AMR Corporation, parent company to American Airlines, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States as it seeks to return to profitability. AMR, which also operates American Eagle, took the decision after the failure of the latest round of cost-cutting labour negotiations and is the last of the major American carriers to seek such protection.

AMR Corp has taken the next step in spinning off subsidiary American Eagle into a separate company. The parent of American Airlines issued a Form 10 filing earlier, providing an overview of Eagle’s business, management and its ongoing relationship with American Airlines as it prepares for the move. 

American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, today launched two daily round-trip flights between Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport in Virginia, operating the new service with 44-seat Embraer jets.

American Airlines is close to spinning off its regional subsidiary, American Eagle, as part of a cost-cutting programme. It has been trying to offload Eagle since 2007 but shelved the plans due to the global downturn.

American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, will fly two daily round-trip flights between Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Wilmington International Airport in North Carolina, beginning July 2. The new service will be operated with 44-seat Embraer jets.

American Eagle Airlines, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, today announced increased nonstop service between Miami International Airport and Jacksonville International Airport in Jacksonville, Fla., with the addition of two new flights on April 5.