Trying to put two airlines together from an IT standpoint, there's no way around it--it's ugly, it's expensive, and it takes a long time.

This will cost revenue for airlines serving the whole region because people will now be spending whatever discretionary income they have on home repair, not travel.

All airlines have been reexamining their IT strategies and expenditures and strategies. US Airways is certainly going to be watched with great interest.

It looks like the airlines are going to get free rein to do whatever they want. Buying an airfare is confusing enough now. This could make it even more confusing.

Airlines are being very careful of anything they put on the airplane. It has to generate revenue, or it doesn't go on the plane.