Various Attorneys General of states have decided to investigate the merger between US Airways and American Airlines.  These attorneys general led by the Texas attorney general have joined the US Justice Department in the probe of the merger and this couldn’t be more transparent as bullying.

These states are threatening risk to the merger in order to prevent losing hubs.  Actually, this is about making the airline guarantee jobs in their states and one should remember that every attorney general is a potential candidate for governor in a state.

It’s naked bullying and given that these airlines are involved in interstate commerce, really outside their purview.

All airlines should protest this behavior and lobby against it because while it affects US Airways and American Airlines today, it will affect another airline tomorrow.

Filed under: Mergers and Bankruptcy by ajax