Qantas versus Southwest Airlines Management.
From Wikipedia:
* Southwest Airlines completed an aquisition of AirTran Airways on 2nd May 2011 adding 38 destinations & a combined fleet of 690 aircraft.
* One time costs of $500M to INTEGRATE the two airlines operations with projected savings of $400M annually.
* Expects to receive approval for a single operating certificate in the first quarter of 2012.
* Is negotiating with labour a Seniority Integration and once complete a rebranding of AirTrans to Southwest Airlines livery (2012)
* SOUTHWEST AIRLINES HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN SUCCESSFUL (RE: AQUISITIONS) AND HAS DEMONSTRATED CAUTION WHEN DEALS THREATEN EMPLOYEE MORALE AND CULTURE.
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