US Airways and American Airlines are joining forces in an $11 billion deal to create the world's largest airline.

AMR CEO Thomas Horton plans to cut 13,000 union jobs and throw out union contracts on pay and benefits to restore the airline's profits. US Airways CEO Doug Parker says his merger plan would save ...

US Airways flies between Phoenix and Palm ... He thanked politicians and business officials who had joined his airline in lobbying for the merger. The companies expect to complete the merger ...

In 2013, American Airlines and US Airways employees urged the approval of a merger that created the world’s largest airline. TWA bought Ozark Airlines in 1986. As with other global industries ...

A federal bankruptcy judge signed off Wednesday on the $11 billion merger of American Airlines and US Airways. The widely-expected decision by Judge Sean H. Lane helps clear the way for the two ...

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US Airways was formed from a 2005 merger with America West Airlines and its leaders have long advocated consolidation. The US airline industry, battered for years by overcapacity and volatile fuel ...