World's Largest Airlines? Proposed Merger of US Airways - American Airlines
Author | : Antu Augustine |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 15 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:1308973976 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book World's Largest Airlines? Proposed Merger of US Airways - American Airlines written by Antu Augustine and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last several years, the U.S. airline industry has experienced both long-standing and novel challenges - fuel price volatility, limits to organic growth, pressures to expand globally, and slowing demand for air travel.In April 2012, US Airways announced a move to take over American Airlines, currently in bankruptcy proceedings. The merger would combine the fourth (American) and fifth (US Airways) largest airlines nationally, making US Airways-American the largest U.S. carrier.This is a project aimed to answer the following research questions:1. What is the role of federal authorities in reviewing merger proposals? 2. What is the impact of Bankruptcy of American Airlines?3. What are the defences against Anti-competitiveness of the merger?4. What is the effect of DOJ Anti-trust suit?