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JETWIRE FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2009 - PLEASE POST
---ON-TIME EXPERIENCE---
MON MAR MTD TARGET
63.3 65.5 61.3 AA departures (D-0)
79.4 81.5 81.4 AA Direct D-0
80.6 80.6 79.2 AA arrivals (A+14)
72.0 68.0 64.0 Eagle departures (D-0)
87.8 80.6 74.0 Eagle arrivals (A+14)
---EVERY BAG COUNTS---
MON MAR MTD STANDARD
5.27 5.33 4.83 Claims per 1000 customers
--SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES AND FAMILY MEMBERS--
Two separate scholarship programs are currently offered to AMR employees and family members, thanks to the efforts of fellow employees and AMR Travel Club members. The AMR Travel Club currently offers nine scholarships totaling $9,000 to AMR employees and their dependents (graduating high school seniors). Guidelines and applications may be found at the club's Web site. The application deadline is April 15, 2009. And new this year, the Chris Alexander Scholarship Fund has been established to honor the memory of an AMR colleague. The college scholarship fund will provide financial assistance for two deserving students who are children of AA or Eagle employees. The first scholarship will be available for the fall 2009 semester. Go to
www.chrisalexanderscholarship.com for details.
---SAN JUAN'S ROBLES "PROFESSIONAL AND HELPFUL"---
When a customer recently missed the cutoff time to check in their baggage for a flight, San Juan Airport Agent Chantal Robles was "professional and helpful" with her assistance. Read more about Robles in Customers Write on Jetnet.
---KEEP HEALTHY RESOLUTIONS FOR 2009---
Healthmatters, the wellness community on Jetnet, offers AA employees and their eligible dependents information and links to a variety of health and wellness programs and resources. Learn more about Healthmatters and how you can earn up to $100 in gift cards for participating in one or more of the ActiveHealth Management programs.
---AA IN THE NEWS---
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
-AMERICAN EAGLE ANNOUNCES NONSTOPS TO SIX CITIES FROM DFW-
American Eagle is launching nonstop service to six cities from Dallas/Fort Worth: Santa Fe, N.M.; Tallahassee, Fla.; Montgomery, Ala.; Brownsville, Texas; Lake Charles, La.; and Manhattan, Kan. The flights will begin June 11, except for Manhattan, which will begin Aug. 25. Eagle is cutting back elsewhere to make the airplanes available for the new cities, but no city is losing service from DFW, although some daily flights may be reduced in other markets. ---INDUSTRY NEWS---
From Dow Jones Newswires
---CONTINENTAL PLANS ALLIANCE SHIFT IN OCTOBER---
Continental aims to switch to the Star Alliance from rival SkyTeam by late October in a move that will provide a better defense against the industry downturn. Continental is scheduled to leave SkyTeam on Oct. 24, marking the first defection between the three alliances that dominate the global airline sector.
From Aviation Week
---FAA TO DEBUT NEW EN ROUTE SYSTEM---
The FAA is quietly approaching a notable milestone in its effort to modernize the U.S. air traffic control network. The agency expects within the next month to debut a new system to handle en route traffic, a project that is a crucial precursor for the FAA's long-term Next Gen plan. The en route automation modernization (ERAM) system, developed by Lockheed Martin, is expected to begin controlling live traffic at the FAA's Salt Lake City center by early April, and at its Seattle center a few weeks later. Once the system has been checked at these two sites, it will be rolled out nationwide to the remaining 18 en route centers.
From the Seattle Times
---BOEING ASSEMBLING SIXTH AND FINAL 787 TEST PLANE---
Boeing says the sixth and final 787 flight test plane is undergoing final assembly at the factory in Everett, Wash. The company says tests are progressing well and assemblies for 31 of the new planes are in the supply chain. The 787 is nearly two years behind its original schedule. Boeing has said the fuel-efficient widebody will make its first flight around the middle of this year. The first delivery to All Nippon Airways is scheduled for early next year.
---CRUDE OIL and JET FUEL---
Monday's (March 23) closing fuel prices:
Crude oil was $53.80 a barrel, up $2.74 from the previous day. Jet fuel price was $60.82 a barrel, up $3.98.
---MARKET NEWS---
On the New York Stock Exchange at 1:00 p.m. ET
AMR stock was $3.27 up $0.09
DJ Transportation Average was down 10.36 at 2,704.85
DJ Industrial Average was down 11.71 at 7,764.15
---IT'S A FACT---
Manhattan is the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Kansas, and home to Kansas State University.
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