Appendix Table 1: Mergers/Acquisitions
in Air Transportation (1985-2001)
Excel | CSV
| 1985 |
Southwest acquired Muse |
| 1985 |
Piedmont acquired Empire |
| 1985 |
People acquired Frontier |
| 1986 |
Northwest acquired Republic |
| 1986 |
Texas acquired Eastern |
| 1986 |
TWA acquired Ozark |
| 1986 |
Alaska acquired JetAmerica |
| 1986 |
Delta acquired Western |
| 1986 |
American acquired Air Cal |
| 1986 |
Alaska acquired Horizon |
| 1986 |
USAir acquired Pacific Southwest |
| 1987 |
USAir acquired Piedmont |
| 1987 |
Braniff acquired Florida Express |
| 1987 |
Continental acquired People Express |
| 1994 |
Southwest acquired Morris Air |
| 1997 |
AirTran merged with ValueJet |
| 1998 |
American acquired Reno Air |
| 2001 |
American acquired TWA |
Bankruptcies in Air Transportation (1985-2001)
| 1991 |
Eastern Airlines |
| 1994 |
Braniff |
| 1997 |
Carnival |
| 1997 |
Western Pacific |
| 1998 |
Kiwi |
Note: "Bankruptcies" refer to Chapter 7 liquidation rather than
Chapter 11 restructuring.
Sources: Lee, D., 2002. Oster, C.V., Jr., and Strong, J.S., 2001. U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission (www.centennialofflight.gov). U.S. Department of Transportation, Air Carrier Traffic Statistics.
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