Airline Merger Spree in '86 Took Toll on TravelersAirline Merger Spree in '86 Took Toll on TravelersBy Barbara Cook (1987) as excerpted by Elizabeth West

This article focuses largely on air travel, the mergers taking place in the industry in 1986 and rapidly rising consumer complaints regarding on-performance and services. It is excerpted from a piece by BTN reporter Barbara Cook....

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Industry Power Centers Take ShapeBy Elizabeth West

We are looking at an industry grappling with the imminent shutdown of the Civil Aeronautics Board coupled with a simultaneous trigger that deregulated, on Jan. 1, 1986, which entities are authorized to sell and earn commissions on airline tickets. ... KEEP READING