<p class="title">American Airlines and United Airlines have agreed to a $95.1 million settlement with the developer of the World Trade Center over the September 11, 2001 attacks, ending 13 years of litigation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Insurers will cover the payout to World Trade Center Properties, owned by developer Larry Silverstein, according to court papers filed Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Six weeks before the attacks Silverstein signed a 99 year lease for the site, which is owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After the suicide airliner attacks that felled the Twin Towers, Silverstein received from his own insurers $4.55 billion in settlements after years of negotiations.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But he also fought to receive damages from American and United, whose hijacked planes were used in the attacks.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He initially sought $12.3 billion from the airlines and airport security companies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Now the two sides have reached a settlement that must still be approved by US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The September 11 attacks on the Twin Towers by hijackers loyal to Al-Qaeda killed more than 2,750 people.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Another hijacked plane hit the Pentagon in Washington, while a fourth crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. Altogether around 3,000 people died in the attacks.</p>
<p class="title">American Airlines and United Airlines have agreed to a $95.1 million settlement with the developer of the World Trade Center over the September 11, 2001 attacks, ending 13 years of litigation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Insurers will cover the payout to World Trade Center Properties, owned by developer Larry Silverstein, according to court papers filed Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Six weeks before the attacks Silverstein signed a 99 year lease for the site, which is owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After the suicide airliner attacks that felled the Twin Towers, Silverstein received from his own insurers $4.55 billion in settlements after years of negotiations.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But he also fought to receive damages from American and United, whose hijacked planes were used in the attacks.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He initially sought $12.3 billion from the airlines and airport security companies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Now the two sides have reached a settlement that must still be approved by US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The September 11 attacks on the Twin Towers by hijackers loyal to Al-Qaeda killed more than 2,750 people.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Another hijacked plane hit the Pentagon in Washington, while a fourth crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. Altogether around 3,000 people died in the attacks.</p>