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American Airlines holding off decision to cut some flights

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FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2019 file photo, people stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York. While other companies are shrinking, Amazon is growing. The company said Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, that it is seeking to hire 33,000 people for corporate and tech roles in the next few months (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

What slowdown? Amazon seeks to hire 33,000 people

By JOSEPH PISANI - Associated Press

A Black Lives Matter protester, who declined to give his name, rallies outside the Portland Police Association building on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Portland, Ore. This weekend Portland will mark 100 consecutive days of protests over the May 25 police killing of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Black Lives Matter nabs American Airlines support; flight attendants allowed to wear BLM pins

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 25, 2020, file photo, American Airlines jets sit idly at their gates as a jet arrives at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. American Airlines will let employees wear Black Lives Matter pins on their uniforms, calling it a matter of equality and not politics, the airline said Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

American Airlines OKs Black Lives Matter pins for employees

Associated Press

FILE - In this April 30, 2020 file photo, Ethan Cale walks from the American Airlines ticket counter in Salt Lake City. American Airlines is planning to drop flights to up to 30 smaller U.S. cities if a federal requirement to continue those flights expires at the end of next month, an airline official familiar with the matter said Thursday, Aug. 13. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

American considering cutting flights to many smaller cities

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 25, 2020, file photo, American Airlines jets sit idly at their gates as a jet arrives at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. American Airlines is telling 25,000 workers that they could lose their jobs in October because of the sharp drop in air travel during the virus pandemic. The airline said Wednesday, July 15, it was starting new offers of buyouts and partially paid leave, which it hopes will reduce the number of furloughs. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

American, pilots agree on steps aimed at reducing job cuts

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Passenger in Virginia refused to don mask, delaying flight

Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 24, 2020, file photo, Southwest airlines employee Oscar Gonzalez, right, assists a passenger at the ticket counter at Love Field in Dallas. In a report, Thursday, July 2, 2020, the government is recommending that travelers wear face coverings during air travel and says airlines should consider limiting capacity on planes to promote social distancing. But it stopped short of making new requirements. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

American, Southwest add to US airline industry’s 2Q losses

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

Airlines call for testing to restore transatlantic travel

Associated Press

FILE - In this March 25, 2020, file photo, American Airlines jets sit idly at their gates as a jet arrives at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. American Airlines is telling 25,000 workers that they could lose their jobs in October because of the sharp drop in air travel during the virus pandemic. The airline said Wednesday, July 15, it was starting new offers of buyouts and partially paid leave, which it hopes will reduce the number of furloughs. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

American Airlines warns 25,000 workers they could lose jobs

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asks a question during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on police use of force and community relations on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Hosseh Enad, DCCC staffer, mask-shames Ted Cruz, prompts American Airlines investigation

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

In this March 31, 2020, file photo, American Airlines planes are parked at Pittsburgh International Airport in Imperial, Pa. There will be no more attempts at social distancing on American Airlines flights. The airline said Friday, June 26, that it will start booking flights to full capacity next week. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file) ** FILE **

American Airlines will book flights to full capacity

By David Koenig - Associated Press

In this June 9, 2020, photo, two employees, work the box office and concessions, in masks, for a showing of The Goonies at the historic Hollywood Theater in Pittsburgh, in its fifth day in operation since COVID-19 forced most indoor theaters across the nation to close mid-March. (AP Photo/Lindsey Bahr)

Rocky business restart and an enticing offer for MLB

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A woman follows physical distancing arrows as she walks on a shopping street, during a partial lifting of coronavirus, COVID-19, regulations in Halle, Belgium, Wednesday, June 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

GNC files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection, Ugg in demand

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

American Airlines bans man who refused to wear face mask

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

A Manhattan camera store has apologized after Brandon Straka, the founder of the #WalkAway movement, which encourages Democrats to abandon the party, said he was denied service. (YouTube/@i24NEWS)

Brandon Straka banned by American Airlines for refusing to wear mask

By David Koenig - Associated Press

In this March 31, 2020 file photo American Airlines planes are parked at Pittsburgh International Airport in Imperial, Pa. Shares of American Airlines posted a record percentage gain Thursday, June 4, 2020 after the carrier said it will aggressively add back flights in July — a bet that the slow recovery in air travel will gain speed this summer as states re-open their economies. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file) **FILE**

Airline stocks soar as American, United add back flights

By David Koenig - Associated Press

In this May 25, 2020 photo, an American Airlines jet is seen parked on the tarmac at Colorado's Eagle County Airport in Gypsum, Colo., before departing on a 29-mile flight to Aspen, the shortest commercial jet flight in the country. The U.S. Department of Transportation is allowing American to cancel the route, which it was forced to fly to meet federal rules in a $58 billion coronavirus stimulus package for airlines (Jason Blevins/The Colorado Sun via AP).

Virus created the country’s shortest commercial jet flight

By JASON BLEVINS - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, March 25, 2020, file photo, American Airlines jets sit idly at their gates as a jet arrives at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

American Airlines to seek $12B in government aid as coronavirus crisis hits travel industry

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

On the Money: Travel insurance can help, but has its limits

By DEE-ANN DURBIN - Associated Press