Founder & Managing Director, AIR Control Tower, AIR Control Tower

Neil Glynn

Founder & Managing Director, AIR Control Tower

AIR Control Tower

AIR Control Tower is an independent research and analysis platform. Its mission is to provide impactful insight and analysis across the global airline industry at a company and market level via detailed financial models to aid decision making for key stake holders at a time when risks have seldom, if ever, been higher and the global sector grapples with the imperative of funding de-carbonisation. Unique analysis forecasting global carrier-level earnings/cash flows, and restructuring/de-leveraging prospects, is designed to dynamically assess the health of the industry, predict surprises and identify potential requirements for third party support.

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The European Commission has confirmed it aims to make a preliminary decision on the proposed Korean Air/Asiana merger by 14 February.</li>
<li>Plans to sell Asiana Cargo may struggle to find a buyer, while the US has also highlighted concerns regarding the merger, and Japan has yet to provide approval.</li>
<li>We continue to highlight there is a strong argument for Korean Air continuing alone, as Asiana continues to struggle to achieve profitability, with a stretched balance sheet.</li>
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The European Commission has confirmed it aims to make a preliminary decision on the proposed Korean Air/Asiana merger by 14 February.
Plans to sell Asiana Cargo may struggle to find a buyer, while the US has also highlighted concerns regarding the merger, and Japan has yet to provide approval.
We continue to highlight there is a strong argument for Korean Air continuing alone, as Asiana continues to struggle to achieve profitability, with a stretched balance sheet.


Korean Air: European Merger Review Decision Not Expected Until Mid-February

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>In this insight, I discuss how the song <em>Rich Men North of Richmond</em>, return of mask mandates, and new COVID variant are all intertwined. </li>
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<em>"Rich Men North of Richmond"</em> is a song about the excessive control of the government and the pressures of life. </li>
<li>I discuss the intricacies of how these three stories are intertwined and how the certain sectors of the stock market could be impacted from the potential changes in government policies.</li>
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In this insight, I discuss how the song Rich Men North of Richmond, return of mask mandates, and new COVID variant are all intertwined. 

"Rich Men North of Richmond" is a song about the excessive control of the government and the pressures of life. 
I discuss the intricacies of how these three stories are intertwined and how the certain sectors of the stock market could be impacted from the potential changes in government policies.


Rich Men North of Richmond, Return of Mask Mandates, and New COVID Variants

South Korea

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. operates air transportation services.  The Company's services include passenger and cargo transportation, aircraft maintenance, and air catering.  Korean Air Lines provides domestic and international airline services.

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Korean Air Lines (003490 KS)

Korean Air: European Merger Review Decision Not Expected Until Mid-February

The Korean Air - Asiana merger saga continues with Europe confirming mid-February for a preliminary decision. We continue to see the scope for the...

Neil Glynn

Rich Men North of Richmond, Return of Mask Mandates, and New COVID Variants

In this insight, I discuss how the song Rich Men North of Richmond, return of mask mandates, and new COVID variant are all intertwined.

Douglas Kim

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