Mergers/Finance
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Cranky on the Web (July 15 – 19)
I’m excited to announce that I’ve been named to the Conde Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialist list for 2013 for urgent airline…
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American/US Airways Merger-Bashing Relies on Inaccurate Assumptions and Bad Information
Over the last couple weeks, there has been a lot of talk about how the American-US Airways merger is a bad idea.…
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An Island Air/go! Merger May Be Brewing in Hawai’i, But Why?
Word out of Hawai’i is that Larry Ellison, multi-billionaire CEO of Oracle, isn’t content with just having bought most of the island…
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Topic of the Week: Should American Have to Give Up Slots in Washington?
American and US Airways leaders were on Capitol Hill this week talking about the virtues of the merger. One area where there…
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American’s New Senior Leadership Team Looks a Lot Like US Airways and America West Before That
Yesterday, American announced its new post-US Airways merger senior management team, and the result is pretty much as I had expected. Actually,…
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Across the Aisle from US Airways CEO Doug Parker on Important Product Features, Asia, and oneworld (Part 2)
Yesterday, I posted the first half of my interview with current US Airways CEO Doug Parker. We talked most about employee communication,…
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Across the Aisle from US Airways CEO Doug Parker on The Importance of Employee Communications (Part 1)
Last week, I had the chance to interview current US Airways CEO Doug Parker. As we all know, he’ll be running the…
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Cranky on the Web (April 1 – 5)
Doug Parker Decides ‘Small is Beautiful’ – Doesn’t Want AA-US Merger After Livery Concerns – Gadling Another April Fools’ post from me.…
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My Best Guess On What Will Happen to American’s Hubs Post-Merger
It is a lot of fun to speculate on a variety of things when it comes to mergers, but the favorite pastime…
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Cranky on the Web (February 11 – 15)
Airlines Are Not Secretly Plotting Against You – Conde Nast Daily Traveler Just a little rant about things people think airlines are…
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Topic of the Week: What About Eagle?
There’s plenty of talk about the American/US Airways merger, but there simply isn’t much at all about what will happen in the…
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The American and US Airways Merger is Finally Announced, Here’s How Not to Screw This Up
The day has finally come. Assuming the feds approve it, American and US Airways are now set to merge forming the real…