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2 hrs ago | CBS News

US Airways to serve DC from Cincinnati, Des Moines

TEMPE, Ariz. &#8212 US Airways said Monday it will operate nonstop flights to Washington from Cincinnati, Ohio and Des Moines, Iowa, on May 2. The move follows US Airways' acquisition of more takeoff and landing slots at Reagan National Airport outside Washington in a trade with Delta Air Lines for slots at New York's LaGuardia airport.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines

Fri Feb 10, 2012

Business Journal

Airline stocks losing altitude

Several major carriers, such as US Airways , Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways, have seen their stocks drop this week.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Transportation, Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airways

Philly.com

The airfare tyranny of the monopoly

Southwest at Philadelphia airport. Last month, the carrier halted flights from here to other cities - it couldn't make money.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Southwest Airlines

Wed Feb 08, 2012

WTAQ-AM Green Bay

Exclusive: American Airlines creditors want...

Some American Airlines unsecured creditors increasingly feel the bankrupt airline should explore a deal with US Airways Group or another carrier, after hearing parent company AMR Corp's plan to remain independent, people familiar with the situation said.

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Related Topix: Airlines, AMR, Transportation, Economics News, Bankruptcy

Tue Feb 07, 2012

AZCentral.com

Tempe chamber makes city council endorsements

The Tempe Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Corey Woods, Kolby Granville and Dick Foreman for council and Michael Monti for mayor.

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Related Topix: Tempe, AZ, Transportation, Airlines

Tri-cityherald.com

Frontier Airlines wants to look more like Spirit

The chief executive at Republic Airways Holdings Inc. says he's trying to make the airline's money-losing Frontier Airlines unit more like lower-cost rivals Spirit Airlines and Allegiant Travel Co.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Frontier Airlines, Airlines, Republic Airways Holdings

Mon Feb 06, 2012

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Delta Air Traffic Continues to Decline

For the sixth month in a row, Delta Air Lines Inc. A reported a decrease in air traffic for the month of January, along with a continued fall in capacity.A Delta, like other passenger carriers, has been slashing capacity to deal with increasing fuel costs, said the report.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Blackstone Group, Advertising

Business Journal

Charlotte airport sees record traffic in 2011

Charlotte Douglas International Airport experienced record traffic in 2011, with slightly more than 39 million travelers boarding planes during the year.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Ireland, World News, Tempe, AZ

Sun Feb 05, 2012

Philly.com

Talk of a big airline merger is taking off

Since American Airlines filed for bankruptcy in late November, speculation is swirling in the airline industry that there could be another big merger.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Philadelphia, PA, Delta Air Lines, British Airways, Northwest Airlines

Sat Feb 04, 2012

AZCentral.com

Southwest CEO talks fares, fees

Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly has worked for the company for nearly two decades but even he wasn't around when the carrier began flights in Phoenix.

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Related Topix: Phoenix, AZ, Transportation, Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Tempe, AZ

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

U.S. Airways Traffic Report

US Airways Group, Inc. announced January 2012 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles, or RPMs, for the month were 4.6B, up 3.8% vs January 2011.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines

Fri Feb 03, 2012

Reuters

DEALTALK-Twice shunned, US Air again sets sights on merger

After sitting out the mega-mergers that created the world's two largest airlines in recent years, US Airways Group is once again courting partners, this time hoping that its bankrupt rival American Airlines will deem it merger-worthy. US Airways Chief Executive Doug Parker, a longtime advocate for industry consolidation, has confirmed his interest ... (more)

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Economics News, Bankruptcy, AMR, Delta Air Lines

Business Journal

US Airways sees 6.1% rise in traffic

The airline, which operates its largest hub at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, flew 4.8 billion revenue-passenger miles last month, up 3.7 percent from a year earlier.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Tempe, AZ

Business Journal

US Airways workers fired in travel pass abuse

Three US Airways employees have been fired after the airline said they sold for a profit the passes to fly they get as a benefit of employment.

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Business Journal

US Airways workers fired in travel pass abuse

The Philadelphia Inquirer said the three sold their passes -- of which each employee gets eight a year -- for travel to and from Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Israel, World News

Sys-Con Media

US Airways Reports Record January Load Factor

I would like to thank our team of 32,000 employees for continuing to run an outstanding operation.

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Thu Feb 02, 2012

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Get Ready for More Airline Fees

Last week, a new law by the Department of Transportation requiring airlines to include mandatory government taxes and fees in advertised airfares went into effect.A All airline companies such as United Continental , JetBlue , Delta Air Lines and US Airways must now comply with the new regulations.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, US News

Wed Feb 01, 2012

MyFoxPhoenix

US Airways Likely Considering Merger

The bankruptcy of American Airlines has triggered a new round of rumors and reports about airline mergers -- and the airline most often mentioned in those reports is Tempe-based US Airways.

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Daily Mail

American Airlines to cut 13,000 jobs as rivaling US Airways and Delta eye 'potential mergers'

The bankrupt parent of American Airlines, AMR Corp, expects to slash about 13,000 jobs as part of a cost-cutting strategy the carrier calls necessary to compete with rivals.

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Related Topix: Airlines, AMR, Transportation, Economics News, Bankruptcy, Texas

Tue Jan 31, 2012

Seeking Alpha

AMR Shareholders Will Get Zero In Any Takeover Deal

Despite delusions to the contrary, "investors" are playing a game of the greater fool by continuing to hold shares of AMR Corporation .

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Related Topix: Airlines, AMR, Transportation, Economics News, Bankruptcy

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