By Terry Maxon, The Dallas Morning News Feb. 1--American Airlines Inc. said 143 pilots retired Thursday, an unusually high monthly number that the carrier says was caused by the falling stock market, as pilots decided to lock in the value of retirement plans.

By Trebor Banstetter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Oct.

DALLAS - AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines, is hiring International Business Machines Corp. to perform some of its personnel chores in a $217 million deal that will run for 7 1/2 years, the companies said Friday.

By Associated Press Union leaders want concessions for backing the airline's bid for Dallas-Beijing service. DALLAS -- American Airlines has rebuffed a demand by its pilots' union to immediately negotiate terms of the carrier's proposed service between Dallas and China.

By Terry Maxon, The Dallas Morning News Nov. 29--American Airlines Inc. gave its pilots' union few of the concessions the pilots wanted in exchange for flying a new China route on Tuesday.