Talks between American Airlines and the union representing its flight attendants have ended without a deal—and the union says it is making preparations for a strike. The carrier and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) have been in mediated talks for almost a year. The lack of a deal could impact up to 28,000 flight attendants. “After years of bargaining, including almost a year of mediated talks with the assistance of the National Mediation Board, and despite the Union’s best efforts, American Airlines did not come to the table...

An American Airlines flight attendants strike could be coming during one of the busiest flying periods of the year. Federally mediated negotiations between the airline and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants failed to result in an agreement Thursday. Under federal labor law, the union could be free to conduct a work stoppage on Labor Day weekend. “Today, contract talks between the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) and American Airlines ended without an agreement, moving 28,000 Flight Attendants one step closer to a strike,” the union said in a...

A union representing flight attendants for American Airlines Group said the latest round of talks with the carrier did not lead to an agreement this week. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), which represents about 28,000 American Airlines flight attendants, said Thursday it has moved closer to a strike as the airline did not present a favorable agreement. The airline's flight attendants, however, cannot walk off the job until the National Mediation Board (NMB) grants them permission. The board will first have to determine that both the parties are...

American Airlines flight attendants ended their latest bargaining session without an agreement Thursday, which the union representing them said will push it a step closer to a strike at the major U.S. air carrier. Last week, union members representing the 28,000 flight attendants who belong to the Association of Professional Flight Attendants picketed at DFW International Airport and other airports across the country, while the negotiating committee was in Washington trying to secure a deal. The pickets came right after American CEO Robert Isom tried to get money into flight...