Delta and Virgin Atlantic gain DOT Antitrust Immunity for Alliance
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American Airlines/US Airways – now what?
The US DOJ, various state attorneys general and the District of Columbia have filed challenging the American Airlines (AA)–US Airways (US) merger. This news was not what was expected by industry followers. The previous merger between Delta and Northwest went…
Scope Clauses and New Regional Jets – A Coming Storm?
Embraer’s E-Jets are coming to United Express, after the airline ordered 30 plus 40 options. Deliveries are slated to arrive in the second quarter of 2014. The E-175 aircraft will be fitted to seat 76 passengers, the current limited…
US Airways Media Day 2013 – The New American Airlines
Address by US Airways’ Rob Isom and American Airlines’ Beverly Goulet. These are the two hands on people driving the merger forward for both companies. This is possibly the first in depth trade media briefing given on the merger. It…
Thoughts on the USAirways Takeover of American
Doug Parker has successfully pulled off the David eats Goliath (again) merger of US Airways and American, and will take the reigns as CEO of the combined company. We applaud that decision, as consolidation is essential for both carriers, as…
What Will be the Key Stories of 2013
Looking ahead at this time of year, there are several key events and stories that we know will occur in 2013. In this post, we’ll comment about them, along with our prognostication on how we expect they might turn out.…