American Airlines Inc.

American Airlines Grounds All Flights, Will Offer Refunds as Soon as the Computers Work

UPDATE: We are now in a system-wide ground delay until 4:00pm CT as we work to resolve this issue. We apologize for any inconvenience.— American Airlines (@AmericanAir) April 16, 2013 American Airlines broke the news a while ago that it's in the midst of a massive, system-wide computer failu ... More >>

Meet the New American Airlines, Which is About Like the Old One but with a New Logo

American Airlines has had a rough go of it in recent years, what with its ongoing bankruptcy, a knock-down fight with its unions, and the general hatred of the flying public. Today, on the heels of its first quarterly profit in a while, American announced that it is turning over a new leaf. This is ... More >>

American Airlines Back at the Negotiating Table, Proving Pilots Know How to Use a Monkey Wrench

Let's count this out. First, American Airlines management threatens to haul the pilots union into court if the pilots don't stop finding ways to screw up the flight schedule. See also: - American Airline Pilots' Slowdown Wins a Victory, Despite What You Read in the DMN Second, seats on American Ai ... More >>

American Airline Pilots' Slowdown Wins a Victory, Despite What You Read in the DMN

Mitchell Schnurman is a really good business reporter. The Dallas Morning News scored a major coup recently when it hired him away from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He's an ace, the author of serial scoops on airline industry management. But as we see again in today's paper, Schnurman is strangel ... More >>

American Airlines Is in Shambles, Says Pretty Much Everyone

Scott McCartney, the Wall Street Journal's veteran (and Dallas-based) travel reporter, recently offered a word of advice to the literate public: If you or a loved one is considering stepping onto an aircraft in the foreseeable future, make sure it's not one operated by American Airlines. "American' ... More >>

Mayor Mike Rawlings Offers American Airlines and Its Employees His "Emotional Support"

​Over the course of the day a few items have rolled in related to American Airlines and AMR's Chapter 11 filing this morning. Among them: A Q&A from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport about how the bankruptcy might but probably won't affect the airport (it follows in full); and a statemen ... More >>

Adios, Silver City on Stemmons. Hello, Sprawling "Complex" of, Ya Know, Adult Clubs.

​Rick's Cabaret -- last seen slugging it out with then-Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief and American Airlines over that topless club on the south side of Dallas-Fort Worth International -- is about to make it rain all up and down Stemmons, near Mockingbird. Per its morning heads-up, the Houston-base ... More >>

In Dallas Federal Court, Passengers of AA Flight That Crash-Landed in Jamaica in '09 File Suit

Via.​Perhaps you recall: On the night of December 22, 2009, American Airlines Flight 331 crash-landed in Kingston, Jamaica. The Boeing 737-800, inbound from Miami during a storm, overshot the runaway and came within feet of sinking in the Caribbean. The feds told Channel 8 that "the plane may have ... More >>

Feds Fine American Airlines Over Voucher Fees

Via.​The Department of Transportation sends word today that it's charging American Airlines for charging its passengers for agreeing to swap seats on oversold flights for travel vouchers. Because, ya see, the Fort Worth-based carrier doesn't just let you use the vouchers gratis -- turns out, AA ch ... More >>

Why is American's Admirals Club Fare Not Fit For an Officer -- Or Anyone Else?

Kristy YangThe scotch is free once you get inside the Cathay Pacific Lounge in the airline's home of Hong Kong.​For those fortunate enough to have airline-club access this busy holiday traveling season, the question must be asked: Why is the food selection at DFW-based American Airlines Admira ... More >>

If Only He'd Been Seated Next to Larry David

The AA passenger at DFW did not look like this.​On an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm that aired, oh, about a year ago, Larry David lectured an airplane seatmate about what not to wear on a flight. "A little traveling tip: Try not to wear shorts. Not all that attractive to look at for five hours." ... More >>

News & Notes: Hooray for the Ever-Expanding Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Blockbuster Keeps NYSE Listing and American's "YADA" Yada

U.S. Census Bureau​A little light lunchtime reading ...To begin with, the U.S. Census Bureau released its population estimates today, and, as usual, Texas -- and the DFWA (as in, Arlington) -- fared bestest in all the land. "Star of the Sun Belt," says here. And that means you, Frisco and McKinney ... More >>

Harvard Business Review Frequent Flier Asks, When Did American Airlines Get So Sad?

​A few weeks ago, you no doubt recall, The New York Times wondered whether American Airlines was becoming "a waning star of air travel." To which many Friends responded, as they often do when the subject of the Fort Worth-based carrier comes up: Why, yes, yes it is. Among the frequent complaints h ... More >>

Look at It This Way: Now You Won't Have to Decide If You Want to Fly Stand-By on AA

​If you loved American Airlines' decision to charge for blankets and pillows, you're bound to go nuts over today's announcement: Starting with tickets bought on February 22, you won't be able to fly stand-by on the Fort Worth-based carrier unless you're willing to pony up $50 for a confirmed seat. ... More >>

The Juice is Loose on AA Flight 614

​Too bad we still don't do our Ask An American Airlines Spokesman bit. Could come in handy on a day like today, which we begin, thanks to one good Friend of Unfair Park, with Dallas consultant Dave Koss's lengthy tale of an AA flight attendant's bizarre response to a first-class passenger's reques ... More >>

Well, This is One Way to Clean the Inside of a Plane: Go Green! Right, Southwest?

Southwest Airlines had its Media Day today, so expect myriad deep-think pieces in coming hours about the Love Field-based carrier's newfangled "Green Plane." Um, which is ...? Well, here's the press release that inventories all the "environmentally friendly interior materials" being used, among them ... More >>

American Makes $278 Mil From Checked Bags, to Which Southwest Responds, "So?"

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, American Airlines pocketed $278 million in bag fees last year, putting it at the top of the list of airlines making extra scratch by charging to lose your luggage. But Dallas-based Southwest Airlines insists it still won't go there: Southwest CEO G ... More >>

Are You Too a "Bewildered and Angry Flier"?

The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines' inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations -- you know, the kind that result in "bewildered and angry fliers." As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an Ame ... More >>

The End Of The End Of Year Lists (No, Really, This Time): The Top Concerts Of 2008

Melanie GomezFind our slideshow of our favorite concert photos of 2008 right here.I didn't get to Dallas until February, so apologies to any great shows that took place in January--I missed them. But over the past eleven months, I saw plenty of live music--both with touring bands and locals. How man ... More >>

Dallas Animation Studio Tapped to Tick Off 1000 Ways to Die for Spike TV

Liquid Logixx, a 3D computer animation studio on South Lamar, counts among its clients American Airlines, PepsiCo, IBM, Texas Instruments and the American Heart Association. It's the studio's work for the latter than has resulted in the latest addition to its roster, Spike TV -- specifically, the sh ... More >>

For that Special Someone on Your List, How About an AA Flight Simulator?

There's a small but interesting item of note on the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Facility Improvement Corporation Board's meeting agenda today -- and, right, whatever that is. Seems American Airlines is looking to unload one of its flight simulators. It's not for one of the big planes, th ... More >>

AA Flight Attendants to Work the Picket Counter at DFW Tomorrow

Better Than a Panty Liner: AA's Tim Wagner Is Now Talking MANPADS

Airline Execs Now Have Common Enemy: Goddamned Oil Speculators!

Hey, Tim Wagner. Some Questions.

Got Gas? Or, No Need to Ask Tim Wagner Why American's Raising Its Fares.

About That American Airlines Fare Increase ... Yeah, Just Forget About That

Shattered Glass: Or, This Morning's Question for AA's Tim Wagner

For One Man, At Least, Hating American Airlines Can Be High Literary Art

The American Way: Pissed. Off.

Based Here. Best Here. Surely You Jest Here?

Television Haters Want American To Fly Friendler Fare. They'll Get Right On It.

Welcome to Hell: Or, Good Luck Getting Out of DFW, Suckers.

They Know Why You Don't Fly

The Fear of Not Flying

Fly the Gay-Friendly Skies

American Airlines: They'll Get Ya There. At Some Point.

What's a Little Human Excrement Between Fellow Prisoners ... I Mean, Passengers?

Wi-Fi the Friendly Skies?

AA: Puttin' Flight Attendants Back to Work -- Well, 200 of Them, Anyway

TWA Flight Attendants' Fury at American Airlines Takes Flight

AMR Boss Makes $10 Million. Former TWA Flight Attendents Want Their Share. Or, At Least, Their Jobs.

Southwest Still Good; American, Getting Worse

Match Game

It's a Secret, No Doubt

Flights of Fancy

For a Change, American Airlines is Against Itself

The Unfriendly Skies

Memory Problem

Plans for a 9-11 memorial for American Airlines workers hit snags

Straighten up and fly right

American Airlines refuses to let a threat from the religious right steer the company off its gay-friendly course