American Airlines files for bankruptcy

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American Airlines parent seeks Ch. 11 protection - Yahoo! Finance

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They really should have done this back when everyone else did. Not doing so then has put them at a competitve disadvantage ever since. Hopefully, they can now get on a level playing field with other US-based legacy airlines.

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Here is a good analysis of the impact of the AA bankruptcy:

http://www.aviationplanning.com/Imag...%20Reality.pdf