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• Airport Slot Auctions Proposed For Newark, JFK

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.government proposed on Friday to auction some takeoff and landing rights at the New York area's two international airports, as a way to boost competition, a plan that drew sharp criticism from airlines. The Transportation Department plan for Newark...

  News items 2008-05-16

  Tags: Airline, Congestion, Airport, Auction, Newark, JFK, Transportation Official, Caps, Transportation, AMR Corp., Continental Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., JetBlue Airways Corp., US Airways Group Inc.

• United Airlines Names New Chief Operating Officer

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - UAL Corp's UAUA United Airlines on Thursday named John Tague to the position of chief operating officer, a move one industry expert said may represent a management reshuffling ahead of a possible merger with US Airways Group LCC....

  News items 2008-05-08

  Tags: UAL Corp., United Airlines, quarterly loss, cancellation, U.S. company, Chicago, recovery, quarterly revenue, Thomson Reuters Corp., merger

• UAL Pilots Leader Pans Possible Merger With US Air

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A "toxic stew" of problems with pilots and other issues at US Airways Inc LCC would imperil any merger between that carrier and United Airlines, the leader of the United pilots' union said on Tuesday. While United has its own...

  News items 2008-04-29

  Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, United Airlines, US Airways Group Inc., merger, UAL Corp., Continental Airlines Inc., carrier, leader, Washington, quarterly loss, financial, Thomson Reuters Corp., performance, stock, marketing

• UAL and US Air Merger Talks Advance: Sources

  By John Crawley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - UAL Corp UAUA and US Airways Group Inc LCC are in advanced merger talks prompted by Continental Airlines Inc's CAL decision this weekend to walk away from similar talks with UAL, sources with knowledge of...

  News items 2008-04-28

  Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, UAL Corp., Continental Airlines Inc., US Airways Group Inc., United Airlines, Northwest Airlines Corp., merger, Delta Air Lines Inc., carrier, Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Washington, knowledge, market capitalization, quarterly loss, Thomso

• UAL, USAir in "very Advanced" Merger Talks: Sources

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Airlines, a unit of UAL Corp UAUA and US Airways Group Inc LCC are in "very advanced" merger talks, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday. A deal, one of the sources said, could be finalized...

  News items 2008-04-28

  Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, UAL Corp., United Airlines, US Airways Group Inc., merger, Washington, knowledge, Thomson Reuters Corp., negotiation, marketing

• Continental Not Merging With UAL

  By Jui Chakravorty Das NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Continental Airlines CAL has called off talks with United Airlines UAUA because of United's weak financial condition and a feeling that a merger would risk its own financial health, a source briefed on the matter said...

  News items 2008-04-27

  Tags: Alliance, American Airlines, Merger, Antitrust, Continental Airlines Inc., UAL Corp., United Airlines, Carrier, AMR Corp., Delta Air Lines Inc., US Airways Group Inc.

• Continental Not Merging With UAL

  By Jui Chakravorty Das NEW YORK (Reuters) - Continental Airlines Inc CAL has called off talks with United Airlines UAUA because of United's weak financial condition and a feeling that a merger would risk its own financial health, a source briefed on the...

  News items 2008-04-27

  Tags: Continental Airlines Inc., Los Angeles, investment, Thomson Reuters Corp.

• United in Merger Spotlight With US Air and Continental

  By John Crawley and Kyle Peterson WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters UK) - United Airlines seems to be the prime mover in the next industry merger, and a decision could come soon as carriers are forced to consolidate for survival. Now that a proposal for Delta Air Lines DAL...

  News items 2008-04-27

  Tags: Merger, Continental Airlines Inc., US Airways Group Inc., United Airlines, Mergers & Acquisitions, AMR Corp., Delta Air Lines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co.

• United in Merger Spotlight With US Air, Continental

  By John Crawley and Kyle Peterson WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines seems to be the prime mover in the next industry merger, and a decision could come soon as carriers are forced to consolidate for survival. Now that a proposal for Delta Air...

  News items 2008-04-27

  Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, United Airlines, US Airways Group Inc., Continental Airlines Inc., UAL Corp., Northwest Airlines Corp., merger, American Airlines, carrier, Delta Air Lines Inc., consolidation, alliance, industry, consultant, market capitalization, Thoms

• American Airlines in Talks With Continental, US Air

  By Jui Chakravorty Das NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Airlines AMR has had early-stage merger talks with US Airways LCC and is in advanced talks for an alliance with Continental Airlines CAL, sources briefed on the situation said on Friday. News of the...

  News items 2008-04-25

  Tags: Aerospace & Defense, American Airlines, FAA, Delta Air Lines Inc., aircraft, directive, AMR Corp., audit, United Airlines, AMR Research, carrier, Washington, U.S. Congress, compliance, agency, consulting, Thomson Reuters Corp.

• American Airlines in Talks With Continental and US Airways

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Airlines AMR has had early-stage merger talks with US Airways LCC and is in advanced talks for an alliance with Continental Airlines CAL, sources briefed on the situation said. American Airlines' talks with Continental are focused on ...

  News items 2008-04-25

  Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Continental Airlines Inc., American Airlines, US Airways Group Inc., alliance, merger, New York, Thomson Reuters Corp.

• US Air, Alaska Air Cite Fuel Costs For Losses

  By Kyle Peterson CHICAGO (Reuters) - US Airways Group Inc LCC and Alaska Air Group Inc ALK posted quarterly losses on Thursday, citing surging fuel costs that have inflicted pain on the entire industry. U.S. carriers have been uniformly punished by the rising...

  News items 2008-04-24

  Tags: US Airways Group Inc., Alaska Air Group Inc., quarterly loss, carrier, Chicago, merger, Thomson Reuters Corp., aircraft, revenue, industry, bankruptcy, cost savings, tax, financial

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• US Airways Ranks First in On-Time Performance for March

  Airline also ranked first in on-time performance for first quarter and among top three for the past four months. TEMPE, Ariz. -- For the third time in four months US Airways' (NYSE:LCC) on-time performance ranked first among the 10 largest U.S. carriers according to results released today by...

  Articles 2008-05-07

• US Airways sees improvement in passenger load factor

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US Airways Group Inc (NYSE: LCC) has reported its traffic statistics for the month of April 2008, with a slight improvement in the passenger load factor despite a fall in revenue passenger miles RPMs. The airline recorded RPMs of 5.1...

  Articles 2008-05-06

• US Airways Group, Inc. Reports April Traffic

  TEMPE, Ariz. -- US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today reported April and year-to-date 2008 traffic results. Revenue passenger miles RPMs for the month were 5.1 billion, down 2.0 percent from April 2007. Capacity was 6.2 billion available seat miles ASMs, down 2.6 percent from April 2007. Passenger load factor...

  Articles 2008-05-05

• Boeing 757 In-flight Wing Panel Loss Due to Metal Fatigue

  The National Transportation Safety Board continues its probe of US Airways Flight 1250 in which a wing panel, measuring about 4 feet by 5 feet, separated from the B-757 on March 22, 2008 while flying over Maryland. Although the separated wing panel has not been located,...

  Articles 2008-05-05

• United Airlines considers US Airways match-up: WSJ

  WASHINGTON AFP — UAL Group, parent company of United Airlines, is looking at a possible merger with US Airways after its advances to Continental Airlines fell flat, The Wall Street Journal online reported Sunday. The newspaper, citing people close to the affair, said talks have been ongoing for...

  Articles 2008-05-04

• US Airways Maintenance Training Employees Ratify New Labor Agreement

  TEMPE, Ariz. -- US Airways' (NYSE: LCC) maintenance training instructors represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers IAM District 142 have ratified a new contract, the airline announced today. The agreement, which covers 40 maintenance training instructors, establishes new wages and other improvements and becomes...

  Articles 2008-05-01

• New contract ratified by US Airways maintenance training instructors

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US Airways (NYSE: LCC) confirmed on Thursday (1 May) that its maintenance training instructors have ratified a new labour contract. The employees are represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers IAM District 142. The new...

  Articles 2008-05-01

• Two board members to leave US Airways

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US Airways (NYSE: LCC) has reported that two members of the company's board will not be standing for re-election at the annual meeting on 11 June 2008. The two members stepping down are Richard Bartlett, managing director and principal of...

  Articles 2008-04-30