WASHINGTON — The Justice Department says it has reached an agreement to allow American Airlines and US Airways to merge, creating the world’s biggest airline. The agreement requires the airlines to scale back the size of the merger at Washington’s ...

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DALLAS — American Airlines and US Airways agreed Thursday to merge in an $11 billion deal that would create the world’s biggest airline. The combined carrier will be called American Airlines and be based in Fort Worth. It expects to ...

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FORT WORTH, Texas — The parent company of American Airlines says it lost $1.66 billion in the first quarter, mostly on costs related to its bankruptcy restructuring. AMR Corp. said Thursday that excluding bankruptcy costs and other special items, it ...

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For most of the 240,000 passengers who fly American Airlines each day, the airline’s bankruptcy filing should have little noticeable impact. American continues to operate flights, honor tickets and take reservations. It says its frequent-flier program will be unaffected. Some ...

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DALLAS — United and Continental airlines are raising fares on many U.S. routes by $10 per round trip. The increase was confirmed Monday by Mike Trevino, a spokesman for the airlines. U.S. airlines have raised fares at least a half-dozen ...

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