American Defers Delivery of 54 Aircraft from Boeing

American Airlines will defer by 6-7 years scheduled delivery of 54 of 56 aircraft it has on firm order from Boeing in an attempt to reduce near-term costs and repair damage to its balance sheet. Announcing an agreement with the manufacturer, American said it will take two 777s in 2006, moving up one...

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