APA INFORMATION HOTLINE

This is APA Communications Chairman Captain Sam Mayer with the APA Information Hotline for Wednesday, July 21.

Upon hearing the news, APA President Captain Dave Bates contacted Captain Hale with congratulations on his appointment.

“I look forward to a new beginning in the relationship between the pilots of American Airlines and our flight department management team,” Captain Bates said. “It’s time to establish a positive and cooperative working relationship that truly reflects the contribution that American’s most valuable asset, our pilots, bring to work every day. It is long past time to conclude our contract negotiations, and I look forward to working with Captain Hale to get it done.”

AA SECOND-QUARTER EARNINGS:
Also today, American Airlines announced that it posted a $10.7 million loss during the second quarter. In addition, American announced the purchase of 35 additional Boeing 737-800s to be delivered in 2011 and 2012. Several other executive changes were also announced, including current Chief Financial Officer Tom Horton being named the new President of AMR and American Airlines, and current Vice President of Customer Relationship Marketing and Reservations Bella Goren becoming the new CFO. We will have a full recap of the earnings announcement and subsequent Wall Street analysts’ call in tomorrow’s News Digest.

That’s all we have for today. Thanks for checking this message.

MIA

Wed., Aug. 25, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., lunch will be served, Dave & Busters in Hollywood, Fla., on Interstate 95 between Sheridan Street and Stirling Road. Agenda will include safety, negotiations update, local issues and resolutions.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING DFW

Wednesday, August 18 beginning at 1 p.m. through Friday, August 20, APA headquarters, 14600 Trinity Blvd., Ste. 500, Fort Worth, TX 76155-2512. All members in good standing are welcome to attend any open portion of this meeting.

RETIREMENT PLANNING SEMINARS LAX

Tues., Aug. 17, registration begins at 7:45 a.m., seminar begins at 8:15 a.m. Hyatt Regency Irvine 17900 Jamboree Blvd., Irvine, Calif., 949-975-1234. This seminar is designed to provide you with an understanding of your disability, pension and medical benefits as an American Airlines retiree. RSVP to clin@alliedpilots.org or call APA at 1-800-323-1470, ext. 2142 no later than Fri., Aug. 6.

FAMILY AWARENESS ORD

Join us for Family Awareness Day with the Schaumberg Flyers, Saturday, August 14. Evening includes reserved seats to the baseball game, buffet in the Schaumberg Club from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., beer and soft drinks. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. and first pitch is at 6:30 p.m. RSVP to Mike Robak at roby76@att.net, and please include name, employee number and number attending. For more information, including directions to Alexian Field, visit flyersbaseball.com.

FAMILY AWARENESS DCA

Family Awareness Day at Nationals Park, Sunday, August 15 at 1:35 p.m. The Washington Nationals face off against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Seats are limited, so RSVP by Tuesday, Aug. 10 to Peter Nyce at pnyce5@verizon.net or 301-873-4131.

FAMILY AWARENESS LGA

Save the date for the annual LGA Family Awareness Day at Citi Field on Sunday, August 15. The New York Mets will face off against the Philadelphia Phillies. PLEASE NOTE the rescheduled start time is 8:00 p.m. Each member can receive two tickets, as well as a food and beverage coupon, for no charge. Please e-mail Captain Sam Mayer at sammayer@earthlink.net with your ticket request.

FAMILY AWARENESS LAX

Bimonthly lunch on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month beginning at 11 a.m., Brent’s Deli, 2799 Townsgate Rd., Westlake Village, tel. 805-557-1882. All active members, spouses and other family members are welcome to attend.

FAMILY AWARENESS MIA

First Wednesday of every month, happy hour at Snapper’s Turtle Club waterfront bar from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Snapper’s is at MM 94.5 ocean side, 94.5 miles away from where Hwy. 1 ends in Key West. Any questions, please contact Ray Nemura, tel. 305-664-2807 or capnemo@bellsouth.net.

FAMILY AWARENESS MIA

Dinner at the Baja Café every third Tuesday beginning at 6:30 p.m., 1310 S. Federal Highway, Deerfield Beach, Fla. tel. 954-596-1305.

FAMILY AWARENESS DCA

Breakfast at the Silver Diner every second Monday from 10 a.m. to noon, 12250 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, Va. RSVP to Thaura Jeffreys, av8rx@hotmail.com or call 571-212-1901.

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