(AP) -- Passengers flying on American Airlines may experience delays and cancellations.

American will cancel 300 flights this week to cope with a high number of pilots reporting sick and an increase in maintenance reports filed by crews.  That's between one and two percent of their flight schedule.
    
American said it would cut its schedule through the end of October by up to two percent.
    
American has seen an increase in flight cancellations since early this month when a federal bankruptcy judge allowed the company to impose new pay and working rules on pilots.

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