Starwood/Marriott merger on hold; new bid on table
March 18, 2016
A last minute bid by Chinese insurance consortium Anbang has put Starwood’s sale to Marriott on hold. Marriott has 10 days to match the bid.
A last minute bid by Chinese insurance consortium Anbang has put Starwood’s sale to Marriott on hold. Marriott has 10 days to match the bid.
The planned merger of Russia’s #2 airline, Transaero, into #1 Aeroflot (reported HERE a month ago) has come undone, and Transaero will end operations on Dec.
Russia’s international flag carrier, Aeroflot, will take over failing domestic carrier Transaero this week, paying one ruble for 75% of its shares. Aeroflot, itself in
The Federal Aviation Administration is allowing the merged American/USAir to take the next step on its merger path; it announced Monday that it will issue
American Airlines will merge its two loyalty programs “within 30 days” according to e-mails sent yesterday to all members of the USAir Dividend Miles program, which will be folded into the AAdvantage program. All existing miles will transfer; for some…
A number of industry consultants and some airline executives believe that Europe’s airlines, including numbers of its “flag” national carriers, need to consolidate to grow (or reach) profits. They point to the experience in the U.S., where…
International Air Group, the parent of British Air and Iberia, has made an offer to buy Aer Lingus, now owned 30% by RyanAir and 25% by the Irish government, and unlike two previous offers, the board of the Irish flag carrier has agreed to consider…
American Airlines and USAir merged a year ago this week, forming the world’s largest airline, even though it’s not quite operating like one. Passengers still book on two different systems, and sometimes use different customer service reps…but the…
Now the frequent flier part of the AA/USAir merger begins. AA announced yesterday that members in both its AAdvantage and Dividend Miles programs can earn miles in either program on all AA or USAir flights. In addition, elite members of either program…
Now the American Airlines and USAir have closed their merger, they’ve begun rolling out more details of the merger planning. Scott Kirby, who was USAir president and is now president of AA, announced dates for joint operations, for aligning loyalty…
A last minute bid by Chinese insurance consortium Anbang has put Starwood’s sale to Marriott on hold. Marriott has 10 days to match the bid.
The planned merger of Russia’s #2 airline, Transaero, into #1 Aeroflot (reported HERE a month ago) has come undone, and Transaero
Russia’s international flag carrier, Aeroflot, will take over failing domestic carrier Transaero this week, paying one ruble for 75% of
The Federal Aviation Administration is allowing the merged American/USAir to take the next step on its merger path; it announced
American Airlines will merge its two loyalty programs “within 30 days” according to e-mails sent yesterday to all members of the USAir Dividend Miles program, which will be folded into the AAdvantage program. All existing miles will transfer; for some…
A number of industry consultants and some airline executives believe that Europe’s airlines, including numbers of its “flag” national carriers, need to consolidate to grow (or reach) profits. They point to the experience in the U.S., where…
International Air Group, the parent of British Air and Iberia, has made an offer to buy Aer Lingus, now owned 30% by RyanAir and 25% by the Irish government, and unlike two previous offers, the board of the Irish flag carrier has agreed to consider…
American Airlines and USAir merged a year ago this week, forming the world’s largest airline, even though it’s not quite operating like one. Passengers still book on two different systems, and sometimes use different customer service reps…but the…
Now the frequent flier part of the AA/USAir merger begins. AA announced yesterday that members in both its AAdvantage and Dividend Miles programs can earn miles in either program on all AA or USAir flights. In addition, elite members of either program…
Now the American Airlines and USAir have closed their merger, they’ve begun rolling out more details of the merger planning. Scott Kirby, who was USAir president and is now president of AA, announced dates for joint operations, for aligning loyalty…