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Greenwich Kahala Aviation Ltd. has filed its F-1 (foreign issuer) paperwork with the SEC for a proposed Initial Public Offering today. Terms were not set but the filing is for up to $250 million in...
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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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Tickets for American Airlines flights are no longer sold at Expedia or Orbitz. American (NYSE: AMR) will have to rely on its own site AA.com and smaller travel sites. Orbitz and Expedia have such a...
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The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the OECD, which includes the US, the European Union, and several other developed countries, has reached an agreement on how airlines will...
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Business school professors and airline analysts will look back on the first three quarters of 2010 and say that the industry finally found a way to make money. Baggage fees for the period hit nearly...
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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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Most American who will pass through airports this weekend don’t care if they are closely examined, screened, or even touched. Perhaps the bomb scare on a Detroit bound plane last year has caused...
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The cost of Thanksgiving is going to be higher for 2010. There is often no better comparison than any fixed points in time around key memorable events, and Thanksgiving is a time that is easy to...
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By Robert Herbst Since the 2001 terrorist attacks, over seven billion passengers have gone through US airport security and not a single terrorist has been caught! For clarification, I am not a...
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It’s probably too early to declare that there’s a new sheriff in town, but it’s not too early to keep an eye on a new Chinese aircraft maker. Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China, known as Comac,...
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Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) keeps having problems with its upcoming 787 Dreamliner. The freshest news out is that a 787 Dreamliner caught fire on a test flight and was forced to make an emergency landing...
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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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Qantas will continue to ground its fleet of A380 super-jumbo jets. The decision will keep the aircraft out of the air for at least 72 hours. Leaks have been found in three more Rolls Royce engines....
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Aviation Week says that deliveries of the 787 Dreamliner will be delayed again which should put more pressure on CEO W. James McNerney, Jr. to resign. He joined the company on July 1, 2005. That is...
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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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