"In a letter sent to employees on Wednesday, American’s chief executive Doug Parker and president Robert Isom said the raises were about “doing the right thing” for employees who have helped the company through its successful merger with US Airways.

“While the commitment was met when the contract was signed, we never anticipated this large of a gap for this long a period, and we don’t like that it exists, contract or not,” the letter said. “Therefore we intend to work with the unions to adjust the hourly base pay rates of all American pilots and flight attendants to levels that are equal to the highest rates currently in place at either Delta or United.”"

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