Wednesday, November 1, 2017

American Airlines CEO, Civil Rights Leaders Meet Over Bias Complaints


DALLAS — American Airlines said its chief executive had a "positive" meeting Tuesday with civil rights leaders who accuse the airline of racial bias, but an activist who was kicked off a plane isn't backing away from her criticism of the carrier.

The airline said Chief Executive Doug Parker and a senior vice president met with NAACP President Derrick Johnson, Women's March organizer Tamika Mallory and others in Washington.

The NAACP had demanded the meeting when it warned African-Americans last week that they could face discriminatory treatment while traveling on American. Neither side would give details of the talks — they offered only the most general descriptions of what was said in the private session. 

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