Originally Posted by
Torgen
If AA has little use for USAir, why would AA's creditors?
Because it would be a larger airline but yet able to scale down to the point a potentially making it a more profitable airline. It would give AA a larger European presence along with more command of the East Coast.
Now an AA with lower costs would probably be able to eventually build a greater route structure to Europe but that could take several years at least. It would also enhance AA's operations at DCA which has recently granted removing some of its perimeter restrictions.