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Republic blends ops, not brands, after airline deals (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:RJET) is wasting little time integrating the operations of recently acquired Midwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines.Brett Snyder at Cranky Flier reports that as of November some of Frontier's larger Airbus 319 aircraft will be flying out of Midwest's Milwaukee hub under the Midwest brand. Not long...

Posted on September 22, 2009 1:18 PM

Southwest hunting deals, but targets limited (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Southwest Airlines Co.'s (NYSE:LUV) CEO Gary Kelly told The Wall Street Journal Thursday that his airline, fresh off losing a bankruptcy court-sponsored auction to buy Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc., could be in the market for another deal. But despite the comment, there are significant hurdles standing in the way of...

Posted on August 21, 2009 8:45 AM

Republic leveraging its Midwest, Frontier buys (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:RJET) appears to be wasting little time implementing its plan to streamline and operate newly acquired Midwest Airlines Inc. and Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc.Republic, which bought Midwest from private equity firm TPG Capital last month and on Thursday night won a bankruptcy auction to acquire Frontier,...

Posted on August 17, 2009 1:22 PM

Republic brings more than cash to Frontier fight (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Money talks, as the saying goes. But when the auction of bankrupt Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. commences Thursday morning in New York, suitor Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:RJET) will likely argue merits beyond just cash considerations if it hopes to outlast mighty Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) and win control of...

Posted on August 12, 2009 4:10 PM

Southwest heavy favorite in Frontier fight (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Bids are due Monday to buy Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. out of bankruptcy, with at least two potential suitors offering radically different futures for the Denver-based discounter.Frontier can count on bids from regional jet operator Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:RJET) and rival Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV). Though industry sources say...

Posted on August 3, 2009 2:33 PM

AirTran CEO disses Republic's plan for Midwest (from Corporate Dealmaker)

A flurry of dealmaking last month by Republic Airways Holdings Inc. has prompted plenty of speculation about how the small-jet operator could shake up the airline industry. But at least one would-be competitor of the new Republic, AirTran Airways Inc. (NYSE:AAI), seems unimpressed.Republic, which currently flies under the brands of...

Posted on July 22, 2009 11:39 AM

Airlines push back at Republic Air targets (from Corporate Dealmaker)

When Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:RJET) announced plans to buy discounter Frontier Airlines Inc. out of bankruptcy last month, we wondered what the regional jet operator's airline customers might think of Republic's decision to support a company that is a direct competitor. On Wednesday, we might have gotten our first...

Posted on July 8, 2009 2:24 PM

Memo: Midwest and Frontier to codeshare (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:RJET), which announced deals to acquire two different airlines earlier this week, is apparently wasting little time getting its new subsidiaries to work together.Indianapolis-based Republic, which currently provides small jet service for larger airlines, in a 24-hour period struck deals worth a combined $140 million to...

Posted on June 25, 2009 2:09 PM