Analyst blasts American Airlines for troubling 'lack of vigor' and action to improve financial performance

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An American Airlines plane prepares to land at the Miami International Airport on May 02, 2023 in Miami, Florida
American Airlines reported a 46% fall in second quarter 2024 profits.

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A flight carrying almost 200 passengers was met by emergency services after the copilot reportedly fainted in midair

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An Easyjet Airbus A320 is at Newcastle Airport in Newcastle, England, on June 5, 2024.
An Easyjet Airbus A320.

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Qatar Airways CEO says complaining about Boeing delays would be 'crying over spilled milk' as airline expands 777X order

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A Boeing 777-X aircraft flies during the 2023 Dubai Airshow at Dubai World Central - Al-Maktoum International Airport in Dubai on November 13, 2023.
The 777X has been delayed at least five years from Boeing's initial target.

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It's the end of budget airlines as we know them

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seats getting more expensive

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Qatar Airways just unveiled an upgrade to the world's best business class. See inside the new QSuite.

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A Qatar Airways flight attendant gestures to a QSuite Next Gen configured as a double bed, at the 2024 Farnborough Airshow
A Qatar Airways flight attendant and a QSuite configured as a double bed.

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Air passengers face no guaranteed compensation for cancellations and delays caused by the CrowdStrike IT outage

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Long lines at Luton Airport, near London, on July 19, 2024, as airlines and other companies reeled from a mass IT outage involving Microsoft and Crowdstrike.
There were long lines at Luton Airport, near London, as airlines and other companies were hit by an IT outage.

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Airlines may owe you for your flight chaos. Here's what to know.

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A Spirit Airlines passenger is sitting next to the airline's kiosks at LaGuardia Airport that are disabled due to an IT outage on July 19, 2024..
Thousands of flights were canceled around the world Friday morning due to a global IT issue linked to an issue at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.

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Chaos Reigns as Global Outage Breaks Everything from Airlines to Emergency Services

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Passengers queue at Gatwick Airport amid a global IT outage on July 19, 2024 in Crawley, United Kingdom.

Some airports were forced to use whiteboards to handwrite flight information due to the global IT outage

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A man stands looking at a piece of paper in front of a whiteboard displaying flight information in an airport lounge.
A whiteboard displaying check-in information in Terminal 1 of Singapore's Changi Airport.

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Crowdstrike says the global IT outage was not caused by a cyberattack

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George Kurtz is CEO of Crowdstrike, the cybersecurity firm linked to a mass IT outage.

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