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Delta-Virgin Blue JV gets initial OK (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE:DAL) and Australia's Virgin Blue Airlines Group received a three-year approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for a joint venture where they will coordinate operations between the U.S. and Australia, including on pricing, revenue management, schedules, capacity and routes flown.ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel said...

Posted on November 2, 2009 12:23 PM

Richard Branson's letter to Obama (from Corporate Dealmaker)

With possible approval around the corner for a deal where British Airways plc and AMR Corp.'s (NYSE:AMR) American Airlines can coordinate flights and schedules across the Atlantic, Virgin founder Richard Branson is stepping up his campaign against the competition. Not only has he plastered Virgin planes with the logo "No...

Posted on August 13, 2009 12:45 PM

US Airways CEO still interested in airline deals (from Corporate Dealmaker)

US Airways Group Inc. CEO Doug Parker on Wednesday renewed his call for further consolidation of the airline industry, saying domestic carriers need to contract if the business is to stay viable and make money in downturns.Parker, speaking at the company's annual meeting in New York, praised the 2008 merger...

Posted on June 11, 2009 4:15 PM

British Airways expects antitrust clearance (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Looks like it will take two more seasons for British Airways plc and American Airlines Inc. to get antitrust immunity to coordinate flights and schedules across the Atlantic. The AP reported that a BA executive said Wednesday the airliner expects U.S. and European antitrust approval for expansion of its alliance...

Posted on February 11, 2009 4:48 PM

British Airways, Qantas hold merger talks (from Corporate Dealmaker)

After mounting media speculation, London-based British Airways plc confirmed it was exploring a merger with Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd., via a dual-listed company structure. BA also said it was continuing deal talks with Spain's Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España SA that would create Europe's No. 2 airline.The Qantas announcement comes...

Posted on December 2, 2008 9:31 AM

Richard Branson: 'No Way BA/AA' (from Corporate Dealmaker)

He's lobbied to potential U.S. presidents, and now Richard Branson says he'll put his money where his mouth is. Referring to a deal between British Airways plc and American Airlines seeking antitrust immunity to coordinate flights and schedules across the Atlantic, Branson says he will spend millions of dollars to...

Posted on September 12, 2008 9:46 AM

McCain, Obama told to stop British Airways deal (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Dear Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain, "Just because life is tough out there, you shouldn't rid yourself of competition." - Richard Branson, president of Virgin Atlantic Airways.Branson's letter, which he discussed on BBC Radio, to the U.S. presidential candidates is referring to a deal between British Airways plc...

Posted on August 11, 2008 1:50 PM

Trans-Atlantic JV for BA and American? (from Corporate Dealmaker)

American Airlines Inc., British Airways plc and Spain's Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA are close to applying for antitrust immunity to form a joint venture that would combine their trans-Atlantic routes, the Financial Times reports.  But BA, while acknowledging long-running talks, says no application is imminent. American Airlines...

Posted on July 7, 2008 9:41 AM