UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 3)
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 1, 2010
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
1-33599   20-5337455
     
(Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
500 W. Madison Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, Illinois   60661
     
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
(312) 894-5000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
     On July 29, 2011, Orbitz Worldwide, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company”) and ultimate parent of Orbitz, LLC (“Orbitz”), entered into a Letter Agreement with American Airlines, Inc. (“AA”) (the “Letter Agreement”). The Letter Agreement extends the period over which AA is prohibited from terminating for convenience the Second Amended and Restated Airline Charter Associate Agreement dated December 19, 2003 between AA and Orbitz, and the Company’s ticketing authority, into 2012.

 


 

SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC.
 
 
Dated: August 1, 2011  By:   /s/ James P. Shaughnessy    
    Name:   James P. Shaughnessy   
    Title:   Senior Vice President, Chief
Administrative Officer and
General Counsel