US Airways, America West outline potential problems
Karen Ferrick-Roman, Times Staff
09/21/2005
The dark side of what has been promoted as the rosy merger between US Airways and America West Airlines surfaced in an amended registration statement filed Tuesday with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission.
Because all companies need to spell out risks, some of the listings seem to come directly from the Joe Sixpack Cover Your Butt Common Sense School of Management. For instance, the documents refer to still-lingering effects on security and costs of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, as well as competition and historically high fuel prices.
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Karen Ferrick-Roman, Times Staff
09/21/2005
The dark side of what has been promoted as the rosy merger between US Airways and America West Airlines surfaced in an amended registration statement filed Tuesday with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission.
Because all companies need to spell out risks, some of the listings seem to come directly from the Joe Sixpack Cover Your Butt Common Sense School of Management. For instance, the documents refer to still-lingering effects on security and costs of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, as well as competition and historically high fuel prices.
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