Bankrupt Industry, Bankrupt Business Model

The airline industry is, by and large, bankrupt.  Google "airlines in bankruptcy 2006" and you’ll see plenty of names: United, American, Delta, Northwest, Aloha, ATA, US Airways.  Since the beginning of commercial air travel, the …
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Value Pricing on Airlines

Northwest Airlines is going to start charging premium prices for exit row seats and for aisle seats.  Although I dislike the complexity of airline pricing, it does make sense to price up for a valuable …
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Banks Competing on Deposits

Last week I sent my banker friends an article about the coming funding crunch: loan growth will exceed deposit growth in 2006.  I recommended that banks engage in serious efforts to beef up core deposits …
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