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Aircraft and finance. The boards approve the merger: AA and US Airways to marry on Valentine's Day

Fort Worth, USA - Doug Parker will be the new CEO, Tom Horton the new Chairman

The long-awaited merger between American Airlines and US Airways, one of the main topics of the aviation sector in the past months, has now materialized: the boards of directors of the two companies provided their approval to the operation, which will create the largest company in the world. The formal announcement is expected on on Thursday 14 February. According to rumours, the Chief Executive...

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Rome, Italy, 02/14/2013 12:35
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