NewsMay 21, 2005
Ruling on United Airlines deferred until May 31; Merger would make airline nation's No. 6

Ruling on United Airlines deferred until May 31

CHICAGO -- United Airlines dodged the immediate threat of a strike Friday when a bankruptcy judge gave the carrier more time to negotiate an agreement with its machinists union. The decision to put off a ruling until May 31 came with United still deadlocked with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers over a proposed five-year contract.

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Merger would make airline nation's No. 6

TEMPE, Ariz. -- If the merger of US Airways and America West, two struggling airlines that serve opposite sides of the country, gets government, shareholder and labor approvals, the new company would become the nation's No. 6 airline in terms of passenger miles, an industry measure. It will fly under the US Airways name, the companies said Thursday.

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