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Release Date 30 Nov, 2011 in Los Angeles Times

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Airline's bankruptcy protection won't affect Bombardier: analysts Montreal Gazette - 30 Nov, 2011 AMR, the parent company of American and American Eagle Airlines, filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, the last full-fare airline to do so. The bankruptcy protection filing by American ...
What fliers should know as American reorganizes Detroit Free Press - 30 Nov, 2011 American Airlines jets are seen Tuesday at Miami International Airport just hours after the airline's parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. / Tim Chapman/McClatchy-Tribune Afew weeks ago, I got e-mails from Michigan readers asking ...
	American Airlines' bankruptcy filings ... Jamaica Gleaner - 30 Nov, 2011 American Airlines advised yesterday that its bankrupcy filings in the United States would have no direct legal impact on the airline's operations outside the United States. At the same time, the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) said that ...
Boeing's Albaugh Expects Long-Term Benefits From AMR Bankruptcy Bloomberg - 30 Nov, 2011 Boeing Co.'s (BA) commercial jet chief expects both planemakers and American Airlines to benefit from parent AMR Corp. (AMR)'s bankruptcy reorganization, which may hone the carrier's competitive edge. ...
Qantas, Japan Airlines Services Unaffected by AMR's Bankruptcy BusinessWeek - 30 Nov, 2011 Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Qantas Airways Ltd. and Japan Airlines Co., partners with AMR Corp.'s American Airlines in the Oneworld alliance, said their services are unaffected by the US company's bankruptcy filing. ...
FAQ: Bankruptcy filing's effects on passengers, employees, prices Dallas Morning News (subscription) - 30 Nov, 2011 AMR Corp.'s bankruptcy filing raises some questions about the effect on passengers, prices and employees. For the short term, the experience of flying with American will remain largely the same, though changes are likely down the road. ...
	AMR-Backed Municipal Airport Bonds Decline on Bankruptcy Filing Bloomberg - 30 Nov, 2011 Signage for AMR Corp., parent company of American Airlines Inc., stands outside of the company's headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas on Nov. 29, 2011. Signage for AMR Corp., ...
	Airline bankruptcy could cost KC $1.1 million per year Kansas City Star - 30 Nov, 2011 American Airlines sais passengers shouldn't see any disruptions from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, though the airline eventually will cut some flights. Passengers are unlikely to see any immediate disruptions from American ...
AMR-Backed Municipal Airport Bonds Decline on Bankruptcy Filing BusinessWeek - 30 Nov, 2011 Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Municipal securities backed by American Airlines parent AMR Corp. dropped as much as 68 percent after the third-largest US carrier declared bankruptcy. AMR's $3.2 billion of debt backing ...
American Airlines waited too long to bail out Chicago Tribune - 30 Nov, 2011 A hallmark of air travel is the cool voice of calm from the cockpit, capable of heralding a view of the Grand Canyon out the left side of the aircraft one minute and then the next, in the same unhurried, Chuck Yeageresque tone, an emergency landing ...
American Airlines files for bankruptcy Chicago Tribune - 30 Nov, 2011 The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by American Airlines never seemed to be a question of if, but when. Loaded down with costs that other airlines cast off in their own bankruptcies after 9/11, American simply ...
AMR Bankruptcy Deals 'Blow' to Texas Region That Lured Airline BusinessWeek - 30 Nov, 2011 Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The bankruptcy of American Airlines parent AMR Corp. deals a blow to the Dallas-Fort Worth region of Texas, a community whose identity and fortunes have been tied to the company and aviation for more than 80 years. ...
Qantas, Japan Airlines Say Services Unaffected by AMR's Bankruptcy Filing Bloomberg - 30 Nov, 2011 Qantas passengers booked on American Airlines-operated services with shared flight codes won't be affected, the Sydney- based company said in an e-mailed statement. Japan Air's codeshare flights with the ...
American Airlines Parent AMR Files Bankruptcy; Horton Is CEO San Francisco Chronicle - 30 Nov, 2011 Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- American Airlines parent AMR Corp. filed for bankruptcy after failing to secure cost-cutting labor agreements and sitting out a round of mergers that dropped it from the world's largest airline to No. 3 in the US With the filing, ...
	Few changes expected with airline bankruptcy The Boston Globe - 30 Nov, 2011 In the short term, the bankruptcy filing could be a boon for travelers looking for deals if American Airlines, as expected, lowers fares to reassure people that it will keep flying. American Airlines is expected to emerge from ...
How the American Airlines bankruptcy affects consumers The Boston Globe - 30 Nov, 2011 No. Like all the other major airlines that have filed for bankruptcy protection in recent years, American will continue to operate during the reorganization. The goal is to cut debt and labor costs and emerge as a more competitive ...
AMR bankruptcy clouds Boeing jet order Reuters India - 30 Nov, 2011 American Eagle planes sit at their gate at O'Hare International airport in Chicago November 29, 2011. AMR, the parent company of American, filed for bankruptcy Tuesday. By Tim Hepher (Reuters) - Boeing (BA.N) could be at a disadvantage to Airbus ...
American Airlines' parent company in bankruptcy Trinidad & Tobago Express - 30 Nov, 2011 American Airlines will continue to operate its regular flight schedule out of Trinidad despite its parent company, AMR Corp, filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy yesterday in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. ...
Qantas faces threats that led American to bankruptcy: expert Ninemsn - 30 Nov, 2011 Tax Time 2011Doing your tax doesn't need to be daunting! Check out ninemsn Finance's Tax Time for tips and advice on how to make your 2011/12 tax return work for you. Qantas is under the same pressures that have forced American Airlines to file for ...
	AMR shareholders take massive hit, but experts see a less volatile future Christian Science Monitor - 30 Nov, 2011 AMR shareholders saw their stocks drop 84 percent on Tuesday, and can expect the stock to drop to zero, but experts are saying the state of the airline industry today suggests profits are on the way. By DAVE CARPENTER, Associated Press / November 29, ...
Analysis: AMR bankruptcy clouds Boeing jet order Reuters Canada - 30 Nov, 2011 (Reuters) - Boeing (BA.N: Quote) could be at a disadvantage to Airbus because the bankruptcy of AMR Corp (AMR.N: Quote), the parent of American Airlines, places up to $40 billion of jet orders at the mercy of a US bankruptcy court, ...
AMR's Arpey Said to Have Mapped Exit After Anti-Bankruptcy Stand BusinessWeek - 30 Nov, 2011 Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Gerard Arpey's eight-year effort to keep AMR Corp. out of bankruptcy ended with his retirement as a board decision to seek court protection threatened to erode his credibility, ...
American Lands in Bankruptcy Wall Street Journal - 30 Nov, 2011 The parent of American Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection, an abrupt course change by one of the country's largest carriers that caps a decade of restructurings that are helping revive the long-troubled industry. ...
	Editorial: Why American Airlines' future matters to the Dallas area Dallas Morning News (subscription) - 30 Nov, 2011 Until Tuesday, American Airlines was the only US legacy airline that hadn't sought bankruptcy protection, a feat of great pride for the airline. It came close several times, but pulled up safely on each occasion against intense financial headwinds that ...
	American Airlines files for bankruptcy Moneycontrol.com - 30 Nov, 2011 American Airlines, the third-largest US carrier, and its parent AMR Corp filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday to cut labor costs in the face of high fuel prices and dampened travel demand. AMR, which replaced its chief executive in the move, ...
American Airlines applies for bankruptcy protection eTaiwan News - 30 Nov, 2011 According to AP, it reported, American Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, seeking relief from crushing debt caused by high fuel prices and expensive labor contracts that its competitors shed years ago. ...
Filing Puts Pension Benefits at Risk Wall Street Journal - 30 Nov, 2011 The parent of American Airlines had been trying to renegotiate pay and work rules for pilots in the weeks before Tuesday's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Now, pension benefits could be at risk. AMR Corp. has about $8.3 billion in assets ...
	What Europe And State Governments Should Learn From American Airlines Forbes - 30 Nov, 2011 American Airlines is a sad example of the type of over-regulation that is strangling the US economy. On Monday, the airline's parent company, AMR Corp (AMR), voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. AA had fallen from its perch as the ...
Some other tidbits about this and that on the AMR and American Airlines bankruptcy Dallas Morning News (subscription) (blog) - 30 Nov, 2011 • American Airlines has told the Transport Workers Union that the two tentative agreements out there between the airline and the union - one for dispatchers, the other for fleet service/ground workers - are kaput. "In light of the changed circumstances ...
New CEO Steps Into Spotlight Wall Street Journal - 30 Nov, 2011 As a young executive at American Airlines, Thomas Horton once sat in a cubicle adjacent to Doug Parker and Ben Baldanza, who moved on to lead US Airways Group Inc. and Spirit Airlines Inc., respectively. ...