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Will Customers Be the Excess Baggage of Airline Consolidation?

Apr 28, 2010
Management
Europe
mic

After losing $60 billion in the last decade -- and billions more recently when a cloud of volcanic ash grounded flights across Europe -- airlines are looking to consolidate as[…]

Buffett’s Big Bet

Nov 03, 2009
Leadership
North America

By spending $26 billion to buy the rest of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, which already owns 23% of the company, says it sees a big future[…]

For Airlines and Others, Even the Best Fuel-price Bets Can Lead to Turbulence

No one can accurately forecast what the price of oil will be in three days, much less three months, a fact that has played havoc this year with the finances[…]

The Domino Effect: Will Airlines Follow One Another in the Consolidation Game?

Feb 20, 2008
Management
North America
mic

Delta Airlines is reportedly about to merge with Northwest Airlines in a deal that's likely to set off a major round of consolidation in the airline industry. Wharton experts say[…]

Feel Free to Move About the Airport: Turbulence Continues to Roil the Airline Industry

Jul 25, 2007
Management
North America
mic

Wharton professor Serguei Netessine, who recently had to spend the night in an airport hotel after being kicked off an overbooked evening flight, is one of thousands of airline passengers[…]

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