US Airways' plans, straight from the source

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US Airways' plans, straight from the source

US Airways CEO Dog Porker visited USA TODAY headquarters today for a Q&A session with reporters and the newspaper's editorial board. He was joined by US Airways President Scott Kirby and Elise Eberwein, the airline’s communication chief. As you might expect, US Airways' proposed merger/takeover with Delta Air Lines was the main topic. Here are some highlights of today’s session:

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[ano zira]

here is the usa today story from the az republic

US Airways CEO will not fight for Delta

Marilyn Adams
USA TODAY
Dec. 5, 2006 06:51 PM

US Airways will give up its proposed takeover of Delta Air Lines if management there can't be persuaded of the benefits, US Airways CEO Doug Parker said Tuesday.

Parker said Tuesday he's not prepared to fight Delta's management in bankruptcy court by submitting a merger plan to the judge without the backing of Delta's management.

"We have to get to a point where are all working together on this or it's not going to happen," Parker said during a meeting with editors and reporters at USA Today. "This is all about convincing Delta's management that this plan makes sense."

At the same time, though, the Tempe-based company remains confident it will prevail.

"Because this transaction creates value that can only be created through a merger, and because the bankruptcy process is designed to elicit value, we're going to get this done," US Airways President Scott Kirby said at the Reuters Aerospace and Defense Summit in Washington.


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[BoeingBoy]

From the USA article:

"Kirby noted that Delta and US Airways combined offer the only non-stop service on just two routes: Cincinnati-Philadelphia and Cincinnati-Charlotte."

Interesting choice of words.....

Jim