American Airlines

American Airlines boosts premium seating on 777 jets as upscale travel grows

2026-09-02T14:28:03.000Z
The airline will add more first-class and extra legroom seats, with plans to increase premium seating from 25 per cent to 40 per cent of its narrowbody fleet.

American Air brings back seatback screens on short-haul jets

2026-08-18T14:17:56.000Z
US carriers will recover only about 60 cents of every additional dollar spent on fuel, estimates Deutsche Bank.
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Airline ticket prices may stay high as global carriers bank fuel relief from Iran deal

2026-06-22T08:42:33.000Z
Stronger revenue, premium demand and corporate travel are set to help American Airlines cushion the hit from rising oil costs.

American Airlines sees resilient demand cushioning fuel-price hit

2026-05-27T14:34:02.000Z
American Airlines currently offers free Wi-Fi for all customers enroled in its loyalty programme on nearly all of its flights in partnership with AT&T.

American Airlines to equip more than 500 narrow-body jets with Starlink Wi-Fi from 2027

2026-05-26T15:25:09.000Z
The securities are a type of debt known as enhanced equipment trust certificates, collateralised by 32 new and existing American Airlines planes.

American Airlines sells US$1.14 billion in bonds for 32 planes

2026-04-28T04:36:36.000Z
Jet fuel prices, typically accounting for about a quarter of airline operating expenses, have nearly doubled since the conflict erupted.

American Airlines cuts 2026 forecast as high fuel costs hurt margins

2026-04-23T11:57:00.000Z
American said on Apr 17 it is not interested in pursuing a merger with United.

Trump opposes United–American merger, signals support for Spirit

2026-04-21T15:26:44.000Z
American Airlines signalled that such a merger would be a bad deal in a statement late Friday (Apr 17). 

American Airlines says it’s not interested in United Merger

2026-04-18T02:05:22.000Z
A merger between United Airlines and American Airlines would mark the biggest consolidation move in more than a decade but has already drawn pushback.

White House has no opinion on potential United Airlines deal for American Airlines

2026-04-16T00:11:38.000Z