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Crude oil is already the most volatile of all economic factors for airlines and their earnings. Last week we saw oil drop from $110 to under $100 in very short order and Thursday’s gains in the...
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If you still believe that speculators cannot really drive markets up too far in any direction, take a look at the commodities market. The continuous raising of margins in silver has taken out all...
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Three-Year History of Ten Key Metrics for Major US Airlines: (For this analysis United/Continental data is pro forma) Operating Revenue (total of eight airlines) 2008 = $126.2 billion 2009 = $106.7...
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By Robert Herbst You think you are paying more at the corner gas station? Checkout what the airline industry is looking at! If the current price of jet fuel was the average for the year? It would...
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24/7 Wall St. has decided to investigate where inflation has the greatest potential to damage the economy. There is plenty of ground to cover. It is clear that the cost of agricultural commodities,...
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If there is one industry which reacts immediately to higher oil prices and to global unrest, it is the airline sector. These are technically not new risks but these two issues are hitting the...
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The month of December was not so hot for international air carriers. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), air traffic demand growth fell by -2.3% month-over-month, from...
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AirlineFinancials.com estimates the eight largest US airlines, starting this week, will collectively report $3.95 billion in profits from $122.2 billion in revenues for 2010. The average net profit...
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The $700 million acquisition of ITA Software by Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has been opposed by other travel sites practically from the moment it was announced in July 2010. Now, Bloomberg is...
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The year just passed has been a good one for US air carriers. For the first time in several years, virtually every carrier earned a profit and airline stocks posted gains ranging from a few percent...
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How much are US air travelers willing to put up with from the airlines? The short answer is probably, “A lot,” because, after all, we don’t have a lot of choices. Business travelers are often...
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When US airlines reported third quarter earnings last month, the results were impressive and their share prices received a nice boost. The good news mostly continues to roll in, as the carriers have...
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The airline industry has recovered solidly from a string of losing quarters, but it now faces another issue brought on by the discovery last week of an explosive device in an air-cargo shipment...
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Today’s earnings reports from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and three airlines have put a little jet fuel into the market. Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL), US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC), and AMR...
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AirlineFinancials.com estimates the nine largest US airlines, starting next week, will collectively report $2.4 billion in profits from $33.3 billion in revenues. The average net profit margin is...
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