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AMR Corporation, et al.

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Case Number:

1:11-bk-15463

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New York Southern

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  1. June 27, 2012

    Pilots Union OKs Tentative Deal With American Airlines

    The Allied Pilots Association's board of directors voted Wednesday to accept American Airlines Inc.'s contract offer after the bankrupt airline's parent AMR Corp. threatened to reject the current labor agreement.

  2. June 25, 2012

    New Pension Rule May Help AMR Land A Deal With Pilots

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury proposed a rule Wednesday that could allow the bankrupt parent of American Airlines to freeze and retain pilot pension plans instead of cutting them, which could be an important factor in the deal the company and the pilots' union are working toward.

  3. June 22, 2012

    AMR Labor Contract Ruling Delayed

    A New York bankruptcy judge delayed issuing his decision on AMR Corp.'s bid to reject its union contracts Thursday, on the eve of the hotly anticipated ruling's original due date, after the American Airlines Inc. parent and its unions agreed to negotiate another week.

  4. June 20, 2012

    Pilots Union Shoots Down American Airlines' Last Offer

    The Allied Pilots Association's board of directors on Wednesday rejected bankrupt American Airlines Inc.'s final contract offer, leaving their fates in the hands of a bankruptcy judge who is expected to rule Friday on whether the airline can reject the current labor agreement.

  5. June 12, 2012

    US Airways Eyes Antitrust Approval As Key To AMR Merger

    U.S. Airways Group Inc. will begin seeking approval of antitrust regulators in July or sooner to pursue its planned merger with bankrupt American Airlines Inc. parent AMR Corp., according to Tuesday news reports.

  6. June 05, 2012

    House Democrats Urge AMR To Play Ball On Union Vote

    House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday urged American Airlines Inc. parent AMR Corp. to provide requested information needed for passenger service agents to vote in union elections, saying the airline has been trying to stymie the vote through litigation in its bankruptcy case.

  7. June 04, 2012

    AMR Says Airline Must Drop Union Contracts To Survive

    As talks between American Airlines' bankrupt parent corporation and its unions continue, the company on Monday urged a New York bankruptcy judge to let it drop its collective bargaining agreements and implement a new business plan, moves it says are essential to the company's survival.

  8. May 23, 2012

    AMR Officer Says Unions Not Alone In Facing Cuts In Ch. 11

    Bankrupt American Airlines Inc. parent AMR Corp. did all it could to cut costs companywide and didn't just target unions, the company's chief restructuring officer testified in New York bankruptcy court Wednesday as the company defends its bid to cut labor costs.

  9. May 18, 2012

    AMR Judge Sets Ruling Deadline As Unions Present Case

    The New York bankruptcy judge overseeing American Airlines Inc. parent AMR Corp.'s bankruptcy set a June 22 deadline Friday for his ruling in a drawn-out battle over AMR's bid to reject union contracts, while three unions continued to present their side of the case.

  10. May 16, 2012

    Nonunion AMR Employees Can't Fend Off Wage Change

    A New York bankruptcy judge on Wednesday rejected American Airlines Inc. passenger service agents' bid to bar the airline from unilaterally modifying their wages and benefits, dealing a blow to the workers, who are not currently represented by a union.