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Talk about America West, US Airways link heats up
(Source : Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 12, 2005)
Talk about some sort of a combination between US Airways and America West continues to surface despite refusals by either company to lend credence to the speculation. JP Morgan airline analyst Jamie Baker fuelled the latest round of rumours in a research note Friday that referred to 'early speculation' about a proposed 'linkage' between American West and US Airways. He did not elaborate. But he joins a list of industry observers who have raised the possibility of a deal marrying America West's stronghold in the West with US Airways' large East Coast presence. There is 'very little overlap' between the two carriers, local airline analyst Bill Lauer said yesterday. Neither carrier cared to address the speculation directly yesterday. 'That is a market rumour,' America West spokesman Carlo Bertolini said of the speculation linking it with US Airways. The company is 'unable to comment on market rumours. We are focused right now on running the best airline we can here in Phoenix.'
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05102/486688.stm
(Source : Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 12, 2005)
Talk about some sort of a combination between US Airways and America West continues to surface despite refusals by either company to lend credence to the speculation. JP Morgan airline analyst Jamie Baker fuelled the latest round of rumours in a research note Friday that referred to 'early speculation' about a proposed 'linkage' between American West and US Airways. He did not elaborate. But he joins a list of industry observers who have raised the possibility of a deal marrying America West's stronghold in the West with US Airways' large East Coast presence. There is 'very little overlap' between the two carriers, local airline analyst Bill Lauer said yesterday. Neither carrier cared to address the speculation directly yesterday. 'That is a market rumour,' America West spokesman Carlo Bertolini said of the speculation linking it with US Airways. The company is 'unable to comment on market rumours. We are focused right now on running the best airline we can here in Phoenix.'
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05102/486688.stm
