June 13 , 2008

The Company presented proposals on Scope, Benefits and Long Distance Flying.

May 30, 2008

Negotiators tentatively agreed to an item within Section 24 stating that copies of an agreement will be distributed electronically.

May 27, 2008

Company negotiators presented a cost-out of all of the Union’s proposals, which would result in approximately $3 billion in recurring expenses.

May 9, 2008

Company negotiators proposed closing eight sections and two letters of agreement as current book. The Union rejected this proposal.

May 6, 2008

Negotiating parties met jointly with NMB mediator.

May 1, 2008

Pilot contract became amendable.

April 30, 2008

Negotiating committees met without NMB guidance and the APA rejected the Company’s modernization of the Pilot B Plan. The APA also submitted its own A Plan proposal.

April 14, 2008

The NMB assigned Mediator Mike Tosi to oversee negotiations between the Company and the APA.

April 10, 2008

The five weeks of NMB-facilitated discussions came to a close, with the Company resubmitting its proposal to modernize the Pilot B Plan. Parties also agreed upon language to pay protect pilots directly affected by MD80 cancellations in early April. The APA announced it would not continue in facilitated discussions and would resubmit its NMB application for formal Section 5 mediation.

April 4, 2008

A joint subcommittee composed of subject matter experts from both sides was formed to discuss filling of open time and scheduling enhancement issues.

March 28, 2008

A joint subcommittee composed of subject matter experts from both sides was formed to explore sequence and trip building model construction.

March 14, 2008

Negotiating parties tentatively agreed to a proposal on Reinstatement Rights (Section 17).

February 28, 2008

First Facilitation Meeting with NMB Facilitator is held.

February 19, 2008

The APA withdrew its NMB request for formal Section 5 mediation.

February 14, 2008

American and the APA agreed in principle to a negotiations protocol and timeframe, including five weeks of NMB-facilitated meetings outside of Section 5.

February 13, 2008

The APA responded to American's previous requests for a protocol agreement by proposing a negotiating protocol and timeline.

February 12, 2008

The Company presented proposals on Probation, Jumpseats, Uniforms and Moving Expenses.

February 7, 2008

Negotiating parties approved tentative agreements on three contract areas pertaining to Seniority; Certificates and Ratings; and Agency Shop and Dues Checkoff (Sections 13, 16 and 25).

January 31, 2008

The Company presented a proposal for modernizing the Pilot B Plan.

January 30, 2008

The NMB responded to the APA’s request for formal Section 5 mediation, recommending the parties narrow discussion topics before entering mediated negotiations and explore alternative facilitation methods.

January 29, 2008

The Company presented proposals regarding three sections on Seniority; Certificates and Ratings; and Agency Shop and Dues Checkoff (Sections 13, 16 and 25).

January 25, 2008

The Company presented proposals on sections of the contract that deal with Grievance, Arbitration and General Administrative issues (Sections 21-24).

January 14, 2008

The APA filed for formal mediation with the National Mediation Board.

January 10, 2008

The Company proposed a number of enhancements to its original scheduling, sequence protection and reserve proposal.

December 11, 2007

Age-65 legislation is passed.

December 6, 2007

The APA negotiating committee presented the Company with a one- sentence scope proposal.

October – November 2007

The APA resubmitted its Section 6 openers.

October 3, 2007

First meeting following reconstitution of the APA negotiating committee; the APA provided the Company with a letter stating the Union’s original Section 6 openers were going to be replaced.

September 26, 2007

The APA replaced its negotiating committee chairman and a negotiating committee member.

September 25, 2007

The Company provided the APA’s negotiating committee with a multi-faceted proposal relating to scheduling, the reserve system, income protection and other topics.

September 16, 2007*

The APA completed its second survey of member priorities for negotiations.

August 7, 2007

The APA suspended bargaining sessions for 60 days due to reconstitution of its negotiating committee and need to conduct a second membership survey.

June 20, 2007

New APA President Lloyd Hill is elected.

May 1, 2007

The APA presented the Company with a Scope proposal.

February – April 2007

Negotiating committees met infrequently during this period as the APA was involved in and focused on the election of its National Officers and pre-election preparation and activities.

December 2006

Negotiating committees reviewed side letters on various topics.

October 3 & 4, 2006

American and APA negotiating committees exchanged proposals on the protocol agreement.

October 2006

The APA notified American that they discontinued use of third-party negotiating facilitators.

September 20, 2006

Formal negotiations began with each side exchanging Section 6 openers.

September 15, 2006*

American and APA negotiating committees met with third-party facilitators to establish a problem-solving approach to negotiations.

August 2006*

At the APA’s request, American agreed to participate in joint negotiating training with third-party facilitators.

July 21, 2006

American notified the APA that it would exercise its option to begin negotiations under the Early Opener provision of Section 6.