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If and when the alliances are approved, they would further strengthen the market power of the Big Three carriers -- United, American and Delta -- as well as U S Airways, a relative also-ran that has been struggling with high labor costs and a route system heavily skewed toward the Northeastern United States.
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United and American have never had a strong presence on the East Coast, particularly not in the Northeast, a gap that belied their claims of offering passengers a nationwide route system.
And because one big merger could prompt a second — Continental Airlines is expected by many analysts to snap up United, Northwest or another carrier as a defensive gesture against Delta — any advantage provided by a bigger route system might be quickly neutralized.
In 1987 Delta acquired Western Air Lines, Inc., which had a strong route system in California and the far western United States.
The second theory used to justify airline mergers is that combining would increase revenue because a bigger route system would help take market share from competitors.
Alaska continued to take delivery of new MD-83s during the 1990s, both to meet the demands of a growing route system, and to replace its aging and fuel inefficient 727 fleet.
Alaska continued to take delivery of new MD-83s during the 1990s, both to meet the demands of a growing route system, and to retire its aging and fuel inefficient 727 fleet.
With an extensive route system, TransMilenio moves more passengers per mile every hour than almost any of the world's subways.
The Westchester had a Y-shaped route system.
In 1908, the New York State Legislature established a statewide legislative route system that initially consisted of 37 unsigned routes.
Two sections of what is now NY 167 were included as part of legislative routes when the New York State Legislature created a statewide legislative route system in 1908.
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