American Airlines parent AMR Corp. and US Airways are seeking to close on their merger on Dec. 9, following last week's approval of the Dallas/Fort Worth-based American's reorganization plan by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court overseeing its Chapter 11 restructuring. The close will be months ahead of a schedule contained in a recent settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, which in August delayed a previously planned merger. The settlement calls for the publication of judgments and a 60-day comment period that could stretch into mid-March; however, the airlines say the merger should be allowed to proceed during this process. Under the plan unveiled by AMR, the merger will be consummated before the stock markets open on Dec. 9 when the previously dubbed "new American" will be listed as American Airlines Group Inc.
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