American Airlines settles antitrust suit for $45M, maintains it did nothing wrong

American Airlines Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) agreed to pay $45 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit that accused the four largest airlines of colluding to raise prices, according to a Friday court filing.American would be the second of the four airlines to settle in this case, which started back in 2015. Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) settled for $15 million, which was approved in January.Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL) and United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) are the other two&h