American Airlines is putting employees on leave after they were involved in an incident in which several Black passengers were removed from a flight earlier this year.

American and Southwest airlines both say they lost money in the first quarter, and they're responding by trying to cut costs.

American Airlines is ordering 260 new planes to meet growing travel demand and increase the airline’s supply of premium seats.

Alaska Airlines says the grounding of some Boeing planes will cost the airline $150 million.

American Airlines reported a $1.3 billion profit for the second quarter, continuing the run of strong results from the nation's airlines.

American Airlines says it will appeal a court ruling that would break up a partnership with JetBlue.

American Airlines says it has a tentative contract agreement with pilots.

American Airlines is promising significant pay raises to pilots to match a recent deal at rival Delta Air Lines.

American Airlines says former CEO Doug Parker is also retiring as chairman in April.

Airline executives are pushing Congress and the White House to step up funding for the Federal Aviation Administration after a technology failure briefly grounded flights around the country this week.

American Airlines is reporting a $483 million profit for the third quarter, as planes were mostly full and fares were higher over the hectic summer months.

In a story published October 3, 2022, The Associated Press reported that a JetBlue executive testified to writing a text saying that a partnership with American Airlines “is dead.”.

American Airlines is reporting a $476 million profit for the second quarter as summer travelers pack planes.

Airlines facing a pilot shortage are boosting pay.

Some airlines say they will consider refunds or credits for passengers who don't want to fly now that the mask mandate has been dropped.

U.S. airlines say they have hit a turning point: After a lousy first quarter, they expect to be profitable as Americans return to travel in the biggest numbers since the start of the pandemic.

American Airlines says the first quarter was difficult, with another large loss, but it expects to turn a profit in the second quarter as more people return to travel.

American Airlines is reporting a $931 million loss for the fourth quarter and warning that omicron will further delay its recovery.

American Airlines CEO Doug Parker will retire next March and be replaced by the airline's current president, Robert Isom.

American and Southwest Airlines are reporting that they made profits in the third quarter, thanks to large amounts of government pandemic relief.

American Airlines is reporting a small profit in the second quarter, thanks to nearly $1.5 billion in federal pandemic relief.

American Airlines says it will come in around break-even for the second quarter, thanks to more than $1 billion in federal pandemic relief.

Many new Boeing 737 Max jetliners are still grounded by an electrical problem in a backup power-control unit.

The American Airlines flight is scheduled to land at New Yorks LaGuardia Airport with about 100 passengers aboard, according to an airline spokeswoman. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)American Airlines flew a Boeing 737 Max with paying passengers from Miami to New York on Tuesday, the plane’s first commercial flight in U.S. skies since it was grounded after two deadly crashes. American flight 718 carried 87 passengers on the 172-seat plane, and the return flight from LaGuardia Airport to Miami International Airport held 151 passengers, according to an airline spokeswoman. Brazil's Gol airlines operated the first passenger flight with a revamped Max on Dec. 9. Some relatives of people who died in the second crash, a Max operated by Ethiopian Airlines, contend that the plane is still unsafe.

DALLAS American Airlines said Tuesday it will eliminate 19,000 jobs in October as it struggles with a sharp downturn in travel because of the pandemic. The furloughs and management layoffs announced Tuesday are in addition to 23,500 employees who accepted buyouts, retired early or took long-term leaves of absence. U.S. air travel plunged 95% by April, a few weeks after the first significant coronavirus outbreaks in the United States. In March, passenger airlines got $25 billion from the government to save jobs for six months, and American was the biggest beneficiary, receiving $5.8 billion. American plans to fly less than half its usual schedule and only one-fourth of its lucrative international service in the fourth quarter.