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US Airways indicates interest in a merger

09 Apr 2011

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US Airways chief executive officer Doug Parker said his company is the last major US airline left to be sold and his carrier could perhaps join hands with its three biggest rivals. Parker hinted at a possible merger when he said he sees ''one big deal left'' in the US airline industry.

''That deal could happen one day, or it might not,'' Parker told reporters today in Tempe, Arizona, where the airline is based.

US Airways is the smallest full-fare US carrier, behind United Airlines (UAL), Delta Air Lines and American Airlines.

''There is one big deal left, and that's with US Airways,'' said Parker, 49. ''I believe any of the three of them at the right time could do something with us if we wanted to and they wanted to.''

Parker's comments come after three failed attempts at mergers since 2006. He couldn't succeed that year in a hostile bid to acquire Atlanta-based Delta, and talks collapsed in 2008 and 2010 on a tie-up with the former United Airlines.

United and Continental Airlines merged last year to form United Continental, leapfrogging Delta to become the world's biggest carrier. Delta became the world's largest airline by buying Northwest Airlines Corp in 2008, edging out American.

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