AMR Corporation, et al.

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Case Number:

1:11-bk-15463

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Firms

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  1. November 12, 2013

    US Airways, AMR Settle DOJ Merger Suit With Divestitures

    US Airways Group Inc. and bankrupt American Airlines will divest departure gates and 138 takeoff and landing slots at seven key airports under a proposed agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to settle the government's antitrust suit attempting to block the airlines' merger, the DOJ announced Tuesday.

  2. November 08, 2013

    Southwest To Push For Slot Sales In AA-US Airways Merger

    Southwest Airlines Co. won permission Thursday to weigh in on the government's challenge of American Airlines Inc. and US Airways Group Inc.'s merger, to argue that the carriers should be required to sell slots at airports in New York and Washington, D.C., if the deal is permitted.

  3. November 04, 2013

    DOJ Pressing For Divestitures From American, US Airways

    The U.S. Department of Justice is pushing for a settlement of its antitrust suit to block the American Airlines Inc. and US Airways Group Inc. merger that would require the carriers to divest facilities at certain airports nationwide, Attorney General Eric Holder said during a press conference Monday morning.

  4. October 28, 2013

    Creditors Want Say In American-US Airways Antitrust Suit

    The unsecured creditors of American Airlines Inc.'s bankrupt parent company asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge Monday to allow them to file a friend-of-the-court brief backing American's contested merger with US Airways Group Inc., saying the bankruptcy process would have to start over if federal authorities killed the deal.

  5. October 25, 2013

    Biz Groups Add To Swelling Support For AA-US Airways Deal

    The leaders of 26 city and state chambers of commerce on Thursday joined in the growing chorus of stakeholders voicing support for the proposed merger of American Airlines Inc. and US Airways Group Inc. and urged Attorney General Eric Holder to settle the lawsuit currently stymieing the deal.

  6. October 23, 2013

    Mayors Urge DOJ To Allow AA-US Airways Merger

    Mayors of seven cities that serve as hubs for American Airlines Inc. and US Airways Group Inc. on Wednesday urged Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to allow the carriers' proposed merger to proceed for the sake of boosting their local economies.

  7. October 16, 2013

    AMR Judge Greenlights $785M In Secured Aircraft Financing

    AMR Corp. on Wednesday received a New York bankruptcy judge's approval to obtain up to $785 million in financing secured by 75 separate Boeing jets, saying it is necessary to amp up the carrier's liquidity moving forward.

  8. October 03, 2013

    AMR Seeks $785M In Financing Secured By Aircraft

    AMR Corp. on Wednesday asked a bankruptcy judge to sign off on $785 million in new financing that would be secured by the carrier's aircraft, boost its liquidity and provide funding for general corporate purposes.

  9. September 24, 2013

    AMR Customer Suit Delayed Until DOJ Action Resolved

    A lawsuit from American Airlines customers seeking to block its $11 billion merger with US Airways will not proceed until an antitrust lawsuit from the federal government is resolved, a New York bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday.

  10. September 16, 2013

    American Airlines CEO Denied $20M Severance Package

    The judge overseeing AMR Corp.'s bankruptcy on Friday rejected a proposal to award American Airlines Inc. head Thomas Horton a nearly $20 million severance package for guiding the company through its restructuring and proposed merger with US Airways Group Inc., finding the payment was barred by law.