October 9: American Airlines trying to move past delays, cancellations (Miami Herald)
October 9, 2012
In the last few weeks, American Airlines has become the big punch line in the sky.
After canceling about 1,000 flights since mid-September due to pilot issues and pulling 48 Boeing 757s out of service last week because seats came loose on three different aircraft, the carrier has found itself the butt of jokes by Jay Leno and even low-cost competitor Spirit Airlines.
But after fixing the seat problems, resuming talks with the pilots union and reporting positive revenue numbers for ...