Mergers/Finance
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Arizona Republic Interviews Doug Parker
Back on December 29, the Arizona Republic published an interview with Doug Parker. The interview was conducted by one of my favorite…
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Delta Fights Back
Who’s ready for a good old fashion duel? Apparently US Airways and Delta are, because that’s what it’s come down to. Today,…
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Rep Oberstar Against Mergers
It sounds like some bad news is on the horizon for all the potential airline mergers out there. Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN)…
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Unrequited Airline Love
Of course all of this news would just happen to drop on a very busy day. I’ve been wanting to write about…
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Delta Confirms That Poor Decisions Aren’t Coincidental
I believe we can now officially declare Delta’s schedule planning announcements to be clear shots at US Airways and not merely coincidence.…
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Delta Fights US Airways with SSIM Files
When Delta announced new nonstop flights between New York/JFK and US Airways’ hometown of Phoenix the day after US Airways announced its…
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US Airways Officially Pops the Question
Today was the big day for US Airways. Delta let them come on in and make their presentation in front of management…
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Thank You, Southwest
Hey, remember that whole anti-trust post yesterday? Yeah, well, it may have just gotten a little easier for US Airways. The Wall…
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Are US Airways/Delta Anti-Trust Concerns Valid?
Now that it’s been a few days since the merger was announced, I thought I’d back up and take a look at…
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US Airways Wants to Super Size with Delta
Did I say that Frontier/AirTran deal was big news yesterday? Um, I take that back. Today’s news is much bigger than that.…
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A Belgian Wedding
The Belgian air scene has been an absolute mess for the last few years, but it finally looks like some sanity will…
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Ryanair Tries to Buy Aer Lingus
The British Isles are abuzz today with Ryanair’s announcement that they want to buy Aer Lingus, Ireland’s national airline. You may know…