US Airways Not A Failing Carrier, Southwest Says

US Airways is not a failing carrier, according to newly named Southwest CEO Jim Parker. "I hate to sound too much like a lawyer, but they do not meet the legal definition of a failing carrier," he said. Parker explained that the carrier is struggling because its high cost structure has made...

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