Beneficiaries v. AMR Corp. (In re AMR Corp.)

Full title: In re AMR CORPORATION, et al., Debtors. Supplement B Pilot Beneficiaries…

Court: United States District Court, S.D. New York.

Date published: Oct 17, 2014

523 B.R. 415 (S.D.N.Y. 2014)

Opinion

Nos. 11–15463(SHL) 12 Civ. 7800(CM) 13 Civ. 958(CM) 13 Civ. 959(CM).

2014-10-17

In re AMR CORPORATION, et al., Debtors. Supplement B Pilot Beneficiaries, Appellants, v. AMR Corporation and American Airlines, Inc., Appellees.

Todd Clifford Duffield, Neil D. Mollen, Paul Hastings LLP, Stephen Karotkin, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY, Albert L. Hogan, III, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, Chicago, IL, Gary M. Ford, Lonie A. Hassel, Edward A. Scallet, Julia E. Zuckerman, Groom Law Group, Washington, DC, for Appellees.Stanley J. Silverstone, Seham Seham Meltz & Petersen, White Plains, NY, for Appellants.

McMAHON

Affirmed.

Todd Clifford Duffield, Neil D. Mollen, Paul Hastings LLP, Stephen Karotkin, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY, Albert L. Hogan, III, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, Chicago, IL, Gary M. Ford, Lonie A. Hassel, Edward A. Scallet, Julia E. Zuckerman, Groom Law Group, Washington, DC, for Appellees. Stanley J. Silverstone, Seham Seham Meltz & Petersen, White Plains, NY, for Appellants.

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER AFFIRMING ORDERS OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT

McMAHON, District Judge.

These consolidated appeals arise from the bankruptcy of American Airlines (“American”) and its parent corporation, AMR. The appellants are a group of current pilots nearing retirement (“B Pilots”). The B Pilots appeal orders of the bankruptcy court: (1) authorizing American to reject its collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) with the American Pilots Association (“Pilots Union”); (2) approving a new CBA between American and the Pilots Union that purported to settle the B Pilots' outstanding grievances against American; and (3) authorizing American to amend its pension plan by eliminating lump-sum payouts.

For the reasons stated below, the orders of the bankruptcy court are AFFIRMED.

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER AFFIRMING ORDERS OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT
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