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AA and unions agree to resume contract talks

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American Airlines and its pilots' union have agreed to resume stalled contract negotiations.

Associated Press

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American Airlines and its pilots' union have agreed to resume stalled contract negotiations. The union also said Tuesday that it will delay releasing results of a strike-authorization vote scheduled to end Wednesday.The developments could lead to a breakthrough in a bitter standoff between the nation's third-biggest airline and its 7,500 active pilots.