Originally Posted by TheManager

USAirways ended the last quarter with over $480 million in profit and $10.6 billion in cash and short term investments.

Delta had $2.97 billion in cash on hand.

Their revenue generation capability, particularly with regard to route structure and alliances, appears actually better than Delta's.

Parker will be every bit as formidable as RA and he has a good team in place. A lot of the same managers that have been with him since I witnessed him in action when he was the #2 and the real brains behind AmWest.