Charlotte, NC, Euless, TX, Fort Worth, TX, and Washington, DC — Aug. 22, 2013 — The Allied Pilots Association (“APA”), the US Airline Pilots Association (“USAPA”), the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (“APFA”), Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (“AFA”), the Transport Workers Union (“TWU”) and the Communications Workers of America (“CWA”), unions representing 70,000 American Airlines…
Category: US Airways
Letter from Kathy Taylor to Eric Holder – RE: DOJ Lawsuit
The Honorable Eric Holder United States Attorney General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 Dear Mr. Attorney General: As a fonner Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and an executive in the transportation industry, I am disappointed by the United States Department of Justice decision to challenge the…
Department of Justice: Don’t Block the Merger
This is urgent. Our future at American Airlines is at stake. The DOJ’s attempt to block the American-US Airways merger will put our members at a competitive disadvantage. The DOJ would allow market share to be concentrated with just two mega-carriers – United and Delta. Faced with increased competition, American Airlines would be weakened…
AMR Bankruptcy Update. August 15, 2013
The Bankruptcy Court today conducted a hearing about confirmation of the AMR plan of reorganization. At the outset of the hearing, the Court read a prepared statement stating that it has questions about whether the confirmation hearing should proceed in light of the Justice Department lawsuit. The Court directed briefing on this issue and will…
Statement by Transport Workers Union of America Air Transport Director Garry Drummond on Today’s American Airlines Bankruptcy Hearing and TWU Actions in Response to DOJ Lawsuit
It became even more apparent in Judge Lane’s courtroom today that the best course of action for American Airlines, its workers and consumers is for the merger with US Airways to go forward as planned. The Department of Justice through its legal maneuvers is trying to create a duopoly where United and Delta would dominate…
TWU Launches Campaign to Oppose DOJ’s Attempt to Block American Airlines–US Airways Merger
The TWU is preparing a comprehensive campaign to oppose the Department of Justice’s attempt to block the American Airlines-US Airways merger. The DOJ’s action is irresponsible and interferes with a reorganization plan that will place American Airlines on firm economic footing. The DOJ’s lawsuit fails to consider the economic turmoil that has caused instability in…
American Airlines, US Airways Merger Update
Brothers & Sisters As you have seen by now the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a law suit this morning in the District of Columbia to block the merger of American Airlines and US Airways. The detailed restructuring business plan of the combined companies has provisions outlining this possibility which would move the merger to…
Teamsters’ Raid at American Airlines in Disarray
Today’s election results are a major victory for the US Airways mechanics and the Machinists’ Union. TWU members are proud to stand with US Airway mechanics who supported their union and rejected a phony, wasteful campaign by the Teamsters. Now that the Teamsters have lost at US Airways, their raid at American is in deep…
AMR CORPORATION AND US AIRWAYS ANNOUNCE APPROVAL FROM EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR PENDING MERGER
FORT WORTH, TX, and TEMPE, AZ – AMR Corporation (OTCQB: AAMRQ), the parent company of American Airlines, Inc., and US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced that they have received clearance from the European Commission under the EC Merger Regulation for their proposed merger. Tom Horton, chairman, president and CEO of AMR, and…
Letter from Doug Parker, Senior Leadership Team. June 10, 2013
Dear American and US Airways Team Members, Today I am pleased to announce the senior leadership team that has been selected to lead the new American Airlines. The team we are naming today is comprised of senior leaders from both American and US Airways. As individuals, they each have outstanding industry expertise and experience. Collectively,…