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American Eagle unions balk at giving up flights to Republic Airways

Andrea Ahles

Photo Credit: An American Eagle EMB-140 flying as AmericanConnection.  American Airlines

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American Eagle's unions are asking the bankruptcy court to block AMR Corp.'s deal with Republic Airways, which also operates regional flights for US Airways. These latest moves by the unions underscore how complex the path with labor will be for American Airlines should its merger with US Airways become a fait accompli.

American Eagle's unions are asking a bankruptcy court to delay or deny AMR Corp.'s new contract with Republic Airways that allows Republic to fly regional flights for American starting this summer. In several court filings Thursday, the Air Line Pilots Association, the Association of Flight Attendants and the Transport Workers Union a

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