Allied Pilots Association to pay USD45.5m fine to American Airlines.

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After rejecting a one-year labour contract with American Airlines, the Allied Pilots Association has been ordered by a federal appeals court to pay a USD45.5m fine levied against it due to sickout action staged by pilots in February 1999.

The sickout action had resulted in the cancellation of about 6,700 flights and Circuit Judge Robert Parker refused to throw out the fine, stating, `The defendants are liable for damages because of …