Originally Posted by Jack Bauer

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"American Airlines is defending a plan to pay its departing chief executive a severance payout of nearly $20 million after the airline completes a merger with US Airways.

In a statement, American Airlines spokesman Mike Trevino said the payout is among "arrangements designed to motivate a strong management team..."

American Airlines defends $20-million severance pay to CEO - latimes.com