Airline mergers: One expert has 10 reasons to oppose them (Winging It)

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Airline mergers: One expert has 10 reasons to oppose them

If mergers among the Big Six airlines take place, we will have to report on them, so we don't want to get carried away with providing you too much information about their negative aspects. We've pointed out some reasons that mergers would face strong opposition in a Jan. 21 Road Warrior column. To learn more about the reasons mergers face an uphill battle, read the thoughts of a longtime aviation expert, Hubert Horan posted on a business-travel trade magazine Web site.

Posted by Tom Belden on February 1, 2008 11:55 AM | Permalink

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Tom Belden, a former Inquirer business writer, has written about Philadelphia International Airport, airlines, the travel industry, the conventions and meetings business for 25 years. He has traveled to all 50 states and extensively in Europe and Mexico.