AMR Corporation and US Airways Group, Inc. have announced that they have gotten approval from the European Commission under the EC Merger Regulation for the mega merger.

Speaking in Cologne on Friday, Lufthansa AG’s Chief Financial Officer Simone Menne noted a second quarter operating profit that was down 27 percent to Euro 431 million, far short of the Euro 599 million that had been projected.

A government official in the Bahamas labeled the commercial aviation fees that took effect July 1 as "modest" and said they "do not begin to cover expenses involved in maintaining a safe aviation environment."