America West US Airways Merger Not Without Problems

Last week, America West Holdings and US Airways announced that they plan to merge to create a nationwide airline that is competitive with low-fare carriers. "Building upon two complementary networks with similar fleets, closely-aligned labor contracts and two outstanding teams of people, this merger creates the first nationwide full service low-cost airline," said America West Chairman, President and CEO Doug Parker. It has been reported that US Airways has invited alternative proposals to it's merger with America West as a result of all of the negative criticism this merger is getting. Most of the criticism falls on America West for taking on US Airways which is currently dealing with bankruptcy issues. David Grossman of USA Today latest ebusiness news