Andrea Ahles

Job Fair on Wednesday in Fort Worth

blogs.star-telegram.com — FORT WORTH - Job seekers are invited to a May 22 job fair for the aerospace industry. The fair, beginning at noon on Wednesday at the Hilton Garden Inn Fort Worth Alliance Airport, will be an opportunity for job seekers to learn more about AAR, a global aerospace and defense contractor.

Sky Talk: A little break

blogs.star-telegram.com — Sky Talk will be on a short break this week as I am on a scheduled furlough from the Star-Telegram.

KLM restarts daily service between DFW and Amsterdam

blogs.star-telegram.com — Dallas/Fort Worth Airport welcomed back KLM on Friday as the Dutch carrier restarted its seasonal daily service to Amsterdam. Flight 669 arrived at 1:37 p.m. to a traditional "shower of affection" from DFW's fire engines on the tarmac. The Airbus 330 has two classes of service.

With AMR's stock up, executives sell some shares

blogs.star-telegram.com — Since AMR's merger with US Airways was announced, the Fort Worth-based carrier's shares have soared over 400 percent to $6.85. Now, a few executives are selling shares, that were likely worthless when the company entered bankruptcy, and generating some cash.

American and US Airways wants authorization for more stock as part of its merger

blogs.star-telegram.com — American Airlines' parent company, AMR Corp., and US Airways want authorization for more shares of stock than it had originally proposed as part of its merger agreement. In documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, the carriers said it wants authorization for an additional 100 million shares of preferred stock than before.

Only one personal carry-on item? American will let you board early

blogs.star-telegram.com — American Airlines announced a new boarding process that allows passengers with only one small personal carry-on item to board before those that have larger roller bags that need to go in overhead bins. The Fort Worth-based carrier said it will let customers who have one personal item that can be stowed underneath the seat in front of them to board before Group 2.

Southwest increases quarterly dividend, restructures contract with Boeing

blogs.star-telegram.com — At its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, Southwest Airlines announced it has increased its quarterly dividend to 4 cents per share, up from a penny. The board of directors increased the carrier's share repurchase authorization from $1 billion to $1.5 billion.