Video Of The Last Ever US Airways Flight

I flew US airways from LHR-CLT-MCO and then MCO-PHL-LHR in August. I can't really say it was a good experience with the seat on the outbound, given the IFE being practically unresponsive and the legroom was terrible. But, for some reason, I enjoyed my experience. However, I was travelling with my parents and cousins. On the flight to MCO we had a problem with the seating assignments. My visually impared mother was seated in an exit row with my 8 year old cousin. My father explained at the gate that my mother was diabetic and has vision problems so she would need someone who is able to assist her to be near. Still seated at an exit. Eventually, my mother and I were seated together with my father and my 1st and 2nd cousins. There were no problems from MCO-PHL. We had a tight connection at PHL but luckily our bags could be checked all the way to LHR. Our flight home was operated by a 757 with no IFE but brilliant service. The FA's assisted my mother and even gave us a bulkhead seat so that she could administer her injections safely. @Lucky, Remember your US airways flight to CLT from LHR? I had the same flight as you on the LHR-CLT leg of my trip: US 733

@Tom. So what's your point?

I've been treated quite well by US Air in the last 24 months, with all the trips between DC and LAX. From all appearances, the merger's gone pretty smoothly so far (other than the disappearance of my favorite First Class snack basket treat from the old US Air), so I think Parker and the team deserve a round of applause for the work to this stage. They'll at some point have to deal with the tricky issues about union consolidation and seniority lists and how pilots select favorite routes... And, I'm hoping these are handled with the same delicate touch. Farewell US Air and America West and Piedmont and PSA and all the others that gave up their brands so you can fly today. Tachyon

Reminds me of what was said during the Boeing merger with MD....."MD bought Boeing with Boeing's money."

Ah, Nick, you're not in the financial business, are you? I don't want to be too mean about this but, trust me, the who-acquired-whom thing doesn't depend at all upon ownership percentages. (Apologies here to my friends on the accounting side of things; they have their own rules.) Majority ownership in the surviving entity usually, but not always, depends on the valuation of the two merging entities at the effective time of the merger. (The merger agreement will spell out the mechanics in detail.) The technical subject of who is acquiring whom is entirely separate, as is the practical subject of whose management team will run the surviving entity. Put more simply, little entities acquire bigger entities all the time -- especially when they're paying in stock rather than in cash.