wiring:  Airline Expects Normal Service to Be Restored by Saturday (Post, April 11, 2008; Page D03)

American Cancels 1,000 Flights:  Wiring Check Grounds Planes, Strands Thousands Locally (Post, April 10, 2008; Page A01)

Airline Passengers Face Even More Fees:  Higher Charges Aim To Offset Fuel Costs (Post, April 9, 2008; Page A01)

American Cancels Flights Again to Inspect Wiring (Post, April 9, 2008; Page D03)

Airline Safety Alarms Unheeded:  Southwest Lapse Tied to Pattern Of FAA Leniency (Post, April 4, 2008; Page A01)

Airlines, FAA Under Fire on the Hill:  Lawmaker Links Safety Lapses to 'Cozy Relationship,' Will Hold Hearing (Post, April 2, 2008; Page D01)

Court Rejects Air Travelers Bill of Rights:  Appeals Panel Rules Against N.Y. Law Saying States Cannot Regulate Airlines (Post, March 26, 2008; Page D03)

3 Airlines Match Increases In Fares to Help Pay for Fuel (Post, March 16, 2008; Page A11)

Southwest Grounds 38 Jets for Inspection (Post, March 13, 2008; Page D03)

Will Mergers Fly?:  Airlines want to cut costs and lift stock values, but lawmakers worry about higher prices and the potential loss of jobs and service. (Post, January 22, 2008; Page D01)

Fliers Happy to End Holiday Travel Pains (Post, January 2, 2008; Page D08)

Maxjet Halts Flights, Files For Chapter 11:  Business-Class Airline Hurt By Fuel Costs, Competition (Post, December 25, 2007; Page D01)

2007 on Pace to Be Worst Year For Airlines' On-Time Performance (Post, October 4, 2007; Page D01)

Anger Over Airline Delays Spurs Passengers' Coalition Into Action:  Rally on the Mall to Include Makeshift Passenger Jet Caught Up in the Smells and Sounds of a Lengthy Wait on the Tarmac (Post, September 17, 2007; Page A16)

Delta Names Richard Anderson As CEO (AP, August 21, 2007; 10:21 PM)

Northwest, Pilots Reach Workload Deal (AP, August 2, 2007; 6:52 AM)

Northwest, Pilots Reach Workload Deal (AP, August 1, 2007; 11:48 PM)

Boeing Comes Soaring Back (Post, July 7, 2007; Page D01)

Who's Buying (Post, July 7, 2007; Page D01)

New Jets Smooth Bumps on Regional Routes (AP, July 5, 2007; 3:47 PM)

Northwest Exits Bankruptcy Protection (AP, May 31, 2007; 9:19 PM)

Northwest Exits Bankruptcy Protection (AP, May 31, 2007; 12:48 AM)

Turbulence Over Executive Pay:  Airline Workers Question Leaders' Bonuses After Rank-and-File Pay Cuts (Post, May 22, 2007; Page D01)

A Pair of Flying Leaps:  No-Frills Skybus and Low-Fare Virgin America Enter a Daunting Field (Post, May 4, 2007; Page D01)

Old Hand Steadies the Ship:  Hill Experience Helped Grinstein Keep Delta Intact (Post, May 1, 2007; Page D01)

Delta Waves Goodbye to Bankruptcy (AP, April 30, 2007; 7:30 PM)

Day for Delta to Exit Bankruptcy Arrives (AP, April 29, 2007; 8:16 PM)

At JetBlue, a Pattern of Delays (Post, February 21, 2007; Page D01)

Flying Late, Arriving Light:  Air Carriers Are Delaying More Flights and Losing Your Shirts (Post, February 8, 2007; Page D01)

Delta Creditors Reject Merger:  'Timing and Risks' Worked Against US Airways Bid (Post, February 1, 2007; Page D01)

US Airways Withdraws Bid for Delta (AP, January 31, 2007; 6:37 PM)

US Airways Reports 4Q Profit, Eyes Delta (AP, January 30, 2007; 7:28 PM)

Comair, Pilots Nearing Deadline (AP, January 28, 2007; 7:06 PM)

An Airline That Isn't Bankrupt (By George F. Will, January 25, 2007; Page A25)

Delta Pushes Ahead on Standalone Plan (AP, January 13, 2007; 4:36 AM)

Delta Price May Be Burden for US Airways (AP, January 11, 2007; 1:56 AM)

US Airways Raises Bid For Delta to $10.2 Billion (Post, January 11, 2007; Page D01)

US Airways Increases Bid for Delta (AP, January 10, 2007; 9:36 PM)

US Airways: Delta's Self-Valuation High (AP, December 21, 2006; 6:21 PM)

Delta Creditors Weighing Options (AP, December 21, 2006; 1:05 AM)

Delta Plans to Stay in the Air Without US Airways Buyout (Post, December 20, 2006; Page D03)

Delta Files Stand-Alone Chapter 11 Plan (AP, December 19, 2006; 11:11 PM)

Airline Mergers Could Raise Fares in '07 (AP, December 14, 2006; 12:47 AM)

Airline Chiefs Ponder: Merger Wave or Ripple? (Post, December 7, 2006; Page D01)

Delta Chief Firmly Against Merger:  US Airways Proposal Bad for Consumers, Grinstein Asserts (Post, December 6, 2006; Page D01)

US Airways Makes $8B Bid for Delta (AP, November 15, 2006; 3:20 PM)

US Airways Offers $8B for Delta Air Liners (Post, November 16, 2006; Page D01)

United Parent Posts $190 Million Profit (AP, October 31, 2006; 10:27 AM)

Comair to Cut Flight Attendant Wages (AP, October 10, 2006; 12:57 AM)

U.S. Judge Prohibits Strikes at Northwest:  Flight Attendants Rebuffed in Plan To Fight Wage Cuts (Post, September 16, 2006; Page D01)

Former TWA Workers Picket Own Union (AP, September 8, 2006; 7:31 PM)

Comair President Faces New Hurdle (AP, September 1, 2006; 2:32 PM)

Court Blocks Northwest Attendants Strike (Post, August 26, 2006; Page D01)

Cabin Pressure:  The Union Promises to Wreak 'Chaos' As Another Carrier Downsizes a Career (Post, August 25, 2006; Page D01)

Northwest to Block Attendants' Strike (Post, August 25, 2006; Page D01)

Time For Him to Fly (By Keith L. Alexander, August 22, 2006; Page D01)

Rules of Travel Game Change, and Passengers Adjust:  New Bans Increase Delays, Discomfort (Post, August 12, 2006; Page D01)

Markets:  Wall Street Stays Calm, Ends Higher (Post, August 11, 2006; Page D01)

A Shock That Wore Off:  Shares Revive; Little Lasting Impact Seen (Post, August 11, 2006; Page D01)

Could Be a Bumpy Ride (By Keith L. Alexander, August 8, 2006; Page D01)

NWA Flight AttendantsĀ Plan to Strike:  Airline Asks Court To Prevent Walkout (Post, August 2, 2006; Page D03)

Northwest Flight Attendants May Strike (AP, August 1, 2006; 12:02 PM)

Northwest, Flight Attendants at Impasse (AP, August 1, 2006; 2:33 AM)

Northwest Attendants Reject Contract:  Airline's Plan to Cut Wages May Lead to Strike (Post, August 1, 2006; Page D01)

Carriers Grounding Airbus Orders (Post, June 15, 2006; Page D06)

Northwest, Flight Attendants Keep Talking (AP, June 12, 2006; 7:59 PM)

Delta to Seek End to Pilots' Pension Plan (AP, June 2, 2006; 5:05 PM)

Delta Pilots Agree to 14% Pay Cut:  Pact May Ease Bankruptcy Exit (Post, June 1, 2006; Page D03)

Pension Insurer Objects to Part of Delta's Deal With Pilots (Post, May 25, 2006; Page D02)

Delta Air Lines Reports 1Q Loss of $2.1B (AP, May 12, 2006; 1:08 AM)

Northwest Secures Pilot OK for Givebacks (AP, May 3, 2006; 10:48 PM)

Delta Stays Hopeful (By Keith L. Alexander, April 11, 2006; Page D01)

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