AMERICAN EAGLE CANCELS MARTINIQUE, GUADELOUPE.American Eagle's flights from Martinique and Guadeloupe to Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. have been canceled indefinitely in·def·i·nite adj. Not definite, especially: a. Unclear; vague. b. Lacking precise limits: an indefinite leave of absence. c. due to strike action by American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the employees on these islands, it was reported June 21. The employees said that the compensation packages offered by American Airlines, Eagle's parent company, contain insufficient benefits and inappropriate reassignment conditions, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Force Ouvriere trade union, which represents the workers. American Airlines and the 34 employees have been negotiating an agreement since the carrier announced plans to eliminate their positions in July 1998. |
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