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RICH THOMASELLI | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel American Airlines CEO Doug Parker is prepared to tell a United States Senate committee on Wednesday that the $54 billion airlines received in COVID-19 aid from the federal government were spent correctly and helped save the fate of U.S. carriers. The three sets of grants and loans “saved the airline industry,” Parker will tell the committee according to prepared remarks seen by Reuters News Service. Parker, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby, Southwest CEO Gary Kelly and Delta’s Chief Operating Officer are also scheduled to appear before the Senate on December 15. Airlines…

RICH THOMASELLI | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel   It’s been a frightening Halloween weekend for American Airlines. Since Friday, the carrier has been forced to cancel nearly 1,400 flights and delay more than 1,000 due to what it said was a combination of bad weather conditions at its main hub in Dallas-Fort Worth, as well as staffing shortages. According to Reuters News Service, American canceled 376 flights on Friday, 551 on Saturday and so far today on Halloween, 480. It has delayed more than 1,000 flights over the three days according to the airline tracking site FlightAware. It is…

DONALD WOOD | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel   The CEO of American Airlines said the continued surge of passengers committing disruptive and violent incidents on flights in the United States “has to stop.” According to Reuters.com, American CEO Doug Parker said Thursday that the violent attacks on flight attendants and the disruptive nature of unruly passengers have become a major problem for the airline industry and must be addressed. Parker’s comments came just hours after reports surfaced about an American flight that was diverted to Denver due to a male passenger allegedly punching a female crew member twice, leaving “blood splattered…