By 1992, it was the market leader with 20.4%, but began a downward slide in market share since that point. By 2005 it was still #1 in the market, but with 17.5% share. Just seven years later, as it emerged from bankruptcy, it had a 12.9% share and was the #4 airline behind Delta, United and Southwest (Rodrigue, 2015). The bankruptcy was brought about largely because of adverse industry conditions, and the legacy costs associated with pension plan obligations. American was essentially uncompetitive because it had significant obligations, and was unable to meet these through operations while remaining price competitive. Other legacy carriers had already used the bankruptcy process to restructure their costs, and this had put American at competitive disadvantage, one of the reasons its market share was declining (Isidore & Ellis, 2011). The company entered into bankruptcy proceedings, but emerged a smaller competitor and had a mandate to win back its dominant market position while it still had a strong brand. The merger would allow American to regain some of the scale that it had lost since 2005.
US Airways was always one of the smaller major airlines, and its share at the time of the merger is estimated to be just over 8% by a number of vaguely reputable sources. This figure is in line with confirmed numbers from the 2014 year, US Airways had a share of 8.2%, and American 12.4%. The combined company will therefore be the largest airline in the country as the market leader, Southwest, has a 17% share (BTS.gov, 2015).US Airways was thus the #5 player in the market, with the two airlines behind it in market share (JetBlue and Alaska) gaining in market share. Thus, US Airways was vulnerable competitively, and financially. The merger was long-rumored, and apparently only held up on account of legal issues surrounding the American Airlines bankruptcy.
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