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Merger Update: British Airways and Iberia Airlines in merger talks
+ Higher oil prices have driven airlines to different solutions like capacity reduction, merger related synergies, airfare increase, charging for the usual freebies, etc. British Airways and Spain...
Merger Update: US Airways and United talk fail again
United Airlines and US Airways are reported to have again failed to reach an agreement. Both the companies have been rumored to be in talks about a possible merger which would help both the companies ...
Merger Update: UAL board to discuss merger on Thursday
With the oil prices breaking records everyday, there is more pressure on airlines to consider mergers, and other capacity cutting measures. Capacity cuts do mean lesser seats available and hence great...
Merger Update: Rumors of “US Airways + United” are heating up
Earlier I had blogged on how the merged airlines would look. Seems like the merger is getting more heat. Currently, there are rumors about - Headquarter in - Chicago IL (same current United Airline...
Dream Merger: American Airlines and British Airways
When KLM-Air France can merge, then why not American Airlines and British Airways? They already have a great alliance and together can make the biggest airline in world in every respect. Though I thin...
Partnership: American Airlines, British Airways and Continental Airlines
There are talks between American Airlines, British Airways and Continental Airlines for a partnership (not to be confused with a merger). If the partnership talks go through, they will all retain thei...
Merger: US Airways + United Airlines?
There is a talk about merger between US Airways and United Airlines. I did a little research (here and here) and found the following - Red for United and Blue for US Airways Name - United Airlines (...
Delta and Northwest: Varied fleet advantageous or disadvantageous
Recently, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines said that “having different fleet allows them to run more efficiently” There fleet differences (from my earlier post) -Delta - Boeing 737, ...
Northwest and Delta: What about the pilots?
There are a lot of people who make an airline “fly”, but probably the most important ones are the Pilots. No matter how anyone would debate on the the current technology, we all trust our ...
World’s Largest Airline: Delta to acquire Northwest Airlines
Delta Airlines has agreed to acquire Northwest Airlines for a $3.1 billion (stock deal). The merged airline would become the world’s largest airline. Facts - The new airline will be “Delt...
Delta + Northwest: What would the merger look like?
Since Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines are supposed to announce their merger next week, I thought I will do some research (all Delta numbers in blue and northwest in red) - Name - Delta Air Li...
Delta and Northwest Merger Update: Pilots reach tentative deal
Delta Air Lines Inc. has reached a tentative contract agreement with its pilots. The disagreement earlier was a big impediment in the its merger plans with Northwest Airlines, Inc.. The agreement woul...