-carrier air service, Malaysia Airlines, has a chequered history and, despite turnaround efforts and the energies of a new CEO, did … Malaysia Airlines?” remains an unanswered question. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and …

& As) in the aviation industry. The article draws insights from the successful deals between Morris and Southwest Airlines … mergers in the airline industry, one in the USA and one in Asia. Findings – M & As in the airline industry are loaded with …

industry: turbulent; tumultuous; a political, legal and bureaucratic nightmare. The list goes on. Visit any of the big airlines …‐in”. But behind the scenes the airlines’ problems are no secret.  …

management system in an airline: a case study,” by Palmira Lopez‐Fresno. This piece tackles comprehensively the issues behind …

Purpose This paper aims to analyse the success of the three main mergers that have taken place in the US airline … industry since 2008. Delta and Northwest, then Continental and United and finally US Airways and American Airlines have all …. What then is the current assessment of the three new major airlines? Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared …

Purpose – This article examines the strategic option of airlines facing a crisis. It analyses the current troubles … faced by Malaysia Airlines (MAS). Having faced major crises in five months in 2014, the company has been saved only by … strategic positioning and some poor management decisions. A comparison with the demise of another former premium airline, Pan …

Purpose – This article focuses on the lessons that can be learnt from the bankruptcy of Kingfisher airlines (KFA … business model to satisfy these requirements have higher chance of survival. Social implications – It concedes that airlines …, regulators and suppliers. KFA was unable to do this consistently and hence could not survive in the dynamic airlines industry in …