BREAKING NEWS: Southwest to acquire rival AirTran

-UPDATE (8:36 a.m. ET): Southwest will buy AirTran for $1.4 billion in a cash-and-stock deal, a move that will consolidate the nation's two leading low-cost carriers. With the deal, Southwest would be able to to add or expand service in in key markets, such as Atlanta, Washington Reagan National, New York LaGuardia and Boston. (travel.usatoday.com) Más...