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The State of Tech Ops - Tulsa receives US$22 million from the Oklahoma Business Expansion Incentive Program

American awarded US$22 million from State of Oklahoma for Tech Ops – Tulsa

American Airlines (American) has been awarded US$22 million from the State of Oklahoma’s Business Expansion Incentive Program. The funds, to be received over the course of three years, will be used to further grow and improve the airline’s maintenance base and engine repair and overhaul facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tech Ops – Tulsa). With this […]

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Embraer E175 American Eagle

American Airlines orders four new E175 aircraft from Embraer

American Airlines has finalised a firm order for four brand-new E175 aircraft from Embraer. These planes are slated for operation under American’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Envoy Air. Anticipated for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2024, this addition will expand Envoy’s all E-Jet fleet to over 150 aircraft by the end of that year. The contract’s

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American Airlines joins Embraer’s Energia Advisory Group

American Airlines teams up with Embraer’s Energia Advisory Group

Embraer, the Brazilian planemaker, has announced that American Airlines has signed an MoU with the company to team up with its Energia Advisory Group, an experienced and knowledgeable team of airlines, lessors, suppliers and additional aviation experts advising Embraer on its future development of sustainable aircraft. The MoU with Embraer will see the companies combine

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American has posted record second quarter revenues

American posts second-quarter revenues of US$14.1 billion

American Airlines (American) has produced record quarterly revenues of US$14.1 billion in the second quarter. The strong revenue performance was driven by continued broad-based demand strength and American’s completion factor performance in the quarter. Demand was particularly strong in the month of June driven by an increase in close-in bookings. Domestic and short-haul international revenue

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American Airlines has posted a net loss of US$312 million for the first quarter © American Airlines

American Airlines posts record first-quarter revenue of US$12.2 billion

American Airlines (American) and its regional partners operated 476,000 flights in the first quarter 2023, with a load factor of 80%. This resulted in revenues of US$12.2 billion for the quarter, a first-quarter record and an increase of 37% compared to Q1 2022 on 9.2% more capacity. American produced an operating margin of 3.6% on

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American Airlines again cancels flights to inspect MD-80 fleet

American Airlines canceled several hundred flights again on April 8th, to conduct additional inspections of its MD-80 fleet to ensure precise and complete compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration’s airworthiness directive related to the bundling of wires in the aircraft’s wheel wells. These inspections — based on FAA audits — are related to detailed, technical

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American Airlines cancels flights for wiring inspections

American Airlines released that during an audit of American Airlines, a joint team of AA and FAA inspectors raised questions regarding an already accomplished directive concerning how a certain bundle of wires is secured to the MD-80 aircraft. American is re-inspecting the MD-80s to make sure the wiring is installed and secured exactly according to

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American Airlines and Aircell begin broadband connectivity installation

American Airlines has completed the first aircraft installation of the Aircell Internet broadband connectivity solution at American’s Kansas City maintenance base. American, which will be the first U.S. airline to offer customers Aircell’s Internet broadband solution, plans to install and test the technology in 2008 on all 15 of its Boeing 767-200 aircraft that primarily

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