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American Airlines awarded for serving best wines onboard
Business Traveller magazine has honored Amercan Airlines at the 2010 Cellars in the Sky Awards, a wine competition, for its best white wine collection.
Texas snow thwarts travel for Super Bowl
As snow storms continued to shower fresh snow in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in north Texas in United States on Friday, canceled flights at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport disrupted plans of fans of the Super Bowl.
Weather In Dallas Remains Cause For Concern Before Super Bowl (UPDATE: Falling Ice Injuries Reported)
Dallas continues to feel the effects of a winter storm.
Massive winter storm punches U.S. Midwest, Northeast
A huge winter storm pummelled the United States on Wednesday, bringing parts of the Midwest to a standstill, delivering a wintry blow to the Northeast, and disrupting businesses, flights and other transport.
Facebook for free in flights now
If “boarding the flight” happened to be a travelers’ last status update on Facebook before flying to any destination, now they get Facebook access even at hundreds and thousands of feet above in the air – for free.
Superbowl a magnet for under-age sex trade
Pimps will traffic thousands of under-age prostitutes to Texas for Sunday's Super Bowl, hoping to do business with men arriving for the big game with money to burn, child rights advocates said.
American Airlines, Sabre put dispute on hold
American Airlines Inc and Sabre Holdings Corp put litigation on hold and said they will try to reach a deal to end a dispute over how the carrier's fares are displayed to travel agents and customers.
American Airlines loss smaller than expected
American Airlines parent AMR Corp posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss on a 10.3 percent revenue increase as the company aimed to control fuel and labor costs.
American Airlines, Priceline in distribution deal
American Airlines, which is battling third-party ticket sellers over distribution costs and methods, on Tuesday said it has reached a deal with Priceline.com to use American's direct connect technology to access fares.
New York Snow: Key facts to know
As the New York City faces season's third winter storm in less than three weeks, here are some key facts on weather conditions, flight delays, cancellations and more.
Storm strikes, flights canceled, New York City declares weather emergency
Within weeks from a blizzard that hit New York City halting travel, city Mayor Michael Bloomberg declared a weather emergency from Tuesday evening through Wednesday afternoon in many parts of the region.
American wins court order against Sabre over fares
American Airlines Inc has won a court order temporarily blocking Sabre Holdings Corp from presenting its fares in a manner the carrier fears might steer customers to other airlines.
Post-Market News Wrap (CSCO, CTL, Q, DAL, MEE, AMR, RT, RECN, MSPD, QDEL, BOOT, DQ)
The companies that reported news on Wednesday after the market close are: Cisco Systems, CenturyLink, Qwest Communications, Delta Air Lines, Massey Energy, AMR, American Airlines, Ruby Tuesday, Resources Connection, Mindspeed Technologies, Quidel, Lacrosse Footwear, and Daqo New Energy.
American Air sees deal with online agents: report
American Airlines is in active discussions and expects to reach settlements with the two largest U.S. online travel agents, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a senior executive at the airline's parent AMR Corp .
Man arrested after bullet parts concealed in luggage explodes in Miami airport
A man was arrested at Miami International Airport after bullet components exploded in his checked luggage as it was being offloaded from an American Airlines flight in Miami.
Orbitz, Expedia will likely lose war against American Airlines
Megatrends in information technology suggests that airlines will likely win against travel websites in the brewing war between the two parties.
American Airlines taken off from Expedia
Expedia, one of the two online travel agencies in feud with American Airlines, has removed fare details of American Airlines flights from its site, escalating the dispute between the airline and the travel site.
American Airlines ticket sales up despite disputes with online travel agencies
American Airlines has seen a year-over-year increase in its overall ticket sales after it pulled its schedules and airfares details for American Airlines and American Eagle flights from Orbitz.com last week.
Blizzard buries the northeast
A full-blown blizzard pounded the northeast from yesterday into today, making roadways hazardous, shutting down transit systems and causing at least one state government to declare a state of emergency.
A sudden ‘White Christmas’ in New York dampens down holiday travel
As the season’s first snowstorm hit New York on Sunday, travel by road, rail and air came to a halt on a weekend, which is usually one of the busiest traveled weekend because of Christmas holidays.
Expedia and American Airlines at odds about search listings
The fight between travel agencies and flight operators continues as Expedia Inc, one of the top travel websites, began hiding American Airlines fares from its initial searches this week.
Top after-market NYSE losers (CCL, CBK, PNX, OWW, ZQK, IVZ )
The top after-market NYSE losers on Wednesday are: Carnival Corp, Christopher & Banks, Phoenix Companies, Orbitz Worldwide, Quiksilver and Invesco.
Ruling allows American to pull flights from Orbitz
AMR Corp's American Airlines said on Tuesday it would no longer sell flights on online travel agency Orbitz Worldwide after a ruling from an Illinois court.
Airlines see improvement but JetBlue cuts outlook
Major U.S. airlines said revenues were still improving, but discount carrier JetBlue Airways pointed to weaker-than-expected holiday revenue, sending its shares down more than 6 percent on Wednesday.
JetBlue cuts outlook but other airlines improving
Discount carrier JetBlue Airways cut its revenue outlook for the fourth-quarter holiday period, saying sales of higher-priced tickets had not materialized as planned, and its shares fell 4 percent.
Boeing sells 22 airliners
Boeing has signed a contract with Copa Airlines of Panama to provide that carrier with 22 737-800 aircraft for $1.7 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.
United, Continental Merger a Big Blow for American Airlines, US Airways
The $3.2 billion merger between United Airlines and Continental Airlines, which creates the world's biggest carrier, could deal a big blow to rival carriers like American Airlines and US Airways as they would find it difficult to match its scale of operation.
Record $24.2 million fine proposed for American Airlines
The U.S. government on Thursday proposed to fine American Airlines $24.2 million for alleged maintenance violations that led to thousands of flight cancellations two years ago.
U.S. airlines report higher traffic for July
Major U.S. airlines saw higher traffic and flights that were often full in July, reflecting improved travel demand as the industry recovers from a downturn, according to data released by the airlines over the last week.
Results mixed but U.S. airline recovery advances
U.S. airlines posted mixed results on Wednesday, with high fuel prices and the sputtering U.S. economy posing obstacles to a recovery boosted by rebounding demand and higher fares.


