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AMR, US Airways Said to Agree on Terms for Merger

Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
An Airbus A319, operated by US Airways Group Inc., back right, taxis after landing behind a Boeing Co. 737, operated by AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, at Reagan National Airport in this file photo.

Directors at AMR Corp.’s American Airlines and US Airways Group Inc. approved an $11 billion merger that will create the world’s largest carrier, people familiar with the matter said.

The boards voted today after the two sides agreed to final terms, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. Those decisions set the stage for an announcement tomorrow, the people said.

To contact the reporters on this story: Mary Schlangenstein in Dallas at maryc.s@bloomberg.net; Beth Jinks in New York at bjinks1@bloomberg.net;

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Ed Dufner at edufner@bloomberg.net; Jeffrey McCracken at jmccracken3@bloomberg.net

Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Bob Nardelli, the former chief executive officer of Home Depot Inc. and Chrysler LLC who now heads XLR-8 LLC, talks about the potential merger of AMR Corp. and US Airways Group Inc. Nardelli, speaking with Trish Regan and Adam Johnson on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart," also discusses the Obama administration's policies and outlook for Boeing Co., General Electric Co. and Chrysler. (Source: Bloomberg)

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