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2013 Frequent Flyer Program Award Redemption Satisfaction Survey
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US Airways to Upgrade International Economy Cabin Experience
US Airways announced it will offer complimentary headsets and wine with their main meal to passengers traveling in economy class on flights to and from Europe, South America, and the Middle East, beginning May 1. In addition, the airline will also introduce new amenity kits in Envoy, the airline’s international business class, starting this July.
The airline’s new amenity kits, created in partnership with Red Flower, an eco-friendly provider of beauty …
American Airlines Files Reorganization Plan, Merger with US First Mentioned in Fall 2011
As it prepares to exit bankruptcy, American Airlines’ parent AMR Corp. filed a 561-page registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. The airline is also set to file its reorganization plan with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court that is overseeing its case. The documents include five-year financial projections and how it will implement the merger.
The SEC filing revealed that AMR executives had briefly discussed a potential merger …
US Air CEO Adamant About Reagan National Slots, Ambivalent on Livery
The new American Airlines may very well keep the new branding that was revealed at the beginning of the year.
On January 17, the airline revealed a new logo and livery which it has since implemented on multiple aircraft and at its new terminal at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. American announced plans to merge with US Airways on February 14.
Speaking at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce aviation conference Thursday, US Airways …
Judge Approves AA-US Merger, Denies $20 Million Severance
The judge overseeing American Airlines bankruptcy case approved the airline’s planned merger with US Airways but balked at the $19.9 million severance package for Tom Horton, American’s CEO.
“This merger is truly a tremendous result,” said Judge Sean H. Lane, but the U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge added that his “only hangup” was with the severance payment to Mr. Horton. Under the proposed terms of the merger, which is to carry American …
American, US Air Establish Office of Integration, Hire McKinsey
American Airlines and US Airways, which announced their merger transition team on February 25, said that the two airlines have created an Integration Management Office as the “primary nerve center” for the work required to integrate the two airlines. The two airlines, which first announced plans to merge on February 14, also announced that they had hired McKinsey & Co. as advisors on the integration.
Last month, American CEO Tom Horton …
