The U.S. Postal Service said it suspended shipments on American Airlines and US Airways Group Inc. because they didn’t get the mail to destinations on time, according to wire service reports.
The air routes used to help ship first-class mail across the country were halted Feb. 12 after a five-month analysis showed consistent lateness, the USPS said.
Lateness has been an issue since contracts with the airlines took effect in June 2003, the Washington-based Postal Service said.
The mail shipments provide added revenue for airlines that have had four straight years of losses, most recently because of higher fuel costs and lower average fares. Major U.S. carriers have had combined losses of $33 billion since 2001.
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