http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-american-us-airways-say-they-are-evaluating-potential-merger-20120831,0,4896517.story American, US Airways, British Air in merger talks By Gregory Karp <gkarp@xxxxxxxxxxx> Tribune reporter 4:25 p.m. CDT, August 31, 2012 U.S. airline behemoths United Airlines of Chicago and Delta Air Lines could be joined by a third mega-carrier, as talks to merge American Airlines and US Airways heated up heading into the Labor Day weekend. On Friday, AMR Corp., parent of American Airlines, and US Airways Group announced they signed a non-disclosure agreement and would exchange confidential information in an effort to merge their companies. A merged airline would have complementary route networks and achieve the scale necessary to compete head-to-head with the largest carriers, US Airways officials have said. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE".