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When Will Low Oil Help Airlines Out? (UAL, DAL, LCC, LUV, JBLU)

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 2:53 pm

Oil is tanking behind Europe, commodity inventories are up, and refineries are running at very high historic levels.  And guess what, airplanes are full, fares are up, carriers are passing ...
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Airlines Have Best First Quarter Arrival Numbers, Ever

Posted: May 14, 2012 at 3:12 pm

Airlines as a group had their best on time arrival performance in the first quarter since the Transportation Department began to collect data in 1995. The news was particularly good ...
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Another Airbus Contract Cancelled (EADSY, BA)

Posted: May 7, 2012 at 7:31 am

The problem of small cracks in the wings of the Airbus A380 have been well-publicized and led to the company being named to our list of the nine most damaged ...
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Falling Oil Puts Airline Sector Up In First Class (UAL, DAL, LCC, LUV)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 1:19 pm

Is the economy so weak that the summer and rest of 2012 will be punishing on the airline industry?  Apparently not.  Have you been to an airport and flown lately?  ...
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Spirits Airlines Baggage Charge Revolt

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 6:24 am

One of the press' favorite business stories this week is about Spirit Airline's plan to charge as much as $100 for big carry on bags. The airline sets its ticket ...
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Does Delta Make Sense as an Oil Refiner?

Posted: May 1, 2012 at 8:04 am

A deal that first made it into public view less than a month ago has now been completed. Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL), through its wholly-owned Monroe Energy LLC ...
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Airlines Post Gains on Fuel Hedges, Revenues Up Too (DAL, LCC, LUV, AAMRQ, UAL, JBLU, FAA)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 1:24 pm

Two of the US’s largest airlines reported earnings today, Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) and US Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC), and both showed a profit thanks to mark-to-market ...
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Delta Deal for Conoco Refinery Getting Closer (DAL, COP, JPM)

Posted: April 17, 2012 at 12:10 pm

A couple of weeks ago there were press reports that Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) was contemplating the acquisition of one of three idled Eastern US refineries, with the ...
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Boeing Deliveries Rise 32% in First Quarter (BA)

Posted: April 5, 2012 at 12:24 pm

Aircraft maker Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) reported this morning that it delivered 137 new commercial airliners in the first calendar quarter of the year, a jump of 32% over the ...
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Delta Airlines Considers Buying an Oil Refinery (DAL, COP, SUN, HES)

Posted: April 5, 2012 at 7:26 am

In what has to be one of the dumbest notions ever, Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) is reported to be considering buying an oil refinery. There are plenty for ...
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Airlines: An Industy Where Poor Ratings Are Good

Posted: April 3, 2012 at 6:54 am

The Airline Quality Report reached its 22nd anniversary when it was issued recently. Its rankings are based on an extremely complex system, but the outcome for 2011 was easily described: The ...
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Pinnacle Chapter 11

Posted: April 2, 2012 at 6:33 am

Another airline has filed Chapter 11. This time it is Pinnacle Airlines (NASDAQ: PNCL), a small U.S. carrier. The firm announced that it will continue to operate. Most airlines use ...
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Boeing Loses 787 Orders, Gains More 737 Orders (BA, CEA)

Posted: March 29, 2012 at 3:05 pm

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has confirmed that China Eastern Airlines Ltd. (NYSE: CEA) has cancelled its previous order for 24 of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft, replacing the order with another ...
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Analyzing JetBlue Brand Damage From Pilot ‘Incident’ (JBLU)

Posted: March 28, 2012 at 1:40 pm

JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU) is probably going to come out of this crazy pilot scandal OK.  That is what shares are indicating with a gain of nearly 2%.  In ...
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American Airlines May Finally Be Sold

Posted: March 23, 2012 at 6:36 am

Bloomberg reports that US Airways (NYSE: LCC) has approached unsecured creditors of American Airlines parent AMR about buying the airline as its leaves bankruptcy. AMR management says it plans for the ...
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