Very Few Airline IPOs Succesful In Long-Tern
JetBlue may be riding high after its IPO, but UBS Warburg analyst Sam Buttrick notes that not many carriers have translated that into long-term success. In the last 20 years, "27 jet carriers made it to the IPO stage, but only eight are still alive today." More than half went bankrupt. "We believe...
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