American Airlines Bankruptcy

• American, US Airways see merger closing on December 9

  American Airlines parent AMR expects to emerge from bankruptcy and complete its merger with US Airways on December 9, the companies said on Wednesday.

• American, US Airways see merger closing next month

  American Airlines parent AMR expects to emerge from bankruptcy and complete its merger with US Airways on December 9, the companies said on Wednesday.

• EU approves American Airlines, US Airways merger

  European Union competition authorities gave their approval Monday, following US bankruptcy backing in February, for the merger of American Airlines and US Airways, which will create the world's largest airline.

• US Airways-AMR $11 billion merger gets board approval: report

  The boards of AMR Corp and US Airways Group Inc each met on Wednesday to approve a merger that would create the world's largest airline with an expected market value of around $11 billion, people familiar with the matter said.

• AMR, US Airways boards close in on merger decision

  The boards of American Airlines parent AMR and US Airways could decide early next week whether to merge their two companies and create an airline rivaling the world's biggest.

• 10 global companies cut one lakh jobs in 2012 led by HP

  With an aim to save costs in troubled economic times, just 10 companies together have announced nearly one lakh job cuts worldwide since start of 2012, including giants like HP, Google and Citigroup.

• Disaster flights sink American Airlines' reputation

  Two widely publicized "flights from hell" have sapped American Airlines' already bad reputation as it struggles with bankruptcy and battles its pilots union in contract talks.

• American airlines, crash landing of 'something special in the air'

  American Airlines used to bill itself as "something special in the air," and it was. It was the first airline to offer curbside check-in. The first with computerized reservations. It invented the frequent-flier program and came up with the deeply discounted Super Saver fare to fill empty seats on its planes. But it was disastrously behind on one th...

• American Airlines' parent AMR files for bankruptcy

  The parent company of 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.

• American Airlines files for bankruptcy protection

  American Airlines' parent company is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it seeks to unload massive debt built up by years of accelerating jet fuel prices and labor struggles.