State attorneys general probing American, US Airways merger

A group of 19 attorneys general, led by Texas, has joined a US Justice Department probe of a planned merger of American Airlines and US Airways Group, three sources close to the discussions told Reuters.

Some of the states involved worry that they will lose a hub because of the planned transaction, which would create the world’s largest airline, while others are concerned about service cutbacks to smaller cities because of the transaction, two sources said.

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