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US Airways is knocking on American's door lIke a prom date with a nice-fitting tux and shiny limo. It's just a matter of time now until AMR answers the door and heads off to the dance.
US Airways turned in a strong performance during a three-month stretch that covers much of the peak summer vacation season.
Net income for the third quarter was a record $245 million, or $1.24 per share, compared with $76 million, or 41 cents per share, a year earlier, the airline said Wednesday.
The results are especially important to US Airways Group Inc. as it pursues a merger with American Airlines. US Airways, the nation's fifth-biggest airline, is trying to impress American's creditors that a combined company would be more successful than American can become on its own.
[caption id="attachment_31607" align="aligncenter" width="700"] In this Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, photo, US Ai
