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Lufthansa: Increase in international airline mergers inevitable

Intercontinental Airline Mergers

Lufthansa: Increase in international airline mergers inevitable

By Cornelius Rahn

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the German airline that acquired three European carriers last year, said ... read more

Passengers still annoyed with airlines

Airline Industry Irks Consumers

Passengers still annoyed with airlines

By Ted Reed

WASHINGTON - Once again, it's open season on airlines.

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Would playing instant catch-up be wise for American Airlines?

American Airlines

Would playing instant catch-up be wise for American Airlines?

By ANDREA AHLES

In 2008, American Airlines was the largest airline in the U.S.

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Airline mantra: Merge, fail, repeat

Airline Mergers

Airline mantra: Merge, fail, repeat

By Loren Steffy

Albert Einstein once defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and ... read more

Richard Anderson: Completing airline merger has become harder

Delta CEO On Airline Mergers

Richard Anderson: Completing airline merger has become harder

By Ted Reed

ATLANTA - Delta CEO Richard Anderson said it has become harder to complete an airline ... read more

Flight attendants are pressing DOT to ensure American jobs are protected

Airline Industry

Flight attendants are pressing DOT to ensure American jobs are protected

Flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA-CWA) at ... read more

US Air CEO: Mergers needed in recession

Airline Industry

US Air CEO: Mergers needed in recession

By uk.reuters.com

The recession, which has eroded travel demand and punished U.S.

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Mergers, fuel surcharges, open skies agreements - debate the future of flying

At The 2008 World Travel Market Airline Program

Mergers, fuel surcharges, open skies agreements - debate the future of flying

By eTN

The airline industry continues to generate headline news; the 2008 World Travel Market Airline ... read more

World airlines face harsh reality: consolidate or perish

Airline Industry

World airlines face harsh reality: consolidate or perish

By theage.com.au

Air New Qantas? Singapore Virgin? Air Tiger X? The idea of super carriers ruling the skies has ... read more

Why airline mergers don’t fly

View From A Pilot

Why airline mergers don’t fly

Throughout the current debate about the future of the airline industry there has been one ... read more

Do airline deals favor Boeing or Airbus?

Airbus, Boeing And Airline Mergers

Do airline deals favor Boeing or Airbus?

Among the assets US Airways would bring to a merger is one that its potential partner totally ... read more

Pilot seniority takes a long time to work out

US Air CEO

Pilot seniority takes a long time to work out

TEMPE, Ariz. — Few, if any, CEOs have been bigger boosters of airline consolidation than US ... read more

Pilots’ battles over seniority play havoc with airline mergers

Airline Mergers Hassles

Pilots’ battles over seniority play havoc with airline mergers

Merger talks between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines have been held up for a couple of ... read more

Machinists union says it will oppose mergers

Airline Union Says It Opposes Mergers

Machinists union says it will oppose mergers

NEW YORK - The union that represents baggage handlers and ticket agents at Northwest and other ... read more

Airline changes may cut choices

Merger Worries Rise

Airline changes may cut choices

Boston area air travelers could be in for some turbulence if the airline industry experiences a ... read more

What China can learn from U.S. airline consolidation

Airline Mergers

What China can learn from U.S. airline consolidation

The normally astute (and often erudite) BusinessWeek falters a tad in analyzing the value of the ... read more

Priceline, Orbitz wary of airline M&A

Online Ado

Priceline, Orbitz wary of airline M&A

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Online travel agents could feel the pinch from airline consolidation, as ... read more

JetBlue would gain from airline mergers, CEO says

JetBlue

JetBlue would gain from airline mergers, CEO says

JetBlue Airways Corp. chief executive officer Dave Barger said airline mergers would benefit ... read more

A Wave of matchups on deck for airlines?

Airlines

A Wave of matchups on deck for airlines?

The Delta-Northwest combination inching toward completion would create a new world leader, ... read more

House panel chairman vows to fight airline mergers, hold hearings

Politics Of Airlines Mergers

House panel chairman vows to fight airline mergers, hold hearings

The Democratic chairman of a key House committee pledged a vigorous effort to slow or stop, if ... read more

Airline execs eye consolidation

Only Way To Go?

Airline execs eye consolidation

PHOENIX — As U.S. airlines pressure each other with low fares, executives are keeping an eye ... read more

Honeymoon is over for new Delta CEO Anderson

Delta Air Lines

Honeymoon is over for new Delta CEO Anderson

Many newly minted CEOs enjoy a brief honeymoon with their companies — a laid-back chance to ... read more

Airline mergers are for suckers

NWA, DAL

Airline mergers are for suckers

By bloggingstocks.com

The theory at places like Delta is that airline mergers build stronger companies more likely to ... read more

Mergers benefit airlines; shame about the fliers

Airlines Meregers

Mergers benefit airlines; shame about the fliers

Some corporate mergers have little effect on customers. But when big airlines merge, it changes ... read more

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