American merger could mean higher fares, analysts warn
US Airways reached an agreement Friday with American‘s three unions on what a combined airline would look like, drawing the unions’ support for a merger.
Analysts say the last combination of major U.S. airlines — coming on the heels of Delta-Northwest, United-Continental and Southwest-AirTran mergers — would consolidate an industry that’s increasingly left little room for smaller carriers..
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