Mixture of Negative Forces Driving Legacy Airlines Toward Restructuring

A potent combination of punishing fuel prices, unrelenting competition from discount carriers and outmoded business models is propelling U.S. legacy hub-and-spoke carriers toward inevitable restructuring on a massive scale. "This fall, many airlines will be determining their optimal size and shape,"...

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