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You might not be flying Southwest Airlines to Paris or Hong Kong any time soon, but flying into Toronto could be in the works.
Now that airlines have consolidated into a few key carriers, and now that they get to dictate prices, fees and whatever other conditions they want, airlines are major profit centers.
With Frontier Airlines' temporary $14.99 fares, the temptation to harm margins has returned to the business.
Australia's struggling Qantas airline has deferred its purchase options on the first five of its total of 50 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.
Courtesy Boeing Co.When the monthly report on durable goods orders came out on Tuesday, virtually everyone was surprised at the 22.6% improvement. However, when transportation is backed out of the...
Thomson Airways Boeing 787 G-TUIB" by Björn from Niedersachsen /lower saxony - IMG_6739Uploaded by russavia. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsThe...
Wikimedia Commons (Stuart Seeger)According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) posted the worst record among major...
United Continental Holdings Inc.U.S. airlines are among the lowest-rated industries in the country when it comes to customer satisfaction. According a survey completed earlier this year by the...
ThinkstockThe airline passenger is the perfect captive audience. If you want to travel somewhere, and the airline that serves you and your area has a multitude of extra costs, like charging for...
SEC FilingRichard Branson is coming to America yet again. Branson’s Virgin Group Ltd. has filed its paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its Virgin America Inc. to...
Wikimedia CommonsIran remains a hot button issue for the West, although the situation has been very slowly deflating. Many public and private companies alike make disclosures in filings with the U.S....
ThinkstockA Federal Aviation Administration flight ban of U.S. air carriers into Tel Aviv, Israel, may seem as though it is important geopolitical news, but the move may have a very limited impact on...
ThinkstockWhen it comes time for the annual Farnborough International Airshow, investors and industry watchers always focus on the multibillion-dollar orders secured by giant rivals Boeing Co. (NYSE:...
United Continental Holdings Inc.If it weren’t for the various ancillary revenues that airlines have cobbled together over the past several years, the industry would likely be in much worse shape....
Airbus Group NVThe Farnborough International Airshow opened this morning and we finally received official word from Airbus Group that the aircraft maker will indeed build an A330neo. The company has...