FORT WORTH, Texas -- American Airlines will unveil two planes Monday featuring a pink ribbon running the length of the fuselage in honor of its partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

The partnership includes a $7.5 million pledge from the airline to research a rare form of breast cancer.

The two planes will be the first of eight featuring the pink ribbon. In press releases Friday, both groups announced American's pledge will fund research of inflammatory breast cancer, an aggressive and frequently fatal form of the disease, at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Komen said that kind of breast cancer represents two to five percent of all breast cancer cases.

Komen said the grant will fund a team of patient advocates, oncologists, pathologists and scientists working to improve the ability to diagnose and treat the disease.

Fort Worth-based American, the world's largest airline, has pledged to raise $1 million annually for eight years to fund the research project. The rest of the money raised will fund health and community programs.

American says most of the funds will be raised at its annual American Airlines Celebrity Golf and Tennis Weekend.

On the Net:

Susan G. Komen for the Cure: www.komen.org

American Airlines: www.aa.com