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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. March 06, 2012

    Ex-TWA Pilots Can't Form Own Committee In AMR Ch. 11

    A New York bankruptcy judge on Tuesday refused to authorize an official committee of former Trans World Airlines pilots in American Airlines Inc. parent AMR Corp.'s bankruptcy, ruling there was no evidence the creditors committee wasn't adequately representing the pilots.

  2. March 01, 2012

    Deloitte Takes Aim At AMR Trustee's 'Radical' Policy

    Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. on Thursday pilloried claims by the U.S. Trustee in AMR Corp.'s bankruptcy case that the accounting firm cannot advise the American Airlines Inc. parent unless all of its professionals divest AMR stock, calling the position "radical."

  3. February 28, 2012

    Union Says AMR Wants To Alter Pilots' Pay Without New CBA

    The Allied Pilots Association hit American Airlines Inc. and bankrupt parent company AMR Inc. with a lawsuit Tuesday claiming they have attempted to alter pilots' pay without reaching a new collective bargaining agreement.

  4. February 22, 2012

    AMR Says Retiree Committee Would Slow Down Labor Talks

    AMR Corp. on Wednesday told the Delaware judge overseeing its bankruptcy that nonunion retirees should not form a committee to represent the interests of all retired company workers because a committee was not needed and would hold up labor negotiations.

  5. February 13, 2012

    AMR Seeks OK To Seal $50M Deal With Chartis

    American Airlines Inc. parent AMR Corp. asked a New York bankruptcy judge on Friday to let it assume agreements with workers' compensation insurer Chartis Inc., which agreed to cut $50 million from AMR's bill if the contract is accepted and paid by March 9.

  6. February 03, 2012

    WTC Operator, AMR Agree To Let 9/11 Suit Move Forward

    World Trade Center operator Silverstein Properties Inc. reached an agreement Thursday with American Airlines Inc. parent AMR Corp. allowing Silverstein to pursue claims against the bankrupt company alleging it failed to prevent the 9/11 attacks, but only within the confines of AMR's insurance coverage.

  7. February 01, 2012

    American Airlines Wants To End Pension Plans

    American Airlines Inc. parent AMR Corp. will ask a New York bankruptcy court for permission to terminate its employee pension plans despite fierce opposition from its three largest unions, the company said Wednesday.

  8. January 31, 2012

    US Files $92M In Liens In American Airlines Bankruptcy

    The U.S.' pension protection agency has filed $92 million in liens on behalf of American Airlines Inc. parent AMR Corp.'s four pension plans, seeking to hold the company's nonbankrupt entities responsible for American employees' retirement plans, the agency said Tuesday.

  9. January 27, 2012

    US Trustee Balks, But AMR Holds On To $4.1B

    A New York bankruptcy judge on Friday allowed American Airlines Inc. parent AMR Corp. to keep the vast majority of its $4.1 billion in cash in alternative investment accounts that the U.S. Trustee's office said were not properly protected under the bankruptcy code.

  10. January 13, 2012

    PBGC Demands Info On AMR Pension Plans

    The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. asked a New York bankruptcy court on Thursday to authorize subpoenas and order American Airlines Inc. parent AMR Corp. to produce documents over company-administered pension plans that the federal agency worries could be terminated.