AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines and American Eagle, filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. AMR’s Board of Directors determined that a Chapter 11 reorganization is in the best interest of the Company and its stakeholders. The chapter 11 process enables American Airlines and American Eagle to continue conducting normal business operations while they restructure their debt, costs and other obligations.
The Company has approximately $4.1 billion in unrestricted cash and short-term investments. This cash, as well as cash generated from operations, is anticipated to be more than sufficient to assure that its vendors, suppliers and other business partners will be paid timely and in full for goods and services provided during the Chapter 11 process in accordance with customary terms. Because of the Company’s current cash position, the need for debtor-in-possession financing is neither considered necessary nor anticipated.
In the wake of the reorganization process, AMR’s Board of Directors has named Thomas W. Horton chairman and chief executive officer of the Company, succeeding Gerard Arpey , who informed the Board of his decision to retire. Horton will also succeed Arpey as chairman and chief executive officer of American. Horton will continue to serve as President of AMR and American.
