Over the years Mr. Horan has been quoted widely in the business and aviation trade press, has presented testimony to Congress and the DOT on major consolidation cases and has also published a range of articles on airline competition, airpolitical issues and mergers and consolidation. Examples include:

Public Comment on the American Airlines-British Airways ATI Application Comment of Hubert Horan on the Joint Applicants' Claims of Public Benefits--8 January 2010

Public Comment on the Continental-Star Alliance ATI Application

Comment of Hubert Horan on the Department of Justice's Antitrust Immunity Comments of 26 June 2009

Congressional Testimony on the Delta-Northwest Merger

Statement of Hubert Horan, “The Anti-Competitive Risks of a Delta-Northwest Merger and the Extreme Consolidation of Intercontinental Airlines”, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Aviation Subcommittee Hearings, 14 May 2008

Congressional Testimony on the United-Congressional Merger
Statement of Hubert Horan, “The Anti-Competitive Impacts of a United-Continental Merger and the Consolidation of 80% of the US Aviation Market Into Just Three Competitors ”, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Aviation Subcommittee Hearings,16 June 2010

Recent articles on Global Airline Consolidation and Airpolitical Treaty Negotiations

 

“The EU-US Open Access Area: how to realize the radical vision” A detailed assessment of the prospects for major international airpolitical liberalization, (Aviation Strategy 70, July 2003)

 

“Airline Consolidation: Myth and Reality” An evaluation of airline mergers in the US, Europe and China, and the general trend towards consolidation (Aviation Strategy 109, November 2006)

 

“Airline Consolidation: Myth and Reality” presentation to the FAA Aviation Forecasting Conference, Washington, March 2007

 

“An Update on Industry Consolidation and EU-US Treaty Negotiations” (Aviation Strategy No.113, March 2007)

 

“Top Ten False Claims About the Need for US Airline Mergers” Airline Business, April 2008)

 

“Airline Merger Will Cripple Competition” Politico, April 23, 2008

“If Consolidation occurs, it would reverse decades of airline history” (Airlines International, January 2009)

"Why the Pro-Consolidation Claims in the Cordle/Mifsud/Bonilla Paper are Wrong, June 2010

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Articles on the basic dynamics of Airline Competition

 

“Is the traditional Big Hub Business Model still viable?” A analysis of the crisis affecting US network carriers (Aviation Strategy 58, July 2002) and two follow-up analysis of the industry shakeout in the United States, “United and American: are the turnaround plans viable?” (Airline Strategy 65, March 2003) and “Why the US Industry is at a stalemate” (Airline Strategy 88, January 2005).

 

“What is the future of the European Flag-Carrier” An analysis of the competitive dynamic between emerging European business models  (Aviation Strategy 59, September 2002).

  

Horan quoted in recent press coverage of major airline issues

Perry Flint, “Editorial: Wrestling With the Rules on Aer Lingus-Ryanair” Air Transport World, August 2007 

 

Nicole C. Wong “Delta-Northwest deal nears”, The Boston Globe, February 20, 2008

 

The CBS Early Show: Delta, Northwest Plan Merger April 15, 2008: The pending merger of Delta and Northwest will create the world's largest airline and change the way we fly. Nancy Cordes reports and Harry Smith speaks with an industry consultant

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=4015429n

 

Daniel Michaels and Susan Carey, “Pact Has Wings Beyond the U.S; Delta-NWA Deal Will Greatly Shape Air-Travel Alliances, Wall Street Journal, April 15, 2008

 

Alexandra Marks,  “What would Delta-Northwest merger cost flying public?” The Christian Science Monitor, April 16, 2008

 

Dan Reed and Marilyn Adams , “Delta, Northwest airlines treat merger as a done deal” USA Today, 15 April 2008

 

John Pletz “Bumpy ride ahead for United” Crain’s Chicago Business, May 04, 2008

 

Julie Johnsson, “United, US Airways fly closer to merger” Chicago Tribune, May 11, 2008

 

The CBS Evening News:AA Seeks British Ally; Aug. 14, 2008: Nancy Cordes reports on how American Airlines wants to team up with British Airways to stay competitive against a looming merger between Delta and Northwest

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=4351681n

 

The CBS Evening News: Southwest Evades Lost Profits; August 18, 2008: Airlines are expected to lose $10 billion in profit this year, but Southwest is still making money. Nancy Cordes reports on how the airline is staying ahead of skyrocketing fuel prices. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4360962n

 

Matthew Malone, “Flight Risk” Portfolio, October 2008

 

Daniel Michaels , “Lufthansa Set to Buy Struggling Austrian Airlines;  Continues Carrier's String of Acquisitions” Wall Street Journal, 4 December, 2008

 

Matt O'Sullivan and Scott Rochfort , “Qantas ditches BA merger” Sydney Morning Herald, 19 December 2008

 

NPR Morning Edition: Weeklong series on  “The Troubled Skies” April 17, 2009, Ted Robbins “Allegiant Air's Success Comes With No Frills”

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103198020

guest post, “Ending Airline Competition on the North Atlantic” The Cranky Flyer, 29 April 2009 http://crankyflier.com/2009/04/29/rebuttal-ending-airline-competition-on-the-north-atlantic-is-bad-for-you/

 

Hubert Horan on Airline Consolidation, Aviation Law Professors Blog, 31 July 2009

 

“A New Pricing Proposal for LaGuardia and other Congested Airports” Reason Foundation Airport Policy newsletter 48, 31 August 2009

http://reason.org/news/show/airport-policy-and-security-ne-47

 

Matt O'Sullivan  “Virgin tie-up faces delays” Sydney Morning Herald, 8 December 2009

 

Matt O'Sullivan “Plenty of room left in airline skip” Sydney Morning Herald, 9 January, 2010

 

guest editorial, “Japan Open-Skies is license to collude” Travel Weekly, 11 January 2010

Dan Reed, “Japan Airlines' bankruptcy: What it changes, what's next“, USA Today,  20 January 2010

Susan Stellin, Seeking a Place at Airports, New York Times, January 25, 2010

Julie Johnsson, Pilots contract threatens Continental-United ventures, Chicago Tribune,  January 29, 2010

Julie Johnsson, Pilots contract threatens Continental-United ventures, Chicago Tribune, January 29, 2010

Dan Reed, “Is United seeking 3-way deal with US Airways, Continental?” USA TODAY 19 April 2010
 

“Consolidation is Anti-Free Market”, National Journal's Transportation Expert Discussion: Should United And Continental Be Allowed To Merge? May,27,2010

Tom Belden “Winging It: USAirways and Consolidation”, Philadelphia Inquirer, May. 17, 2010

“United, Continental testify in Senate on merger”, Marketplace (American Public Media) broadcast of May 27, 2010

Susan Stellin, Air Travel’s Costly Future, The New York Times, June 7, 2010

Holly Hegeman, “The Proposed Continental-United Merger: An Alternative View” Plane Business, June 14, 2010