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Articles tagged “mergers”

Airlines

United Continental profits fall short of expectations as fuel costs impact results

The world’s biggest airline is still streamlining operations following the 2010 merger and the bumpy transition leading to decreased demand, in addition to raising gas prices, is at the heart of the giant’s losses.

Mary Jane Credeur, Bloomberg | 12 years ago

Airlines

Delta to a reorganized or merged American Airlines: Bring it on

Delta's Richard Anderson has a point: An American Airlines merger with US Airways, or perhaps another airline, would mean fewer major carriers in the U.S., and that would benefit remaining airlines. Would it benefit passengers? That's another story.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Southwest takes over four AirTran cities and AirTran adds frequencies to Punta Cana

Airline mergers are never easy and pretty, and the Southwest-AirTran integration plods onward.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Why Ryanair thinks it finally has Aer Lingus in its grasp

Considering all the other mergers the EU has allowed, fairness would dictate that Ryanair get its way in this matter. But O'Leary's ambitions have to reckon with his reputation, and the latter means that fairness isn't necessarily a factor.

The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Airlines

Ryanair drops Aer Lingus bid during European Commission competition investigation

The European Commission is reluctant to grant Ryanair any more control over Irish flights beyond its current fleet or existing 30% stake in Aer Lingus, but that doesn't mean Ryanair will keep trying.

Graham Ruddick, The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Ryanair drops Aer Lingus bid during European Commission competition investigation

Airlines

Aer Lingus telling anyone who will listen that Ryanair bid undervalues the carrier

Aer Lingus can argue all it wants about its true value, but the reason Ryanair is on its third bid for the carrier is that the latter is in much better fiscal condition than the airline that's begging for public support to shoot down the bid.

Nick Goodway, London Evening Standard | 12 years ago

Aer Lingus telling anyone who will listen that Ryanair bid undervalues the carrier

Airlines

JetBlue rebuffs American Airlines with merger aversion

JetBlue will stick with its grow-it-alone strategy, which is a smart move given American's challenges and poor track record when it comes to mergers and acquisitions.

Mary Schlangenstein, Bloomberg | 12 years ago

Airlines

Latam Airlines says they’ll be profitable in Brazil despite challenging economy

Latam, the result of a merger between South American airlines Lan and Tam, is probably hoping to weather the economy for two years and then come out on top as business picks up for the World Cup.

Eduardo Thomson, Bloomberg | 12 years ago

Airlines

JetBlue to end Burlington-Orlando nonstop: Few care, but it tells a story

Expect reduced service and competition on a couple of dozen major routes and for regional and smaller airports when American Airlines emerges from bankruptcy and inevitably merges with US Airways or another airline.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

JetBlue to end Burlington-Orlando nonstop: Few care, but it tells a story

Airlines

Low-cost carriers won’t weaken strength of a combined American-US Airways behemoth

Anyone remember low-cost carriers? They would do little to weaken the power of an American Airlines-US Airways merger. For road warriors when it comes to airline consolidation, there are few positive options.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago