The Delta–C&S Merger
A Case Study in Airline Consolidation and Federal Regulation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9628269 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W David Lewis (0000-0003-1213-0008, Auburn University, corresponding author), Wesley Phillips Newton (Auburn University) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 161-179 |
| Publication date | 1979-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Business History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6805 • E-ISSN: 2044-768X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3115016 |
| OpenAlex | W2098013223 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The road to merger is strewn with fortuitous events, surprises, and disappointments for most firms even under ordinary circumstances, but the airline industry following World War II faced special problems of postwar readjustment, rapid technological change, and government intervention by a Civil Aeronautics Board that was determined to shape the future of American commercial aviation. Congruence with federal regulatory policy was a key element in the success of the merger with which this essay deals
Aeronautics · Aircraft industry · Aviation · Business · Civil aviation · Consolidation (business · Economic interventionism · Economics · Economy · Element (criminal law · Management · Political science · Politics · Aerospace Engineering · Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends · Engineering · Finance · International Law and Aviation · Law · Public Administration · Transport and Economic Policies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |