Killed by merger

Absorbed or dissolved in a corporate transaction.

9 entries, shortest-lived first.

  1. Rdio2010 → 22 December 2015 · Software & Servicesabout 5 years
  2. Virgin America8 August 2007 → 24 April 2018 · Places & Institutions10y 8m
  3. Yugo1980 → November 2008 · Vehiclesabout 28 years
  4. Burger Chef1957 → 1996 · Places & Institutionsabout 38 years
  5. Trans World Airlines1930 → 1 December 2001 · Places & Institutionsabout 71 years
  6. Plymouth1928 → 28 June 2001 · Vehiclesabout 73 years
  7. US Airways1939 → 17 October 2015 · Places & Institutionsabout 76 years
  8. Northwest Airlines1926 → January 2010 · Places & Institutionsabout 84 years
  9. Necco Wafers1847 → July 2018 · Food & Drink · Revivedabout 171 years

Also a factor in

These died of something else first, with this contributing.

  1. Eastern Air Lines1926 → 18 January 1991 · Killed by costabout 65 yearsPlaces & Institutions