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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...
Courtesy Boeing Co.The blame for fires and potential mechanical failures on a large portion of the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) fleet has been put at the feet, for the time being, of Honeywell...
ThinkstockThe airlines sector in transportation has done very well in this recovery. It turns out that lowering capacity, merging rivals, increasing airfares, and upping the charges for just about...
courtesy Boeing Co.Another 787 Dreamliner from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) was forced to return to its point of origin last night after an mechanical indicator warning light came on. The Japan Airlines...
courtesy Boeing Co.Last week’s fire in an unoccupied Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner at London’s Heathrow airport apparently has been traced to a malfunction in the aircraft’s emergency...
Courtesy Boeing Co.The analysis of fires on Boeing Co.’s (NYSE: BA) 787 has shifted from what they mean to aircraft sales onto carriers and the confidence those carriers have in its safety record...
Courtesy Boeing Co.Last week two 787 Dreamliners from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) were diverted from their planned routes to make unscheduled landings due to issues with the new planes’ oil system. Two...
courtesy Boeing Co.If Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has one more problem with its 787 Dreamliner, it might as well take it out of production. This week is the Paris Air Show, and consequently a time when...
courtesy Airbus S.A.EasyJet will buy a number of planes from Airbus in a setback to rival Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), which has had a share of setbacks due to problems with batteries on its 787...
The initial public offering for Gogo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOGO) should price for trading late this week. We have been waiting for this one for some time because Nasdaq showed that its initial public...
Courtesy EADS/AirbusAirbus sent its A350 into the air for the first time, at least as far as the public has seen. If the plane has no major glitches, it may be a formidable competitor to the troubled...
courtesy Boeing Co.The reputation of the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner has been battered a number of times over its decade-long development and the manufacturing processes that delayed the...
Courtesy Boeing Co.Good news for shareholders of Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), and Airbus as well. Boeing raised its 20-year demand forecast for commercial planes by 3.8% to 35,000. According to the revised...
AMRAMR Corporation (AAMRQ) has announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has approved the disclosure statement for the company’s reorganization plan. AMR also...
ThinkstockThis was never going to be a boom year for the airlines. The world’s air carriers managed a profit of $7.6 billion in 2012, about 1.2% of industry revenues. The International Air...