American Airlines Flight Attendants Fear Bankruptcy — Internal Union Minutes Call Finances "Dire"

American Airlines Flight Attendants Fear Bankruptcy — Internal Union Minutes Call Finances "Dire"

American Airlines flight attendants are privately voicing fears of a future bankruptcy, according to previously unreported union meeting minutes that describe the carrier’s finances as “dire.” The real concern is not that Chapter 11 is imminent, but that years of weak profitability and strategic mistakes have left the airline vulnerable if conditions get worse.