"America West Airlines and US Airways are closing in on closing their merger.

The two airlines have started to release some information regarding their frequent flier plans. Starting this fall, members of US Airways Dividend Miles plan and America West's FlightFund plan can earn and redeem miles throughout the new airlines' combined route system.

Next year, the miles will all be combined into a single Dividend Miles account. And the miles will not expire as long as your account is open, officials of the airlines said.." [Via WEBSITENAME]

The Pointswizard.com Spin: Good news all around. America West customers get access to Caribbean and Europe. US Airways customers get access to West Coast, Arizona and Las Vegas.