Carl Icahn Bet on a Struggling TWA in the 1980s. Now He’s Trying Again With JetBlue.
Icahn's stake in JetBlue now makes him the third-largest investor in the airline.
Meghna Maharishi is Skift’s Airline Reporter, where she covers everything from loyalty programs to policy-making in Washington, D.C. She previously covered the airline industry at The Points Guy, worked on the investigative desk at CNBC, and did data visualization at CNN Politics. Send tips to Meghna on Signal at mmaharishi.61.
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