Disclosed in AA's detailed bankruptcy filings are the payments by AA to every creditor within 90 days of the bankruptcy filing. In addition to large payments to APA and APFA, AA paid the Transport Workers Union a whopping $4.479 million in 11 separate payments between August 31, 2011 and November 15, 2011.
The Baker letter requires that AA cover the union business of the TWU leadership, but that's only about $3.0 million a year, right? What's AA getting in exchange for almost $4.5 million in such a short period?
http://www.amrcaseinfo.com/pdflib/1431_15463.pdf (warning: very large file; 1758 pages; 8.75MB)
Did AA owe the TWU for grievances or some other legit debt?
The Baker letter requires that AA cover the union business of the TWU leadership, but that's only about $3.0 million a year, right? What's AA getting in exchange for almost $4.5 million in such a short period?
http://www.amrcaseinfo.com/pdflib/1431_15463.pdf (warning: very large file; 1758 pages; 8.75MB)
Did AA owe the TWU for grievances or some other legit debt?