US Airways, America West in Merger Talks

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Merger talks between US Airways and America West could be the start of consolidation for U.S. airlines, although US Airways’ Chairman David G. Bronner concedes that such a combination faces numerous hurdles.


A combined US Airways-America West would be better able to compete with discount rivals and complement each other geographically, US Airways’ chairman said Tuesday night.


US Airways, based in Arlington, Va., has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since September 2004. It was the second such filing in two years for the nation’s seventh-largest carrier.


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