Company Watch - American Airlines.Weather causes greatest number of airline cancelations: Weather is an airline's biggest cause of delays and cancellations. This weekend's blizzard blizzard, winter storm characterized by high winds, low temperatures, and driving snow; according to the official definition given in 1958 by the U.S. Weather Bureau, the winds must exceed 35 mi (56 km) per hr and the temperature 20°F; (−7°C;) or lower. on the East Coast forced airlines to cancel flights, affecting thousands of travelers. At 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 , four employees decide which flights to cancel or reroute reroute Verb [-routing, -routed] to send or direct by a different route reroute vt → desviar reroute vt [+ . Feb 14, 2006 American CFO See Chief Financial Officer. to leave company for software firm. American Airlines said its chief financial officer will leave the company to take a post at software firm Symantec. James Beer helped repair the airline's balance sheet, which is now considered the strongest of the legacy carriers. Feb 14, 2006 |
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