An American Airlines passenger jet prepares to land at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas, in this July 17, 2007 file photo. American Airlinesplans to announce Monday May 11, 2009, it will let frequent fliers use miles to book one-way trips for half the miles of a round trip. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

An American Airlines passenger jet prepares to land at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas, in this July 17, 2007 file photo. American Airlinesplans to announce Monday May 11, 2009, it will let frequent fliers use miles to book one-way trips for half the miles of a round trip.

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  1. In this photo taken Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, an American Airlines jet plane takes off at the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif. American's parent, AMR Corp., on Wednesday, Oct. 21 said it lost about $300 million in the third quarter.
  2. American Airlines flight 954 gets ready to take off at Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa on September 27, 2009. Two Organization of the American States' (OAS) representatives and two Spanish diplomats were prevented from entering Honduras, a diplomat source informed. Stakes rose in Honduras Sunday after ousted leader Manuel Zelaya, holed up at Brazil's embassy in Tegucigalpa, called on his supporters for a final offensive -- and coup leaders respond by giving Brazil a harsh warning.
  3. Security personnel check hockey fans as they enter American Airlines Center for a preseason NHL game between the Dallas Stars and the Florida Panthers, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Dallas.
  4. Hockey fans arrive at American Airlines Center as security personnel prepare to clear them through an entrance for a preseason NHL game between the Florida Panthers and the Dallas Stars, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Dallas.
  5. Hockey fans arrive at American Airlines Center as security personnel prepare to clear them through an entrance for a preseason NHL game between the Florida Panthers and the Dallas Stars, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Dallas.
  6. Former American Airlines Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert L. Crandall is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, before the start of hearing by The FlyersRights/org organization on legislative proposals to provide passengers with options.
  7. An unidentified American Airlines employee, center, is detained by agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration during an operation at Puerto Rico's international airport in San Juan, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. Nine employees of American Airlines have been charged with participating in a smuggling ring that shipped at least 9,000 kilograms of cocaine over the past decade to destinations that include Miami, Orlando and New Jersey, said U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodriguez.
  8. A rain-soaked American flag flies at half-staff on Sept. 11, 2009, at the Pentagon Memorial to honor the 125 people who were killed in the 2001 terror attacks when the highjacked American Airlines flight 125 was flown into the headquarters of America's military, in Arlington, Va., just outside Washington. President Barack Obama will lay a wreath at the Pentagon in a ceremony later this morning.
  9. FILE - In this March 27, 2008 file photo, American Airlines MD-80 planes are seen parked at Washington's Reagan National Airport. Federal regulators said Friday, Sept. 3, 2009, they are investigating American Airlines over structural repairs to its aging fleet of MD-80 series aircraft.
  10. FILE - In this June 4, 2008 file photo, American Airlines jets line up at gates at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. American Airlines on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009 said it is cutting 921 flight attendant jobs as it deals with an ongoing downturn in traffic and lower revenue.
  11. In this Oct, 26, 2009 photo, an American Airlines aircraft takes off as an American Eagle turbo-prop, foreground, prepares for flight departure at Miami International Airport in Miami. If you plan to travel around the upcoming holidays, prepare to pay a little more _ again.
  12. A chartered North American Airlines Boeing 767 is seen on the tarmac at the Mumbai airport on October 18, 2009. Indian military officials ordered a United States airplane carrying 205 Marines to land at Mumbai airport on October 18 over an airspace clearance dispute. The Indian Air Force had to instruct the US plane to land as it did not have the mandatory clearance required to fly in Indian airspace. The chartered plane was on its way from Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates to Bangkok when it was forced to land.
  13. A chartered North American Airlines Boeing 767 is seen on the tarmac at the Mumbai airport on October 18, 2009. Indian military officials ordered a United States airplane carrying 205 Marines to land at Mumbai airport on October 18 over an airspace clearance dispute. The Indian Air Force had to instruct the US plane to land as it did not have the mandatory clearance required to fly in Indian airspace. The chartered plane was on its way from Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates to Bangkok when it was forced to land.
  14. A chartered North American Airlines Boeing 767 is seen on the tarmac at the Mumbai airport on October 18, 2009. Indian military officials ordered a United States airplane carrying 205 Marines to land at Mumbai airport on October 18 over an airspace clearance dispute. The Indian Air Force had to instruct the US plane to land as it did not have the mandatory clearance required to fly in Indian airspace. The chartered plane was on its way from Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates to Bangkok when it was forced to land.
  15. COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for Business Matchmaking; Jack Calkins, District Director of SCORE, left, Michelle Thompson-Dolberry of American Express OPEN, second left, Michael Nordstrom of HP, second right, and Robert Nelson, District Director of the SBA, right, pose at Business Matchmaking Workshop, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, in Waltham, Mass. . More than 400 Boston area small businesses attended a full day workshop with federal and state procurement officials and major corporate representatives. The Business Matchmaking program was hosted by American Express OPEN, HP and American Airlines and focused on new opportunities linked to the federal stimulus program.
  16. Rich Franklin, left, and Junior Dos Santos take part in the UFC 103 post-fight news conference at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas early Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.

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  3. Lebanon's new Prime Minister Saad Hariri gestures during a press conference at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, on November 9, 2009. Young business tycoon Saad Hariri finally succeeded in forming a new national unity government for Lebanon, rising from political obscurity to follow in his slain father's footsteps.
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  14. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the son of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, reacts as he prays at his father grave, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Monday Nov. 9, 2009. Hariri has formed a 30-member Cabinet including Hezbollah and its allies, after more than four months of tough wrangling and bargaining over who would get which Cabinet positions. Hariri's Cabinet is the first since the June parliamentary elections in which his Western- and Saudi-backed bloc defeated a Hezbollah-led coalition which is supported by Iran and Syria, retaining a slim majority in the 128-member legislature.
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