US Airways flight attendants will soon vote on a contract that could increase their pay and put them in a better position for any future mergers.

Flight attendants at US Airways approved a new contract on Thursday that wraps up some unfinished business from the airline's 2005 merger with America West, and gets them started on the next merger, with American.

FORT WORTH, Texas - Fght attendants at American Airlines agreed Friday to concessions that the company said it needed to avoid bankruptcy.

A Mesa Airlines flight attendant was going through her preflight routine for a trip from Aspen, Colo., to Denver when she got to the matter of smoking.

Washington  --  A US Airways executive repeated assurances in Washington on Tuesday that the company plans to maintain a significant corporate presence in Phoenix after its proposed merger with Texas-based American Airlines.

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American Airlines reached tentative agreements with its mechanics and flight attendants, company and union officials said Monday, helping the carrier avoid a bankruptcy filing. A source familiar with the situation said American also had reached a tentative deal with its pilots, too.

FORT WORTH, Texas - About 2,500 American Airlines' pilots will lose their jobs over the next year, some through retirement, as part of the union's $660 million in annual concessions to save the company from bankruptcy, union officials said Tuesday.

DALLAS - AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines, will be removed from the Standard & Poor's 500 index this week as the company's stock price and market value continue their long slide. Investors sent shares in the company down another 14 percent on Wednesday.

MANILA, Philippines - The 346 passengers were cruising at 29,000 feet Friday when an explosive bang shook the Qantas jumbo jet. The plane descended rapidly. Oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling as debris flew through the cabin from a hole that had suddenly appeared in the floor.

US Airways has struck deals with unions at American Airlines to win their support for a possible merger of the two airlines.

Though he's still merging work forces from his last airline deal, US Airways CEO Doug Parker hasn't stopped eyeing other carriers and thinking of the possibilities.

America West Airlines streamlined its operations Monday by eliminating 250 management, professional and administrative jobs as part of an effort to save $100 million.

Written or unwritten, every job carries with it a dress code. Many employers put a priority on how workers represent the firm. Even the NBA cares about how its players look.

PHOENIX - Spotting her outside the State Capitol, Tom Wahl, student body president at Northern Arizona University, wanted a key lawmaker to know why he supports a bill intended make textbooks more affordable for college students.

America West Airlines pilots finally have a contract. After fours years of negotiations and two failed votes, the Air Line Pilots Association narrowly approved a 3-year-deal Tuesday, a decision the company says will pave the way for the Tempe-based airline's continued growth.

WASHINGTON -The government is increasingly focused on the vulnerability of cargo planes as it responds to intelligence indicating al-Qaida might use aircraft to strike targets far from major cities, including power plants, dams and oil facilities.

Looking back, Canadian businessman Tom Simons wishes he had waited to buy his $1 million-plus vacation home in Scottsdale.

At 10 a.m. on a Friday in late July, it is already 103 degrees in the Valley. Inside Tempe’s Oceanside Ice Arena, where it is a much more tolerable 60, nearly 40 kids in full hockey gear have packed the rink.

At 10 a.m. on a Friday in late July, it is already 103 degrees in the Valley. Inside Tempe’s Oceanside Ice Arena, where it is a much more tolerable 60, nearly 40 kids in full hockey gear have packed the rink.

At 10 a.m. on a Friday in late July, it is already 103 degrees in the Valley. Inside Tempe’s Oceanside Ice Arena, where it is a much more tolerable 60, nearly 40 kids in full hockey gear have packed the rink.

NEW YORK - Natasha Richardson, a gifted and precocious heiress to acting royalty whose career highlights included the film "Patty Hearst" and a Tony-winning performance in a stage revival of "Cabaret," died Wednesday at age 45 after suffering a head injury during a beginners' ski lesson.

The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl will close an era Jan. 2 with its 35th annual game. The bowl that was created to give Arizona State University a postseason date, and grew into one of the nation’s top sporting events, is staging its final game at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe.

The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl will close an era Jan. 2 with its 35th annual game. The bowl that was created to give Arizona State University a postseason date, and grew into one of the nation’s top sporting events, is staging its final game at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe.