American Airlines to pay $22.1 million U.S. fine over mail delivery times: Justice Department

American Airlines Group Inc , the largest U.S. airline, will pay $22.1 million t...

FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines plane takes off from Los Angeles International airport in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake

The United States Postal Service contracted with American to take possession of receptacles of U.S. mail at six locations and then deliver it to numerous international and domestic destinations. The settlement resolves claims American Airlines falsely reported the times it transferred possession of the mail. American did not immediately comment Tuesday.

American said in a securities filing the Justice Department in April 2015 notified the airline it was investigating American’s 2009 and 2011 contracts with the U.S. Postal Service for the international transportation of mail by air.

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