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The playing field has started to change. For one thing, the big airlines aren't that big anymore. They have been weakened by competition and can no longer use cutthroat pricing to scare off newer, low-fare airlines like AirTran, Frontier and JetBlue. In fact, low-cost carriers (LCCs) now...
But this time Parker may have misjudged his target. Delta CEO Gerald Grinstein, 74, is angry that US Airways charged ahead with an unsolicited offer. To do the deal, US Airways has to get a full look at Delta's books; so far Delta execs have shown little interest in...
There are other potential negatives. Fares would probably go up on routes where the two airlines now compete. Both need to pull up their socks when it comes to customer service, once a Delta strength and always a US Airways weakness. And integrating the US Airways fleet, which favors European...
All that may be putting off the inevitable. For big airlines, bigger might just be better. For now.
Jet-setters just can't catch a break. Ticket prices are rising, and U.S. airlines, trying to pump up their bottom lines, keep stripping amenities. So book a flight overseas: international carriers are rolling out unique luxuries that could offer solace to the weary traveler.