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(CNN)– Major U.S. airlines are challenging part of a new rule for disabled travelers. The rule made airlines responsible for damaged or lost mobility devices, including wheelchairs, scooters and walkers. In a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals on Tuesday, the airline trade group ‘Airlines for America’ argued the rule is unlawful, and that the Transportation Department exceeded its authority by putting the requirements in place. The airlines w…