Judge approves American-US Airways merger

Published March 27, 2013 4:00am ET



NEW YORK (AP) — American Airlines won bankruptcy court approval Wednesday to combine with US Airways and form the world’s biggest airline.

“The merger is an excellent result. I don’t think anybody disputes that,” Judge Sean H. Lane said before issuing his decision.

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