Neidl is now less bullish on discount carriers Southwest and JetBlue, which, despite their low fares and successful brand differentiations, don't figure to stand up to large carriers' inherent strengths of international routes, hub and spokes systems and frequent flier programs, not to mention their improved financial health.

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Neidl is now less bullish on discount carriers Southwest and JetBlue (nasdaq: JBLU - news - people ), which, despite their low fares and successful brand differentiations, don't figure to stand up to large carriers' inherent strengths of international routes, hub and spokes systems and frequent flier programs, not to mention their improved financial health.

FORBES: Big Airlines Are Back

Look at the radial, hub-and-spokes, design of Spain's rail networks and Air Iberia's flights.

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Such a strategy is not so much vertical or horizontal integration, but a wheel, with the brand at the hub and each of the spokes a means of exploiting it.

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