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A tug-of-war between American Airlines and Delta Air Lines for Japan Airlines as a global partner underscores the importance of international alliances to the embattled U.S. airline industry.

Private equity firm TPG is circling familiar territory as the firm considers investing alongside AMR Corp.

Airlines opened slightly lower Tuesday, sitting out a broader-market advance as oil prices nudged higher.

The CEO of American Airlines is putting pressure on Japan Airlines to keep its alliance with American and ignore a competing bid from Delta Air Lines Inc.

American Airlines Inc. said Wednesday its October traffic fell 2.6 percent when compared with the previous year, while the number of passengers boarding American jets fell 4.2 percent.

British Airways reported Friday a wider second-quarter loss as the airline, facing a potential cabin-crew strike, saw its revenue hemorrhage as business travel slumped and cargo prices skidded.

AerCap Holdings NV said Friday its third quarter profit fell 31% as a decline in aircraft, parts and maintenance sales offset growth in its core aircraft-leasing business.

American Airlines late Wednesday reported its traffic in October fell 2.6% to 10.24 billion revenue passenger miles from 10.51 billion revenue passenger miles in October 2008.

After being up for most of the morning, airline stocks turned red Monday afternoon, adding to last week's decline.

American Airlines, a subsidiary of AMR Corp , announced on Tuesday that from 1 November 2009 it will offer Business Class customers on selected flights Ben & Jerry's ice cream sundaes.

The Association of Professional Flight Attendants is supportive of American Airlines ' bid to gain antitrust approval for a joint-business venture with British Airways and Spain's Iberia, the union said in a statement this week.

The union representing flight attendants at American Airlines is supporting the company's bid to win antitrust immunity and work more closely with British Airways and Iberia.

American Airlines and Lexus are kicking off the season of giving early with a free Wi-Fi inflight promotion for customers traveling on American Airlines.

Filed under: Good news , Industry , AMR Corp , Contl Airlines'B' , UAL Corp , Options , Technical Analysis American Airlines shares are rising today along with most other major airlines this morning after the International Air Transport Association said international passenger demand rose 0.3% year-over-year in September , the first month of growth ...

American Airlines , the worlda s second-largest carrier, has proposed a deepening of ties with Japan Airlines Corp.

DALLAS a ' American Airlines says it will close a Kansas City, Mo., maintenance base next September because reduced flying means less need for such facilities.

Airlines value premium travelers above other customers, letting them board first, eat a meal, and order a cocktail without whipping out a credit card.

On Wednesday afternoon acquisition company 2020 ChinaCap Acquirco completed the acquisition of the outstanding shares of Windrace International, a branded sportswear company in China.

AMR Corporation , the parent company of American Airlines, Inc., today reported a net loss of $359 million for the third quarter of 2009, or $1.26 per share.

"A difficult revenue environment driven by the weakened global economy continues to overwhelm the benefit of significantly lower fuel prices," AMR Chairman Gerard Arpey.