Judge denies $20M severance deal for AMR CEO Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 3:21 am, Friday, April 12, 2013 DALLAS (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge has denied a proposed $20 million severance payment for the CEO of American Airlines as part of the company's merger with US Airways. At that hearing last month, however, Lane approved the plan for American Airlines parent AMR Corp.