By Jesse Russell

American Airlines is the latest airline to come under fire for excessive payouts to executives while the company suffers multi-million dollar losses. Allied Pilots Association President Ralph Hunter reprimanded management for announcing payouts to nearly 1,000 managers that could exceed $20 million. In a statement Hunter said the plan was "absolute insanity." Executive Vice President Dan Garton will receive a pay out of $1.7 million. Both the Association of Professional Flight Attendants and Transport Workers Union have also expressed their opposition to the plan. Over the past three years the airline has enjoyed a reasonably healthy working relationship with the unions representing its workers.