
#301 Are Airline Mergers Taking Off? Economic Analyses of the Recent U.S. Passenger Airline Transactions
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Navigating Airline Mergers and Antitrust Analysis
This chapter delves into the complexities of antitrust evaluation for airline mergers, with a focus on market definitions and competitive dynamics between major and smaller carriers. It highlights the critical factors of customer preferences and route-specific competition, using the JetBlue-Spirit merger as a case study to illustrate regulatory challenges.
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