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8 Airline Mergers That Shaped Today’s U.S. Industry

Eight mergers have really shaped the U.S. airline industry we have today.

Edward Russell | 4 days ago

Airlines

Alaska-Hawaiian Merger Faces a Justice Department Wary of Airline Combos

Alaska and Hawaiian are singing a similar tune about their combo that other airlines did before their mergers faced the full force of an anti-consolidation Justice Department.

Edward Russell | 5 days ago

Airlines

Spirit Merger Integral to Challenge Dominant Airlines: JetBlue CEO Testifies

There's only so much organic growth can do to remain competitive, according to Jetblue's CEO in the ongoing court case to block the company's acquisition of Spirit Airlines.

Nate Raymond, Reuters | 1 month ago

Airline Weekly

JetBlue Faces Calls to Lower $3.8 Billion Purchase Price for Spirit Airlines

It increasingly looks like JetBlue is overpaying for Spirit.

1 month ago

Airlines

U.S. Trial to Block JetBlue-Spirit Merger Gets Underway

Affordable air travel for U.S. consumers and control of the domestic market remains central to the JetBlue-Spirit merger court case.

Nate Raymond, Reuters | 1 month ago

Airline Weekly

What’s Happening at Spirit and Frontier?

Slower bookings and "heightened" discounting are hurting Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines this quarter. That means potentially deep losses for the ultra low-cost carriers.

3 months ago

News Blog

JetBlue Pilots Back Spirit Airlines Merger

Pilots at JetBlue Airways are the latest to back the carrier's proposed $3.8 billion merger with Spirit Airlines. The combination, if it wins antitrust approval, would create the fifth largest airline in the U.S. The decision to support the merger was recently approved by the JetBlue chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which…

Edward Russell | 3 months ago

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