American Air parent posts loss

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The loss amounted to $328 million, or $1.32 per share, compared with a profit of $81 million, or 30 cents per share, a year earlier.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - AMR Corp <AMR.N>, parent of American Airlines, on Wednesday reported a first-quarter loss, as the company grappled with soaring fuel prices.

The loss amounted to $328 million, or $1.32 per share, compared with a profit of $81 million, or 30 cents per share, a year earlier.

(Reporting by Kyle Peterson; Editing by Derek Caney)