Mergers/Finance
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Ryanair’s Excellent Austrian (and Swiss) Adventure Begins With a Deal For Laudamotion
Niki is an airline that I thought was dead long ago. In fact, it has a tombstone of its own in my…
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Surf Air Acquisition of RISE Kicks Off Big Expansion Plans
There was a big merger announcement last week, though admittedly it’s one you might have missed. Caifornia-based Surf Air came to an…
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Alaska Sticks With Its Own Brand But Learns a Little From Virgin America Before Killing It
The long-awaited branding decision has been made, and as expected, Alaska will be retiring the Virgin America brand in the next couple…
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Alaska and Virgin America Officially Begin Trying to Prove that “Different Works”
For months now, Alaska has been preparing to acquire Virgin America, and yesterday it became official. Alaska now owns the airline, but…
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Alaska Acquires Virgin America With an Eye on Growing California
In what can only be considered a most unlikely and incredibly successful exit for Virgin America’s owners, Alaska has agreed to buy…
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US Airlines are Competing Fiercely and Wall Street Doesn’t Like It
Airlines have been releasing their quarterly earnings reports over the last couple of weeks, and the results have been downright excellent. They’re…
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The Irish Government Wisely Agrees to Let IAG Buy Aer Lingus
Ohayou gozaimasu, everyone! I’m back from a week in Japan and it was fantastic. Stay tuned for trip reports in business class…
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American and US Airways are Doing Their Reservation System Migration Differently and It’s Paying Off
When it comes to airline mergers, there is no bigger single milestone from a traveler’s perspective than the migration to a single…
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Blaming United’s Problems on Continental (or Vice Versa) is Exactly the Problem
The talk of the US airline industry these days is all about one thing… what’s wrong with United? The airline is underperforming…
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Why the US Export-Import Bank Has Angered the US Airline Industry
There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank). The reason? Because it very…
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Cranky on the Web (December 7 – 13)
Consumers can expect gradual changes after American Airlines merger – Ft Worth Star Telegram I was asked what might change after the…
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The American/US Airways Merger is Finally Complete; Now It’s Time for the Hard Part
Today, American and US Airways complete their merger. You would think that after such a long time, this would feel like the…