NEW YORK (AP) – A federal bankruptcy judge signaled his support for the $11 billion merger of American Airlines and US Airways.

But Judge Sean H. Lane deferred giving his official blessing until he could further consider the timing of a severance package for outgoing American CEO Tom Horton.

2. AMR CEO Horton in Line for $20 Million Severance - Monday, February 18, 2013

Tom Horton won't get to lead the new American Airlines after it merges with US Airways, but he'll get a going-away prize of nearly $20 million.

3. American, US Airways Announce $11 Billion Merger - Friday, February 15, 2013

DALLAS (AP) – US Airways CEO Doug Parker has landed the big merger he sought for years. Now the soon-to-be CEO of the new American Airlines has to make it work.

Planes need painting. Frequent flier programs have to be combined. And the new airline will still be weak in Asia and need to win back business travelers who have been drifting away to other airlines.

4. British Airways Considers American Airlines Stake - Monday, September 03, 2012

British Airways’ parent company International Airlines Group says that it has signed a non-disclosure agreement with American Airlines, allowing it to look at the company’s books.

Foreign investors are prohibited from owning more than 25 percent of a U.S. airline. The two airlines already have a joint business agreement for flights across the Atlantic Ocean and were founding members of the OneWorld frequent flier alliance.

5. American CEO Bashes US Airways; Calls it Desperate - Thursday, July 26, 2012

BOSTON (AP) – American Airlines CEO Tom Horton wants to set the record straight: It was he who approached US Airways CEO Doug Parker about the possibility of combining the two airlines, not the other way around.

6. 2008 Model Predicts Effects of Airline Mergers - Friday, February 03, 2012

Two years ago, a trio of economics professors at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, checked in on a model they built in 2008 to measure and predict the long-term effects of U.S. airline mergers on specific markets, including Memphis.

7. Whitehead Promoted At Obsidian - Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Thomas Whitehead has been promoted to account manager at Obsidian Public Relations.

Hometown: Brandon, Miss.

8. Wopat Presents Evening of Jazz at BPACC - Monday, February 15, 2010

For St. Valentine’s Day weekend, the Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center (BPACC) is bringing a well-known face from a popular early-1980s television series, but audiences may be surprised to find his talent isn’t limited to acting.

9. American, Partners Offer $1.1B to Japan Airlines - Friday, December 04, 2009

TOKYO (AP) - American Airlines upped the ante in the tug-of-war over Japan Airlines, vowing Thursday to lead a $1.1 billion investment in the struggling carrier to prevent it from falling into the orbit of rival Delta.

10. American Airlines Parent Gets $2.9B, Shifts Routes - Friday, September 18, 2009

ATLANTA (AP) - American Airlines' parent company said Thursday it is taking on significant new debt at a time when revenues are being hammered, but the $2.9 billion in cash and fresh financing it raised should quiet concerns – for now – that it is in danger of a cash crunch and a bankruptcy filing.

11. Exec: American's US Capacity Reductions Permanent - Thursday, September 11, 2008

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Despite the big drop in fuel prices over the last two months, domestic capacity reductions American Airlines has been making are permanent, Chief Financial Officer Tom Horton said Tuesday as he also suggested that the industry could see more consolidation in the future.

12. Tangled Web Snags Ford and Lee, Both Indicted for Bribery and Other Offenses - Friday, July 13, 2007

The newest corruption charges against Memphis City Council member Edmund Ford include not only a new codefendant, former Memphis Light Gas & Water (MLGW) President Joseph Lee. They also include a case that appears to be built in large part on Ford's public record as an elected official.

13. Events - Friday, June 29, 2007

Memphis University School (MUS) is hosting "Windows of Life," a play by Tom Horton, through Sunday at MUS Hyde Chapel. Show times are 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $15 and seating is limited. Call 260-1300 for tickets.

14. Events - Thursday, June 28, 2007

The Memphis Regional Chamber hosts its Breakfast Forum today from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Hilton Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. Andy Dolich, president of business operations for the Memphis Grizzlies, will speak on "What the Grizzlies Mean to Memphis and the NBA Draft." Cost is $20 for chamber members and $30 for nonmembers. RSVP to Tunga Lee at 543-3571.

15. Events - Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Talk Shoppe will hold an Open Microphone Discussion at its meeting today from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive.

The Little Tea Shop will host a book signing of "Poetry and Memoirs" by Sylvia Abraham Holder, mother of Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Janice M. Holder, today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 69 Monroe Ave.

16. Archived Article: Law Focus (haltom) - Thursday, June 29, 2000
Association takes time to honor heroic lawyers Association takes time to honor heroic lawyers By Bill Haltom Special to The Daily News On June 20, the largest crowd ever for a Memphis Bar Association event assembled in the Continental Ballroom of th...

17. Archived Article: Real Fcs (arlington) L - Tuesday, March 23, 1999
By LAURIE JOHNSON Arlington: A final frontier Attention from builders and home buyers is turning yesterdays sleepy railroad outpost into todays rapidly expanding suburban community By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Builders and homebuyers all agree: ...

18. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, March 10, 1997
March 10 March 10 Professional Secretaries International will meet at 6 p.m. at the Marriott, 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd. The speaker will be Shirley Jones, past president of the state division of PSI. The cost is $13. For more information, call Nathal...