American Airlines Bankruptcy

Company To Lay Off Workers After Telling Them To Fudge Pay

Posted 04.18.2012

Talk about adding injury to insult. PrimeFlight, a contractor that provides wheelchairs and other services to airlines, is laying off more than 30...

Cracks in the Cover-Up

Helen Davey | Posted 04.13.2012

Helen Davey

When you see airline crews walking across the terminal with their suitcase on wheels, just know that they are also carrying another kind of baggage.

American Airlines' Creditors: Company Should Weigh Merger

Reuters | Posted 04.09.2012

* AMR creditors committee open to exploring merger * Want merger-resistant managers to look at all options * AMR has exc...

American Airlines Wants To Cut 13,000 Jobs

AP | By DAVID KOENIG | Posted 02.02.2012

DALLAS -- The parent of American Airlines wants to eliminate about 13,000 jobs – 15 percent of its workforce – as the nation's third-bigge...

Bankrupt American Airlines Owns A Townhouse That May Be Worth Millions

Posted 12.15.2011

Buried deep in American Airlines' Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing is a striking asset -- a town house in one of London's most expensive residential s...

How American Airlines’ Bankruptcy May Affect Your Split

Emily W. McBurney | Posted 02.13.2012

Emily W. McBurney

The announcement of American Airlines' filing for bankruptcy protection may have barely hit your radar screen. But all retirees, workers, and people going through a divorce should pay attention to that bit of news, because it could affect your divorce and your retirement

WATCH: Airline Workers Dance On Tarmac

Posted 12.02.2011

Just a few days before American Airlines declared bankruptcy and panic set in about what happens to frequent flier miles, tarmac workers for American ...

WATCH: Hilarious Animated Take On American Airlines Chapter 11

Posted 11.30.2011

Taiwanese animation studio Next Media Animation offers its take on the news that American Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection in a hilarious ...

Expert: What The American Airlines Bankruptcy Means To You

Peter Greenberg | Posted 01.30.2012

Peter Greenberg

In the short run, fliers won't notice any changes with American Airlines. But longer term? I do have concerns.

9,000 Miami Jobs At Risk As City's 4th Largest Employer Files for Bankruptcy

Posted 01.29.2012

A bad day at the office greeted the 9,000 area employees of American Airlines Tuesday as the carrier, Miami's 4th largest private employer, filed for ...

How Will AA's Bankruptcy Affect Fliers?

AP | SCOTT MAYEROWITZ | Posted 01.29.2012

NEW YORK — For most of the 240,000 passengers who fly American Airlines each day, the airline's bankruptcy filing should have little noticeable ...

American Airlines Files For Bankruptcy

AP | DAVID KOENIG | Posted 01.29.2012

DALLAS — The parent company of American Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, seeking relief from crushing debt caused by high fuel ...