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AMRAn AMR (OTCBB: AAMRQ) merger with US Airways (NYSE: LCC) should be complete in time to for Americans to fly home for the year-end holidays–Christmas perhaps. With the launch of the new...
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Now that the U.S. Department of Justice has approved the proposed merger between U.S. Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC) and AMR Corp. (AAMRQ), the two companies got down to the serious business of...
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courtesy Boeing Co.JetBlue Airways Corp. (NASDAQ: JBLU) and Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) were the last of the major airlines to permit passengers on domestic flights to check at least one bag...
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courtesy of Delta Air LinesDelta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The airline posted adjusted diluted quarterly earnings per share...
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courtesy Boeing Co.Norwegian Air Shuttle expects to get one of its two 787 Dreamliners back from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) late next week. Then the airline will send the second plane to Boeing as a...
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ThinkstockThe controversial and pending merger of AMR Corp. (OTC Markets: AAMRQ) and US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) is looking more and more likely again. What has happened under the government...
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Courtesy Boeing Co.The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner has broken off and on since the aircraft maker began work on the plane over a decade ago. The most well-publicized recent problem involved...
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courtesy Boeing Co.One of the two 787 Dreamliners in the fleet of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA remains on the ground in Bangkok Friday due to problem with a hydraulic pump. This is at least the fourth...
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courtesy Airbus S.A.By 2032, the current worldwide airplane fleet of 17,740 planes will nearly double to 36,560 aircraft. The dollar value of the new planes will exceed $4 trillion. The forecast...
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ThinkstockAirline stocks have been a frustrating mistress over the past 25 years. Investors became accustomed to airlines and their frequent trips to bankruptcy, and then often to the airline...
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Courtesy Boeing Co.Deutsche Lufthansa announced Thursday morning that it had ordered 59 new aircraft to replace existing planes in its fleet. The big order was split between Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA),...
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ThinkstockAirlines hit hard by rising fuel costs have adopted many of the same countermeasures that drivers hit with higher fuel costs use: fewer trips and more efficient vehicles. The main...
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ThinkstockLabor Day is always an interesting holiday, and it has serious ramifications on consumer spending and on the economy. The 2013 back-to-school spending has been down after a record 2012, and...
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courtesy Boeing Co.Japan’s All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) has found another problem on the 787 Dreamliner from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA). On Wednesday, a flight from Tokyo to Frankfurt was delayed due to...
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ThinkstockThe proposed merger to create the largest airline is running into trouble. Reports were out that AMR Corp. (AAMRQ) is facing an unexpected regulatory situation regarding its merger...
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