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American Airlines and its parent company AMR Corp. have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, the company said Tuesday.

Shares of AMR Corp. fell near an 8-year-low on Wednesday as the parent of American Airlines pushed union workers to accept contracts that would boost productivity at the money-losing company.

The parent company of American Airlines said Wednesday it expects to spin-off regional carrier American Eagle, although it won't completely rule out a sale.

The CEO of the company that runs American Airlines received compensation valued at more than $5.2 million last year, an 11 percent increase over 2009, according to an Associated Press analysis of a regulatory filing on Thursday.

The CEO of American Airlines is putting pressure on Japan Airlines to keep its alliance with American and ignore a competing bid from Delta Air Lines Inc.

The parent of American Airlines said that it secured the liquidity by agreeing to sell its frequent-flyer program to Citigroup and through new loans and a sale-leaseback agreement with a unit of G.E.

The parent of American Airlines has obtained $2.9 billion in new financing and is making changes in its flight schedule to cope with weak demand and declining revenue.

The parent of American Airlines says it has obtained $2.9 billion in new financing and is making changes in its flight schedule to help cope with weak demand and declining revenue in the airline industry.

The parent of American Airlines said Thursday it has obtained $2.9 billion in new financing and is making changes in its flight schedule to help cope with weak demand and declining revenue in the airline industry.

American Airlines, a unit of AMR Corp., said Thursday that systemwide traffic and capacity fell in August, compared with the same month a year ago, while occupancy rose.