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The combined airline took the United name but used the Continental Airlines "globe" identity and livery, designed in 1991 by the Lippincott company. [103] Mark Bergsrud, the head of the new United Airlines's marketing department, said that the new logo reflected United's worldwide network and the airline's efforts to attract corporate clients.
In 1973, ALSSA flight attendants chose self-determination and formed the independent Association of Flight Attendants, leaving ALPA. [2] In 1982, AFA had 22,000 members at 18 American airlines. In 1984, the AFL–CIO granted AFA a charter. [3] In 2004, after the September 11th attacks, the AFA merged with the Communication Workers of America ...
The Justice Department said that was unlikely because the limits to growth that airlines face, such as shortages of planes and pilots, affect all airlines, including the discount carriers. [125] In a ruling on January 16, 2024, a federal judge blocked JetBlue's acquisition of Spirit Airlines. [ 126 ]
Qantas is the world's third-oldest airline by foundation date and the oldest airline in the English-speaking world — being founded in November 1920. [34] [35] Qantas is an acronym of the airline's original name, Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, as it originally served Queensland and the Northern Territory. It is popularly ...