Mergers/Finance
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Southwest Brings Its Airplanes to Atlanta for Valentine’s Day
Southwest’s acquisition of AirTran made a little news yesterday when it was announced that Southwest would bring its own airplanes to Atlanta…
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Why I Wouldn’t Be Surprised to See Virgin America Acquire Frontier
This may sound crazy, but hear me out. There were two separate pieces of news last week concerning Virgin America and Frontier…
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United’s “Customer Day One” Doesn’t See Many Changes
I’m not quite sure how this was decided, but yesterday was “Customer Day One” for the combined Continental and United.. That doesn’t…
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Cranky on the Web (May 9 – 13)
Southwest, AirTran merger may mean changes for Northeast Ohio airports – WKSU I spoke with an Ohio public radio affiliate about the…
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Topic of the Week: Southwest/AirTran Merger is Approved
The Department of Justice approved the Southwest/AirTran merger without any changes this week. The DOJ said it had no concerns about an…
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US Airways is Open to Mergers, But Nothing is Happening Soon
I spent last week at two of my favorite events – US Airways Media Day and the Phoenix Aviation Symposium. As usual,…
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The New United Boosts Mexico and China, Adds Frequent Flier Reciprocity
Yesterday, the new United continued tweaking its offerings with three announcements on Mexico, China, and frequent flier reciprocity. While I’m sure there…
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Frontier and Other Airlines Stand to Gain From the Southwest/AirTran Deal
I’ve seen countless articles/posts/interviews talking about how the Southwest/AirTran merger is going to be terrible for every other airline out there. The…
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Southwest Buys AirTran: Here’s What We Know So Far
I like to try and ease into the work week, but Southwest rudely prevented that from happening by announcing the airline would…
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Continental, DCA – Washington/National, Delta, LGA – New York/La Guardia, Mergers/Finance, United, US Airways
Feds Inflict Far Less Pain on Continental and United Than Attempted with the US Airways/Delta Slot Swap
In the immortal words of Dennis Hopper (rest in peace, you crazy bastard) . . . pop quiz, hotshot. Let’s say that…
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Southwest To Fly to Newark Thanks to United/Continental Merger
On Friday afternoon, Southwest announced it came to an agreement with Continental to lease 36 slots at Newark. Holy crap. Has hell…
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Alaska Airlines, American, BNET, Continental, Horizon, Mergers/Finance, Safety/Security, United, US Airways
Cranky on the Web (August 21-27)
Some feel blue as United, Continental wedding mixes old, new – Chicago Tribune The Trib looks at the United/Continental branding efforts, and…