September 12, 2013
AMR Corp. on Thursday received a bankruptcy judge's approval of its reorganization plan that hinges on a now uncertain $11 billion merger with US Airways Group Inc., despite a lawsuit brought by federal antitrust regulators that threatens to block the deal.
September 05, 2013
AMR Corp. on Thursday asked a New York bankruptcy judge to deduct $644,000 from the $4.6 million it owes Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP for fees and expenses stemming from various lawsuits, saying the firm wrongly used first-year associates for some of the billed work.
August 29, 2013
A New York bankruptcy judge on Thursday said he was leaning toward approving AMR Corp.'s reorganization plan but once again put off an official ruling on the matter, which has been thwarted by federal antitrust regulators who challenged the airline's proposed merger two weeks ago.
August 28, 2013
A group of American Airlines Inc. customers on Wednesday urged the judge overseeing the airline's bankruptcy to send the antitrust lawsuit they launched to block an $11 billion merger to federal district court, claiming bankruptcy court is not an appropriate forum.
August 23, 2013
The possibility that regulators will thwart the $11 billion merger between bankrupt AMR Corp. and US Airways Group Inc. should justify denying the airline's reorganization plan because the plan depends on the merger, airline customers told a New York bankruptcy judge on Thursday.
August 16, 2013
At a Thursday confirmation hearing for restructuring American Airlines Inc.'s parent, a New York bankruptcy judge requested extra briefs be filed within eights days on how a recent U.S. Department of Justice suit opposing the company's merger with US Airways Group Inc. could impact those plans
August 15, 2013
Despite a looming lawsuit from regulators to block the merger, the parent company of American Airlines on Thursday asked a New York bankruptcy judge to move forward with a reorganization plan that would combine the bankrupt carrier with US Airways to become the world's largest airline.
August 08, 2013
Creditors of AMR Corp. on Thursday threw their support behind the airline's reorganization plan, which hinges on an $11 billion merger with US Airways Group Inc., saying it resolves complex issues and provides substantial benefits for creditors and existing shareholders.
August 07, 2013
Customers of AMR Corp.'s American Airlines Inc. and US Airways Group Inc. on Tuesday hit the airlines with a lawsuit alleging their soon-to-be-implemented $11 billion merger violates federal antitrust laws and urging a New York bankruptcy court to enjoin the deal.
August 06, 2013
AMR Corp. needs to lay out a business plan for its American Eagle Airlines Inc. unit in order to prove that the bankrupt airline’s proposal to exit Chapter 11 is feasible, the pilot’s union for the regional carrier said Tuesday.