AA-US Airways In The News

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/columnists/mitchell-schnurman/20121217-mitchell-schnurman-the-case-for-an-american-us-air-merger.eceMitchell Schnurman: The case for an American-US Air mergerThe Dallas Morning News 12.17.12 It’s early to celebrate a new year and a new era at American Airlines, but put a…

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-28/amr-bondholders-urge-new-board-for-a-stand-alone-americanBloomberg News AMR Bondholders Urge New Board for a Stand-Alone AmericanBy Mary Schlangenstein on November 29, 2012 A group of AMR Corp. (AAMRQ) bondholders with about $885 million in debt…

"APFA president Glading: supportive of court extension to give American more time to consider a merger" By Andrea Ahles, Sky Talk Blog – October, 16, 2012 If it takes American…

http://www.thestreet.mobi/story/11727180/1/us-airways-merger-with-amr-remains-on-front-burner.html?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO US Airways Merger with AMR Remains on Front Burner 10.4.12By Ted Reed – 10/04/12 – 6:30 AM EDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TheStreet) — As American Airlines (AAMRQ.PK) pilots head back…

AA Employees Also Feeling Turbulence, Tulsa World, 9.30.12 On a vacation last week, our American Airlines flight into Dallas was running late, as had every other leg of this trek…

AMR decision to merge or remain stand-alone expected by the end of the year, UCC says   The uncertainty swirling around AMR Corp.'s bankruptcy restructuring could be resolved by the…

http://www.thestreet.com/story/11681140/1/flight-attendants-take-lead-in-backing-us-airwaysamr-merger.html  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TheStreet) — Flight attendant unions at American Airlines (AAMRQ.PK) and US Airways(AAMRQ.PK) are taking the lead in advocating for a merger of the two carriers. "We all…

AA/USAir Pilots Study Labor Deal 8.23.12 Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:00 am (PDT) . Posted by: "Tony Leonhardt" tony_leonhardt American, US Airways Pilots Said To Study Labor Deal Pilots at…

US Airways Has Less Competition To Worry About Thu Aug 22, 2012 US Airways Has Less Competition To Worry About With The Possible American Airlines MergerAugust 22, 2012 in SEEKING…

http://blogs.star-telegram.com/sky_talk/2012/08/airline-analysts-say-court-should-consider-american-merger-with-usair.html Airline analysts say court should consider American merger with USAir 8.21.12 Interesting email commentary this morning from airline industry analysts at Air Insight on why the bankrutpcy court should…

Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:47 am (PDT) . Posted by: "Tony Leonhardt" tony_leonhardt American Airlines considers strategic options American Airlines will decide within weeks whether to pursue a merger, including…

By David Benoit http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/08/09/us-airways-shares-hit-by-amrs-union-rejection/ US Airways stock is slumping this week as more trouble emerged between AMR and its unions, raising doubts for some about the status of U.S. Airways…

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/analysis-pilots-stand-firm-amrs-234040258.html Analysis: As pilots stand firm, AMR's restructuring vision takes hit – Yahoo! Finance By Nick Brown and Soyoung Kim NEW YORK (Reuters) – The overwhelming rejection by AMR Corp…

DEALTALK-Devil in the details in potential US Air, AMR merger  7.30.12Reuters NewsBy Soyoung Kim and Nick Brown30 July 2012 An aggressive campaign beginning this year has positioned US Airways Group as…

Is American Airlines' CEO panicking? – 7.30.12 By Mitchell Schnurman mschnurman@star-telegram  At least Tom Horton didn’t say he invented the Internet. The CEO of American Airlines has been stretching the…

AMR's goofy merger explorations – July 23, 2012 So AMR says it will explore merger opportunities as part of its bankruptcy process. The choices of potential partners are odd, indeed.…

Link to article  Better flight plan for American Airlines workers By CAPT. DAVID BATES, LAURA GLADING and JAMES LITTLE | 7/16/12 9:21 PM EDT As leaders of American Airlines’ unions…

Link to Article   By Dave Michaels/Reporter [email protected] 2:31 pm on July 17, 2012 American’s oneworld partner says there is “merit” to a merger with US Airways Speaking Tuesday in…

Sky TalkThe Star-Telegram's airline, travel, and aerospace blog Flight attendants welcome news that AMR is exploring merger options 7.10.12 The flight attendants union said it welcomed the news that AMR…

Sky TalkThe Star-Telegram's airline, travel, and aerospace blogJULY 10, 2012 Flight attendants welcome news that AMR is exploring merger options  The flight attendants union said it welcomed the news that…

US Airways becomes AMR creditor  7.13.12 NEW YORK (AP) — US Airways says it is now a creditor of American Airlines parent AMR Corp., the company it's trying to force…

DEALBOOK COLUMN | JULY 9, 2012, 9:02 PM http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/american-and-us-airways-dance-around-a-merger/ American Airlines and US Airways Dance Around a MergerBY ANDREW ROSS SORKIN It’s the ultimate cliché, but it is true: follow…

Reprinted With Permission By Holly Hegeman June 25, 2012 Plane Business Banter Holly Hegeman, Editor "You may recall that last week I said that I thought we would hear that…

Reprinted With Permission By Holly Hegeman: June 25, 2012 Plane Business Banter Holly Hegeman, Editor AMR Bankruptcy Follies: Follyville Welcome to Follyville. Follyville is that place where journalists live who…

It was a full house at the Amon Carter Conference Room at the Star-Telegram on Monday afternoon. The Allied Pilots Association, Association of Professional Flight Attendants and the Transport Workers…

[email protected] 10:17 am on June 18, 2012 In the war of words between American Airlines unions and its management, some of the sharpest comments have come from the Association of…

The following excerpt is being used with permission from Holly Hegeman’s Plane Business Banter publication. AMR Bankruptcy Follies: Uniquely American Truthiness – June 12, 2012 by Holly Hegeman, Editor and…

Published: Thursday, 14 Jun 2012 | 6:09 PM ET June 14 (Reuters) – The top executive of US Airways Group Inc sought to bolster shareholder support on Thursday for a…

Judge Clay Jenkins, contributing writer Dallas Business Journal From the first word of American Airlinesí filing for bankruptcy, most Texans have agreed that keeping American Airlines headquartered in DFW and…

AMR CEO Said to Ask Bondholders to Study Stand-Alone Plan – 6.14.12

US Airways CEO: Standalone American suffers from ëstructural weaknessí – 6.14.12

US Air CEO says merger is Americanís best option – 6.14.12

Star Telegram blog US Airways CEO briefs shareholders on possible AMR bid – 6.14.12

US Airways CEO pushes case for American Airlines combination – Charlotte Observer – 6.15.12

June 12, 2012 NEW YORK (Reuters) – US Airways Group <LCC.N> is hoping to file paperwork with U.S. antitrust regulators as early as July for a proposed merger with AMR…

US Airways’ chief executive explains why a merger with American is the right way to go By Andrea Ahles [email protected] TEMPE, Ariz. – It’s the airline that always has something…

By Brian Prescott Jun 4, 2012 6:28:32 AM PDT The US markets are likely to open down taking cues from Europe once again. It appears there is nothing else in…

[31-May-2012] † By†Soyoung Kim NEW YORK,†May 31†(Reuters) -†US Airways Group†and private equity firm†TPG Capital†may team up to bid for†American Airlines’†parent,†AMR Corp, according to people familiar with the discussions. A partnership…

Ted Reed 05/18/12 – 07:31 AM EDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TheStreet) — Let’s just say it up front: A merger between US Airways (LCC) and AMR (AAMRQ.PK)seems likely to happen. Two…

by: Jeffrey Pfeffer – Business Week When American Airlines filed for bankruptcy last November, the thought was the company would try to shed workers and costs. This April, American revealed…

May 11, 2012 By Jeffrey McCracken and Mary Schlangenstein, Bloomberg News May 11 (Bloomberg) — American Airlines parent AMR Corp. will explore strategic options that include a possible sale under…

By Terry Maxon/Reporter On Friday morning, Association of Professional Flight Attendants vice president Marcus Gluth addressed the several hundred pilots, flight attendants and other American Airlines workers who participated in…

US Air Makes Push for Potential Merger Wed May†2,†2012 9:32†pm (PDT) By SUSAN CAREY http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304743704577380671487453632.html?mod=googlenews_wsj US Airways Group Inc., LCC +0.98% which is stalking American Airlines parent AMR Corp. in…

Is the court attracted to US Air plan? Wed May†2,†2012 9:32†pm (PDT) Analyst: AMR may have sensed bankruptcy court is attracted to US Airways plan Read more here: http://startelegram.typepad.com/sky_talk/#storylink=cpy The…

The following article, which explains our current situation better than any article we’ve seen to date, was written by the editor and publisher of PlaneBusiness Banter, Holly Hegeman. Before Holly…

Two can play the airline bankruptcy game By Steven Pearlstein, The Washington Post, Published: April 28 Over the past decade, major airlines have figured out how to use the bankruptcy…

ìSOMETHING EVEN MORE SPECIAL?î What to expect if US Airways does merge with American AIRLINE WEEKLY, April 16, 2012 Itís not inevitable. But a US Airways-American combination has become likely…