Deals
AMR-US Airways Deal Probed by 19 States Led by Texas
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US Airways Group Inc.’s proposed $11 billion merger with AMR Corp.’s American Airlines will be probed for its effect on consumers and competition by 18 state attorneys general led by Texas.
“We can confirm that Texas leads among states in the review of the merger,” Tom Kelley, a spokesman for Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, said yesterday in an e-mail. He declined to comment further, citing a confidentiality agreement the attorneys general signed with the airlines.