Company Watch - American Airlines.For more global news, data, analysis and features, please go to: http://www.AirGuideOnline.com/professional.htm Sep 25, 2006 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 yesterday signed a five-year service agreement with the US Postal Service postal service, arrangements made by a government for the transmission of letters, packages, and periodicals, and for related services. Early courier systems for government use were organized in the Persian Empire under Cyrus, in the Roman Empire, and in medieval to deliver mail that the airline said potentially is worth $500 million in revenue. It is the largest single contract ever awarded to American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of Cargo. AA said it re-engineered its mail processes in 2003 and now "is the preferred carrier of the Postal Service and carries more mail than any other passenger airline." Sep 21, 2006 American, pilots start negotiations today: American Airlines and its pilots union will start contract negotiations today. The union says its opening proposal will be "fairly general" and not include wage targets. American says it hopes to improve pilot productivity. Sep 20, 2006 American to trim recall list of furloughed attendants. American Airlines says it will cut 1,156 furloughed flight attendants from its recall list in October October: see month. . American says the five-year recall period expires next month for about a third of the 3,882 workers on the list. Sep 20, 2006 American brings back first-class dining amenities. Individual salt and pepper shakers Salt and pepper shakers are condiment holders used in Western culture that are designed to allow food eaters to distribute edible salt and ground pepper.[1] This is a conjoined term for salt shaker and pepper shaker. , warm cloths and silverware are returning to American Airlines' first-class cabin. The airline is improving dining service for its first-class and business-class customers as part of its investment in "premium class" service. Sep 19, 2006 American, pilots union will start talks this week. How many hours pilots must work will be the top issue when American Airlines and its pilots union start contract talks Wednesday Wednesday: see week. . The company wants to lower labor costs and boost productivity, while the union wants to guard pilots against layoffs. Sep 18, 2006 |
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