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Starting with Monday’s 2nd quarter earnings release by Delta (NYSE: DAL) and ending on July 29thwith Southwest (NYSE: LUV),AirlineFinancials.com estimates the nine largest US airlines will report...
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Continental Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: CAL) may still be trying to score on its UAL Corporation (NASDAQ: UAUA) merger, but earnings season features almost every major airline next week. The news out of...
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Is “growth” really returning to the airline industry? Based on almost daily press releases, airlines appear to be adding new destinations every week Analysis by AirlineFinancials.com shows most...
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Reuters: The House passed the financial reform bill leaving the Senate to act Reuters: Work on the BP plc (NYSE: B) oil spill will be delayed because of Hurricane Alex. Reuters: China’s...
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Since its introduction in 1982, the 767 from Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) has accounted for sales of more than 1,000 planes. Recent discovery of cracks in the engine pylons, which attach the engine to the...
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Spirit Airlines is currently closed down due to a strike by its pilots. The carrier announced today that the shutdown will continue at least through Thursday. The work stoppage could go on much...
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A new survey from JD Power shows that consumer satisfaction with airlines in North America rose for the first time in three years. Almost 12,000 people responded to the poll which was done between...
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The IATA, the industry’s trade group that represents 220 carriers, said that the sector will post a profit this year. The exception to the move into black ink will be Europe. The agency had...
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Airline mergers always bring labor unrest. One of the purposes of industry marriages is to cut costs, and that almost always involves firing workers. The most important tool that airline workers have...
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By Robert Herbst AirlineFinancials.com estimates the nine largest US passenger airlines will end the 2nd quarter with over $1.4 billion in profits. This could increase to $1.8 billion if fuel prices...
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The Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted off and on from 1821 to 1823, the last time it was active. So, it should come as no surprise that the eruption in early April which effectively cut air travel in...
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The ash problems aloft over Europe created by an Iceland volcano worsened as the cloud from the eruption began to wander. When the same volcano erupted early in the 19th Century, it belched ash...
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It is easy to say that JetBlue’s (NASDAQ: JBLU) $10 two-day ticket promotion is simply a gimmick to celebrate the carriers 10th anniversary, but it has dropped other fares to $44. The pricing will...
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After the Continental Airlines, Inc. (NYSE:CAL) merger announcement with UAL Corporation (NASDAQ: UAUA) , something interesting happened in the sector. Suddenly the valuations seemed too high. ...
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Maybe it is the Iceland volcanic ash clouds, maybe it was the market, but more likely than not it was the state of airline mergers that crushed airlines today. Continental Airlines, Inc. (NYSE:...
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