Fare increases have shown a similar pattern for the Delta-Northwest merger, though direct competition from AirTran in Atlanta has held down prices some.
It was precisely this pattern that gave rise to the biggest merger in the history of the aerospace industry, the 1997 combination of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas.
The general pattern of their conduct during this period wasthat KLUGER obtained Inside Information regarding certain planned merger and acquisition activities of public companies through his work on the corporate deals.