I’m trying to work out if America has truly woken up yet … to the power of competition over sheer scale (1)

See these related airline stories just published by Bloomberg.

Opinion and reporting by Mathew Carr

Companies that are too big hurt people because they lower competitive tension in markets.

The USA buying Spirit is hugely symbolic IMO. I’m thinking competitive spirit!

The best way to regulate companies in the first place is DON’T LET THEM GET TOO BIG.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-04-23/united-ceo-scott-kirby-faces-merger-talk-fuel-prices-turf-wars

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/trump-says-he-is-thinking-about-the-us-buying-spirit-airlines

If global peace breaks out then tourism and demand for flights will surge.

(More to come)

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