FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Airlines and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants
(APFA) have reached a tentative agreement on a new joint collective
bargaining agreement covering more than 24,000 flight
attendants.
"We are building an airline that will compete aggressively in a
global marketplace. Today's tentative agreement with our flight
attendants is another step forward in our integration," said
Doug Parker, chairman and CEO of
American Airlines. "We thank the APFA and the union negotiation
team for their leadership and professionalism in representing their
24,000 members. Jim Mackenzie of the
National Mediation Board also played a key role and we are grateful
for his leadership."
APFA will be communicating details of the tentative agreement
directly to their membership, which will then go to the combined
flight attendant membership for a ratification vote.
About American Airlines Group
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) is the holding company for
American Airlines and US Airways. Together with wholly owned and
third-party regional carriers operating as American Eagle and US
Airways Express, the airlines operate an average of nearly 6,700
flights per day to 339 destinations in 54 countries from its hubs
in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort
Worth, Los Angeles,
Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. The American Airlines
AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles programs allow members to
earn miles for travel, vacation packages, car rentals, hotel stays
and everyday purchases. Members of both programs can redeem miles
for tickets as well as upgrades to First Class and Business Class.
In addition, AAdvantage members can redeem miles for vacation
packages, car rentals, hotel stays and retail products. American is
a founding member of the oneworld alliance, whose members and
members-elect serve nearly 1,000 destinations with 14,250 daily
flights to 150 countries. Connect with American on Twitter
@AmericanAir and Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines and follow US
Airways on Twitter @USAirways.
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