American Airlines’ Latin America Strategy

Latin America operations expanding despite bankruptcy and merger rumors.

BY MARK CHESNUT

As AMR Corporation proceeds through Chapter 11 restructuring and rumors fly about the potential merger of its American Airlines unit with another carrier, industry observers, as well as travelers, are justified in wondering what all this means for Latin America.



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