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Washington.– American Airlines will cut back flying later this year at many airports, including hubs in Dallas and Chicago, as it attempts to cope with record high fuel prices.

The nation’s largest carrier gave more details Wednesday about capacity reductions it announced last month.

American said it will reduce departures at its Chicago O’Hare Airport hub by 28 flights and sister airline American Eagle would cut 34 flights, beginning in September. At Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, American will cut 19 departures and Eagle will ground 23 flights.

American said it will cut eight daily departures in St. Louis and five at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. American Eagle and AmericanConnection will cut 35 flights in St. Louis and 37 Eagle flights at LaGuardia.

Fort Worth-based American had already said it was closing operations in Oakland, Calif., and at London’s Stansted Airport in September, and it said Wednesday it would end service to Barranquilla, Colombia.

Eagle will end operations in Albany, N.Y.; Providence, R.I.; Harrisburg, Pa.; San Luis Obispo, Calif.; and Samana, Dominican Republic.

American announced last month it will cut domestic capacity 11 percent to 12 percent, and Eagle will cut capacity 10 percent to 11 percent, compared with levels of late 2007. The company is trying to reduce costs in the face of fuel prices that have nearly doubled in the past year, surpassing labor as American’s biggest expense.

Chairman and Chief Executive Gerard Arpey said last month that American will probably eliminate thousands of jobs as a result of fewer flights, but the company has not yet disclosed a precise figure.

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Written by: jose_NYC, 28 Jun 2008 3:30 AM
From: United States
so whats next start using sailboats again awsome
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Written by: gouletcolonial, 28 Jun 2008 6:30 AM
From: United States, California, San Francisco, Treasure Island
number of seats versus Puerto Rico this December versus last year from USA Destination Avg. daily seats Change of 26% less

Puerto Rico 11,270 -26% number of seats per day as of December

Dominican Republic 4,926 -26% number of seats per day as of December
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Written by: Rainman, 28 Jun 2008 12:28 PM
From: United States
I am just wondering if the United States has a so called oil reserve for emergencies when are they thinking of using it. I think the fuel situation is getting to be a crisis hence use of a emergency reserve
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Written by: Jander, 29 Jun 2008 11:23 PM
From: Dominican Republic
http://www.dr1.com/#8
"They are hedged at US$50 a barrel through 2010," he explained. "They have cash to do it [open routes to the Caribbean]".
He explained that it is the only airline that has a 10-year labor contract with its crew


Giant Saudi field is key to boosting oil output
Remote Khurais project should be supplying crude by June of next year

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Written by: Jander, 29 Jun 2008 11:24 PM
From: Dominican Republic
It's going to be ok !!
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Written by: Matthew, 3 Jul 2008 1:12 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Google HHO That's what's next!
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