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A Canadian man was arrested at Miami International Airport on Friday for rushing to the front of an American Airlines flight from Jamaica after it had landed, authorities said.

American Eagle, which operates short-haul flights for American Airlines, said it's cutting about 100 management and support jobs as it pares costs during a bankruptcy reorganization, but Tyler officials don't believe the layoffs will affect local workers.

In a filing made on Thursday, the Allied Pilots Association asked U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane to consider the recent labor contract ruling made in Hostess Brands bankruptcy case.

A Canadian man was arrested at Miami International Airport on Friday for rushing to the front of an American Airlines flight from Jamaica after it had landed, authorities said.

An American Airlines lawyer on Friday dismissed as "smoke and mirrors" talk of a merger with US Airways Group Inc and defended American's plan to scrap its labor contracts, a request now in the hands of a bankruptcy judge after three weeks of hearings.

According to Breaking News , a man just tried to gain access to the cockpit of an American Airlines flight bound for Miami.

Hedge funds York Capital Management and King Street Capital are among a handful of AMR Corp bondholders joining forces in hopes of boosting potential paybacks on more than $700 million in unsecured AMR debt, according to people familiar with the matter.

American Eagle may still be spun off to shareholders after the feeder airline for American Airlines emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, its CEO said Wednesday.

A group of debt-holders of bankrupt AMR Corp. have hired financial and legal advisers to help them determine whether AMR or suitor US Airways Group Inc.

American Eagle has told employees that it will reduce management headcount by 10 percent in the near future, including a 15 percent cut in officer jobs.

American Eagle plans to cut 100 management and support jobs, but there's no word yet on how the layoffs could affect Abilene.

My mother received a claim notice yesterday from the United States Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York.

In a letter sent to employees last week, American Eagle announced it will cut management positions by 10 percent over the next several months.

AMR Corp. debt holders are organizing outside its unsecured creditors committee to determine whether the bankrupt company or potential suitor US Airways can offer the best return, people familiar with the matter said.

American Airlines and three major unions representing the airline's employees will begin mediated talks on June 4. The Allied Pilots Association, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants and the Transport Workers Union will press forward with negotiations on a new labor agreement with the airline's management.

American Airlines will have to wait longer than previously expected for a bankruptcy judge's decision on whether the carrier can impose new labor contracts.

American Airlines is still refusing to hand over mailing labels to the National Mediation Board so that passenger service agents can vote on union representation.

Two revealing events occurred last week. On Wednesday, I flew to an AMR media event in Dallas to hear what the airline had to say as it battles a takeover.

American Airlines "is in a corner" and has to look to a merger with US Airways Group to turn around the bankrupt airline, an expert witness for the airline's flight attendants union testified Thursday.

American Airlines can cut wages and benefits of some employees who are considering joining a union, Bloomberg reports.