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Flight Attendants Fighting Knife Rule Reversal

Flight attendants with American Airlines are handing out papers to North Texas travelers as a demonstration against the TSA’s decision to allow some knives back on airplanes.

2013/03/28

A US Airways tail rest on the tarmac near two American Airlines planes. (credit: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

US Airways Flight Attendants Approve Contract

Flight attendants at US Airways approved a new contract that wraps up some unfinished business from the airline’s 2005 merger with America West.

2013/02/28

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.

2013/02/26

American Airlines Merger Could Be Weeks Away

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.

2013/01/03

The tail sections of Southwest Airlines planes. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Southwest Airlines Adds Crew Bases In Denver

Southwest Airlines Co. has officially opened new pilot and flight attendant crew bases at Denver International Airport.

2012/10/02

Ramp personnel load baggage into a departing American Airlines flight on August 15, 2001. (credit: Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

Nearly 3,000 AA Layoffs Coming

American Airlines has told the state it could be cutting nearly three thousand jobs here in North Texas by November.

CBS 11–2012/09/24

American Airlines Avoids Flight Attendant Layoffs

CBS 11 News has confirmed that 2,000 American Airlines flight attendants applied for the carrier’s early-out incentive. That response, the company said, means that it will not need to furlough any flight attendants.

2012/09/21

American Airlines flight attendants arrive for work. (credit: cott Olson/Getty Images)

Hundreds of AA Flight Attendants Taking Early Out

Flight attendants must apply by Thursday, and will receive $40,000 in cash. But they will give up all seniority, lose their company-subsidized health benefits, and can’t be rehired. More than 1400 flight attendants have signed up.

CBS 11–2012/09/14

American Eagle planes stand parked on the tarmac. (credit: Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

American Eagle Flight Attendants OK Contract

Flight attendants at American Eagle, the regional-flying sister to American Airlines, have overwhelmingly approved a new labor contract.

2012/09/07

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Bond Between Grapevine And AA Tested By Possible Merger

Many of AA’s pilots and flight attendants call Grapevine their home. How will a merger impact that relationship?

2012/09/01

Flight Attendants Urged To Approve AA’s Offer

The vice president of the American Airlines flight attendants union urged members to approve the airline’s last, best contract offer. Flight attendants are currently in the process of voting.

2012/08/01

Several American Airlines MD-80 aircrafts at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. (credit: Rick Gershon/Getty Images)

American Airlines Workers Seek New Contract Talks

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 workers.

2012/06/26