With contract negotiations beginning with pilots, top executives at American Airlines are facing turbulence over pay raises. Jesse Russell reports:

Four years ago workers for American Airlines made heavy concessions in order to keep planes in the air. Now with five top executives receiving a combined $21 million stock payout the workers who willingly worked with management to avoid bankruptcy are crying foul. Many other airlines went the bankruptcy route and used it to slash pay, dump pensions, and shake off union representation for workers. American successfully navigated a path that secured workers pensions and pay.

Three men have been given the go-ahead by a federal court to sue American Airlines for withdrawing flight attendant job offers after it was revealed they were HIV-poitive. According to the court's ruling, the airline must wait until all background checks have been completed and a job has been offered before requesting medical information. In this case the court says the airline requested the information prematurely. The men had not disclosed they were HIV-positive, but after they gave blood tests that suggested they may be using anti-HIV medication, they revealed their status. Shortly thereaft

As Delta, American Airlines, US Airways and United Airlines threaten to cut jobs or diminish pay, flight attendants aren’t taking the decisions lying down. The heads of the Association of Flight Attendants have unanimously voted to authorize a strike, saying that they are upset over how their members are being treated. Union members must now approve the strike before a walkout can occur. The AFA charges that United Airlines and US Airways are taking advantage of their bankruptcy status to cancel union contracts and impose massive pay cuts. United says that an employee strike at this time would mean the end for the airline.

As Delta, American Airlines, US Airways and United Airlines threaten to cut jobs or diminish pay, flight attendants aren’t taking the decisions lying down. The heads of the Association of Flight Attendants have unanimously voted to authorize a strike, saying that they are upset over how their members are being treated. Union members must now approve the strike before a walkout can occur. The AFA charges that United Airlines and US Airways are taking advantage of their bankruptcy status to cancel union contracts and impose massive pay cuts. United says that an employee strike at this time would mean the end for the airline.