us airways and american airlines completed their merger on december 9, 2013.
us airways and american airlines completed their merger on december 9, 2013.
when did us airways and american airlines complete their merger?
december 9, 2013
beginning in january 2006, all america west flights were branded as us airways, along with most signage at airports and other printed material, though many flights were described as "operated by america west." apart from two heritage aircraft, the only remaining america west branding on aircraft can be found on some seat covers and bulkheads. the merged airline used america west's "cactus" callsign and icao code "awe", but retained the us airways name. as part of a merger between american airlines and us airways in february 2013, which led to american becoming the world's largest airline, the call sign and icao code name was later retired on april 8, 2015 when the faa granted a single operating certificate for both us airways and american airlines. the us airways brand continued until october 17, 2015, when american airlines retired the name.
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in january 2012, us airways group, the parent company of us airways, expressed interest in taking over amr corporation, the parent company of american airlines. in march, amr's ceo tom horton said that the company was open to a merger. us airways (us) told some american airlines (aa) creditors that merging the two carriers could yield more than $1.5 billion a year in added revenue and cost savings. on april 20, american airlines' three unions said they supported a proposed merger between the two airlines. with amr under chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, american airlines had been looking to merge with another airline. earlier in july, a bankruptcy court filing stated that us airways was an american airlines creditor and "prospective merger partner"; on august 31, us airways ceo doug parker announced that american airlines and us airways had signed a nondisclosure agreement, in which they would discuss the possibility of a merger.
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