Southwest Acquires AirTran: Six Reasons This is a Great Move – BNET Headwinds
Part one of my story focused on the positive things to come out of this merger.
Lambert cautious over Southwest-AirTran deal – St Louis Post-Dispatch
I was asked if I thought the AirTran/Southwest merger opened up any opportunities for St Louis. I think the quote they used was a bit too optimistic sounding.
Southwest Acquires AirTran: Four Reasons This Isn’t the Best Plan – BNET Headwinds
And now for the potential downside. Lots of people are hyping up the merger, but there is always a downside risk.
Spirit Airlines is Going Public and Its Business Model is Producing Stellar Results – BNET Headwinds
Spirit is going public and that means we have data to play with. These guys are doing very well.
Mesa Air Group Shows Everything That’s Wrong with the Bankruptcy Code – BNET Headwinds
In case you missed Mesa’s reorganization plan, you’ll want to take a look. It’s a frustrating look at how management can take advantage of the bankruptcy process.
Combining airlines may be challenging for Southwest, AirTran – Ft Worth Star-Telegram
Lots of questions for me on the Southwest/AirTran integration and any potential bumps along the road. (Though the pay rates quoted aren’t right. Those are closer to what a 10 year captain makes.)
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I don’t care how warm and fuzzy people make this sound. There is too much consolidation happening. People are wondering who will be next. This is in no way good for the consumer. Less choices, ticket prices rising, and less competition equals BIG LOSS for the consumer.
The airlines are regulating themselves once again. Flying will go back to being mainly for the rich and upper middle class. Bye bye.
God help us if Frontier, Alaska, JetBlue, Virgin America, or US Airways gets bought merged, or pulls the plug on it operations.