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It's All Up in the Air: M&A Deals in the Airline Industry
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Weekly Corporate Growth Report
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June 9, 2008
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- Dolbeck, Andrew
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Analysts and airline industry executives have stated that merger deals in the airline sector are inevitable. The industry is facing a number of challenges, such as stiff competition and rising operational expenses, particularly the rising cost of jet fuel. Industry consolidation would help airlines face these challenges by combining resources, cutting costs, and reducing competition.
According to an estimate from Jamie Baker, an analyst with JPMorgan Chase, airline industry losses could top $7.2 billion in 2008. Some analysts estimate that airlines will have to raise fares on all routes by about $60 to offset the impact of rising fuel prices, which are up 82.5 percent over last year. But ...
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Rumors Fly: Airline Industry Consolidation Speculated
Weekly Corporate Growth Report;
September 25, 2006 ;
Dolbeck, Andrew;
639 words
......consolidations. The airline industry, which is dragging...combination. The deal, which was the world...Speculation concerning airline industry consolidation has...are working on a deal to permit any EU...carrier Astreus. The deal follows months of...will tell if the ...
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United, US Airways Defend Pact; Senators Worry About Consolidation of...
The Washington Post;
June 22, 2000 ;
Neil Irwin;
473 words
......simmering congressional criticism that the deal may hurt consumers. But the reaction...political support for the $11.6 billion deal. "We all know there's been an orgy...don't need more consolidation in the airline industry. But United Chairman James E. Goodwin...M. Wolf argued that their combined ...
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MERGERS WAITING IN WINGS FOR CARRIERS AIRLINE INDUSTRY.(BUSINESS)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);
February 10, 2008 ;
787 words
......next potential deal in line - United...competitive global airline industry. Executives at...economics of the airline industry also are driving...the talks say a deal could be announced...Robert Mann, an airline industry consultant. Other...roadblocks to a deal ...
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AIRLINE INDUSTRY BAILOUT MOVES FORWARD
United Press International;
September 18, 2001 ;
656 words
......International 09-18-2001 Airline industry bailout moves forward...of Congress, the airline industry, which is still...bad year for the airline industry. "His (Bush's) charge...help the airlines deal with the consequences...costs. "We have to deal with the ...
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[ ATLANTA--America's airline industry... ]
Chicago Sun-Times;
February 16, 2003 ;
George Will;
754 words
...ATLANTA--America's airline industry, which has not netted a...offered its pilots the Delta deal, but Sept. 11 happened...slight possibility" of an airline industry "collapse" resembling the...binding arbitration for airline industry labor negotiations, now...hoping Song will beat ...
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Airline Industry Struggles to Rebound.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;
August 12, 2002 ;
787 words
......clear a sign as any of the huge problems plaguing the airline industry. A year ago, less than 2 percent of the country's...unused aircraft. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of airline employees, furloughed in the days after the Sept...a long wait. Eleven months after the attacks, the airline ...
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AIRLINE INDUSTRY STRUGGLES TO REBOUND
The Boston Globe;
August 11, 2002 ;
Matthew Brelis, Globe Staff;
787 words
......clear a sign as any of the huge problems plaguing the airline industry. A year ago, less than 2 percent of the country's...unused aircraft. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of airline employees, furloughed in the days after the Sept...a long wait. Eleven months after the attacks, the airline ...
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THE FUTURE OF THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY:ERNEST F. HOLLINGS
Congressional Testimony;
January 9, 2002 ;
787 words
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Iraq War May Help Cure Airline Industry's Woes, Some Analysts Say.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;
March 30, 2003 ;
787 words
......war in Iraq may help cure the nation's ailing airline industry. The war has forced major airlines to reduce...terrorist attacks, the government gave the airline industry $5 billion in cash and made available another...helping push along a restructuring that the U.S. airline industry ...
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American Airlines Workers Press Congress to Help Airline Industry.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;
March 26, 2003 ;
787 words
......financially strapped airline industry to the Iraq war spending...focused on the beleaguered airline industry, about 200 employees...lawmakers could work out a deal with the White House...jurisdiction over the airline industry. Republican leaders are...remind lawmakers the ...
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AIRLINE INDUSTRY VIABILITY: EDWARD WYTKIND
Congressional Testimony;
October 2, 2002 ;
787 words
......the state of America`s airline industry. While I know you will hear a great deal about the many economic...evaluate the state of the airline industry, we must also look to the...segments of the economy is the airline industry. We have all seen the data...Transport Association, ...
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FINANCIAL CONDITION OF AIRLINE INDUSTRY:EDWARD WYTKIND
Congressional Testimony;
September 24, 2002 ;
787 words
......the state of America`s airline industry. While I know you will hear a great deal about the many economic...evaluate the state of the airline industry, we must also look to the...segments of the economy is the airline industry. We have all seen the data...Transport Association, ...
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Congress, White House on Airline Industry's Loser List for 1993....
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;
December 26, 1993 ;
Kaufman, Lawrence H.;
787 words
......Commission to Insure a Strong, Competitive Airline Industry, he was the only one who came out...dunce chair for thinking they could deal with fundamental airline industry problems by appointing a commission...their turn in the corner are the airline industry executives who ...
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US "PROTECTIONIST" OVER AIRLINES.(European Union and United States...
European Report;
February 28, 2007 ;
207 words
......protectionist over the liberalisation of the transatlantic airline industry, EU Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot warned ahead...competing to the benefit of passengers. As part of the deal, the US government offered to allow foreign investors...structures of US airlines. But under pressure from the ...
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Senators put pressure on airline industry.
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX);
April 11, 2007 ;
613 words
......WASHINGTON _ Lawmakers and consumer groups tore into the airline industry Wednesday for flight delays and customer service problems...Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., told the head of the airline industry's trade group. You put it in writing, and you didn...commitments so it can consider taking ...
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