Merger Update: Rumors of “US Airways + United” are heating up
May 12, 2008 by Airline Blogger
Earlier I had blogged on how the merged airlines would look.
Seems like the merger is getting more heat. Currently, there are rumors about -
- Headquarter in - Chicago IL (same current United Airlines’ Headquarter)
- Management Team - US Airways (with CEO Doug Parker and President Scott Kirby)
- Savings of - At least $1.5 billion
- Cash Cushion (very important for accessing bankruptcy risk) - $5.3 billion
- Size - Second largest Airline after Delta + Northwest.
US Airways (old - sans/pre America West) and United Airlines tried to merge earlier in 2000 (talks in 1994) which was turned down by regulation committees.
Read more in Chicago Tribune.
USAirlines…more aptly US APATHYlines. They have the worst policies in place for customer service; and then they actually try to claim Customers First. They run their rates up and up on their website, forcing folks to purchase out of fear of continuing heavenly ascent…only to in turn drastically cut their fares to fill the plane to capacity (truth be told, fill HALF the plane). They should join United in partnership both have the worse customer service and rates…YAPTA AND FAIR COMPARE OFFER VERY LITTLE PROTECTION…JUST BOYCOTT US APATHYlines..it’s your only protection against Skyway Robbery and their $150 stupid tax they charge you for believing in them in the first place…my prediction, rising fuel prices will force them and the other customer serviceless companies out of the market…afterall American’s are surely smarter than the marketing folks and will refuse to be taken advantage of in any circumstance…fool me once…shame on you…fool me twice…shame on me…Just Boycott USAIR…it’s your only SMART CHOICE!