Spirit Airlines’ Board Stays with Frontier Airline’s Offer
This is what the Spirit Airlines (NK) board has determined regarding the JetBlue (B6) and Frontier (F9) deals days ahead of its shareholders’ vote.
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JetBlue Makes Hostile Bid for Spirit Airlines
- by Helwing Villamizar
- May 16, 2022
- 2 minutes read
JetBlue (B6) has filed a “Vote No” proxy statement asking Spirit (NK) shareholders to vote AGAINST Spirit/Frontier merger.
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Colombia’s Avianca to Merge with LCC Viva Air
- by Helwing Villamizar
- April 29, 2022
- 1 minute read
Colombian flag carrier Avianca (AV) is to merge with Viva Air (FV), another of the country’s most prominent commercial airlines.
History
3/3/1912: Continental, United Airlines Merger Completed
- by Lee Cross
- March 3, 2022
- 2 minutes read
Today in Aviation, Continental Airlines (CO) was finally merged into United Airlines (UA), the former ceasing brand operations in 2012.
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AirwaysNews High Flyer Interview: Henry Harteveldt on the Significance of AA/US Integration Day & Cutover
- by Chris Sloan
- October 16, 2015
- 5 minutes read
MIAMI— Henry Harteveldt is one of the travel industry’s most well-known and respected analysts and advisors. After nearly 12 years as Forrester Research’s travel industry analyst, Henry began Atmosphere Research to provide independent, objective, and trustworthy research on travel industry marketing, product, distribution, digital commerce, and future trends. Before becoming an analyst, Henry spent more […]
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High Flyer Interview: American Airlines CEO Doug Parker
- by Chris Sloan
- December 8, 2014
- 13 minutes read
MIAMI — American Airlines Group CEO Doug Parker has both witnessed, and led, tremendous change in the aviation industry. He became CEO at America West Airlines just ten days before September 11, 2001 and, by all accounts, led the carrier through the crisis with clarity and assuredness. In 2005 he oversaw the successful merger of US Airways and America […]