The government has to rethink its anti-trust policy on airline mergers. Otherwise, future liquidations are inevitable.

It's a failing carrier and government authorities would probably love to have a bigger airline come and buy it and rescue it.

It shows that they're determined to turn this airline around.

The US Airways route system fits very nicely with the United Airlines system. If this deal goes through, it would turn the airline industry on its head.

In the long term, we believe Republic will be one of the major players in the regional airline market. We think that Republic has the scale and financial capacity necessary to continue to aggressively expand.