The merger with US Airways announced today will make American Airlines the top carrier at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. According to current schedules and last year’s passenger counts, American and US Air have 32 percent of the RDU market, with 62 daily nonstop flights to 10 airports.

Delta will be RDU’s number-two carrier with a 27 percent share, followed by Southwest/AirTran at 24 percent, RDU says.

If airline executives focus their changes on eliminating duplicate American and US Air service, RDU travelers won’t notice much difference. The two carriers’ commuter partners, American Eagle and US Air Express, both offer flights from RDU to Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.

Otherwise, there’s no overlap in service at RDU. ... [MORE]

At this time, approximately 100 of Raleigh-Durham International Airport's 400 daily flights have been canceled for today.

US Airways is giving up on its Charlotte to Honolulu direct flight.

The airline will cut the flight on Sept. 8, reports the Charlotte Observer.

US Airways representatives said the flight, which began Dec. 17, did not result in enough traffic.

The newspaper quoted a US Airways employee newsletter: “Our forecasts show that we’re simply not going to generate the revenue we need to continue operating the flight,” Mike Britman, US Airways’ managing director of network planning, said in the newsletter.

Airline officials told the Honolulu Star-Bulletin that the Charlotte-to-Honolulu flights might be revived for a seasonal schedule in future summer.

See photos from the crash of a US Airways plane into the Hudson River in New York City.