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A US Airways and American Airlines merger would create the world's largest airline.
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1. AMERICAN AIRLINES, US AIRWAYS, CLOSE IN ON MERGER

American Airlines and US Airways are reportedly in the final stages of a merger agreement that would create the world's largest airline. If the deal is completed, it would represent the culmination of years of consolidation in the industry, with airlines joining forces to cut costs and elbow out price-cutting competitors. With a merger, there would be only three other major airlines in the U.S.: United Continental, Delta, and Southwest. [Wall Street Journal]

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Ryu Spaeth

Ryu Spaeth is deputy editor at TheWeek.com. Follow him on Twitter.