Texas Air Corporation

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Texas Air Corporation was a major U.S. airline holding company in the 1980s, known for its aggressive expansion and cost-cutting strategies in the deregulated airline industry.

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Texas Air Corporation canonical 2

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instanceOf airline holding company
public company
acquired Continental Airlines NERFINISHED
Eastern Air Lines NERFINISHED
Frontier Airlines NERFINISHED
New York Air NERFINISHED
People Express Airlines NERFINISHED
businessModel airline holding company
category defunct airline holding companies of the United States
defunct companies based in Texas
controversy safety and maintenance concerns
service quality declines
use of bankruptcy to renegotiate labor contracts
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfHeadquarters United States of America
surface form: United States
era Reagan-era deregulation
fate dissolution as a holding structure in early 1990s
foundedBy Frank Lorenzo NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Houston, Texas NERFINISHED
implemented aggressive fare discounting
hub-and-spoke route systems
outsourcing of services
two-tier wage scales
industry airline industry
aviation
influenced consolidation of U.S. airlines in the 1980s
labor relations practices in the airline industry
keyPerson Frank Lorenzo NERFINISHED
knownFor hostile relations with unions
labor disputes
leveraged acquisitions of airlines
listedOn New York Stock Exchange
notableEvent bankruptcy of Eastern Air Lines
restructuring of Continental Airlines in bankruptcy
operatedInMarket deregulated U.S. airline market
parentCompanyOf Continental Airlines NERFINISHED
Eastern Air Lines NERFINISHED
Frontier Airlines NERFINISHED
New York Air NERFINISHED
People Express Airlines NERFINISHED
peakStatus one of the largest U.S. airline groups of the 1980s
regulatoryContext post-1978 U.S. airline deregulation
roleOfFrankLorenzo chairman
chief executive officer
stateOfHeadquarters Texas NERFINISHED
strategy aggressive expansion
cost-cutting
successor Continental Airlines, Inc. (as primary surviving operating carrier) NERFINISHED
timePeriod 1980s

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Eastern Air Lines parentCompany Texas Air Corporation
Eastern Air Lines acquiredBy Texas Air Corporation