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American Airlines speeds boarding for fliers traveling light

FORT WORTH, Texas - In a quest to speed up boarding, American Airlines is letting passengers board sooner if they travel lightly.The airline said Thursday that people carrying just a personal item that...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-16/american-airlines-speeds-b
Airlines collected record baggage fees in 2012

...the airlines to report revenue from baggage and change fees.Passengers can expect to pay even more this summer.American Airlines, Delta, United Airlines and US Airways all recently raised the fee for changing a domestic flight reservation from...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-14/airlines-collected-record-
Bloodless bank heist impressed cybercrime experts

...Rodriguez, 24, planned to travel to Romania in January to pay about $300,000 to organizers of the operation, but American Airlines canceled the reservation because the airline was concerned it had been booked with a stolen credit card, according...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-10/bloodless-bank-heist-impre
Delta to pay dividend, buy back shares

...2007 wiped out its shareholders. United, US Airways, and Northwest also went through bankruptcies in the 2000s. American Airlines is in bankruptcy protection now, and plans to emerge as part of its merger with US Airways.Delta bought Northwest...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-08/delta-pay-dividend-buy-bac
American cancels all US flights for several hours

...computer system used to run many daily operations at American Airlines failed Tuesday, forcing the nation's third-largest...Los Angeles who was also stranded in Dallas, said American Airlines gate employees were doing everything the old-fashioned...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-04-16/american-cancels-all-us-fl
Miami wins 19th in a row

...consecutive game. James did finish with seven rebounds and seven assists.The crowd was 20,350, a record at American Airlines Arena for a regular-season game.Miami has the best overall record in the NBA and now leads the Eastern Conference...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nba/2013-03-12/miami-wins-19th-row
Bankruptcy judge OKs American-US Airways deal

NEW YORK - American Airlines won bankruptcy court approval Wednesday to combine with US Airways...daily flights and annual revenue of roughly $40 billion. The new American Airlines will fly slightly more passengers than United, the current No...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-03-27/bankruptcy-judge-oks-ameri
Airline passenger complaints surged in 2012

...percent in 2011. Hawaiian Airlines had the best on-time performance record, 93.4 percent in 2012. ExpressJet and American Airlines had the worst records with only 76.9 percent of their planes arriving on time last year.The industry's on-time...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-04-07/airline-passenger-complain
American Airlines rolls out new fare structure

DALLAS - American Airlines is changing the way it charges you to fly.American will charge $68 or $88 more per round trip for economy-class passengers...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-12-12/american-airlines-rolls-ou
Augusta Regional Airport measures more than a half-million passengers in 2012

...seats, said Diane Johnston, the airport's marketing director. The airport lost a net 7,000 seats in 2012 after American Airlines stopped a direct flight to Dallas in Jan uary.The addition of a US Airways flight to Wash ington, D.C., and...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-01-17/augusta-regional-airport-m