American Airlines

Expedia, one of the two online travel agencies in feud with American Airlines, has removed fare details of American Airlines flights from its site, escalating the dispute between the airline and the travel site.

American Airlines has seen a year-over-year increase in its overall ticket sales after it pulled its schedules and airfares details for American Airlines and American Eagle flights from Orbitz.com last week.

A full-blown blizzard pounded the northeast from yesterday into today, making roadways hazardous, shutting down transit systems and causing at least one state government to declare a state of emergency.

As the season’s first snowstorm hit New York on Sunday, travel by road, rail and air came to a halt on a weekend, which is usually one of the busiest traveled weekend because of Christmas holidays.

The fight between travel agencies and flight operators continues as Expedia Inc, one of the top travel websites, began hiding American Airlines fares from its initial searches this week.

The top after-market NYSE losers on Wednesday are: Carnival Corp, Christopher & Banks, Phoenix Companies, Orbitz Worldwide, Quiksilver and Invesco.

The $3.2 billion merger between United Airlines and Continental Airlines, which creates the world's biggest carrier, could deal a big blow to rival carriers like American Airlines and US Airways as they would find it difficult to match its scale of operation.