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AMR Bankruptcy, A Real Boon For Airlines (AMR, UAL, LCC, LUV, DAL, JBLU)

Posted: November 29, 2011 at 10:51 am

The news flow around the AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) filing for bankruptcy is rampant.  Some say it was expected and others believe it was premature.  The aim to work its ...
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American Air Parent Files Chapter 11

Posted: November 29, 2011 at 8:07 am

AMR (NYSE: AMR), the parent of American Airlines, has filed Chapter 11. The move has been expected for some time, as the company has struggled with labor costs, jet fuel, and a ...
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Air Cargo Traffic Continues to Slide

Posted: November 28, 2011 at 8:51 am

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports that air freight volume fell by 4.7% in October, compared with the same month a year ago. Passenger traffic increased by 3.6% ...
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Southwest, Oversold & Poised For Recovery Against Legacy Carriers (LUV, UAL, LCC, DAL, AMR, JBLU)

Posted: November 22, 2011 at 8:20 am

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is now sometimes considered a discount carrier and sometimes considered a legacy carrier, but it still has among the most loyal customer base and it ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (11/14/2011) Boeing Record Order, Walmart Earnings

Posted: November 14, 2011 at 6:39 am

Big retailer earnings due this week. Earnings from Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), Target (NYSE: TGT) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) are due this week. The numbers from Target and Walmart, particularly their guidance for ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAP, AMZN, BUD, CARB, CSCO, CSC, DF, EPD, HSP, KFT, LOGI, NOK, PCG, SD, SPRD, SRDX, VRTX)

Posted: November 10, 2011 at 8:35 am

These are some of Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Advance Auto Parts. Inc. (NYSE: AAP) cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse. Amazon.com ...
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Aircraft Manufacturer Problem: The Planes Never Run on Time

Posted: November 10, 2011 at 6:24 am

EADS, parent of Airbus, said it will delay the launch of its A350 aircraft. The news echos the many setbacks of the commercial release of the Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 ...
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Third Quarter 2011 Selected Financial/Operational Metrics For Major US Airlines

Posted: October 31, 2011 at 4:09 am

Comments as noted:  Net profit/loss UAL =    $773M DAL =    $765M ALK =    $131M LUV =    $122M LCC =    $ 95M JBLU =   $ 38M AMR = -($162M) While most ...
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Boeing Takes Off, Raises Guidance (BA, EADSY, LUV, ALK, DAL, UAL, LCC, JBLU, FAA)

Posted: October 26, 2011 at 10:00 am

For all its struggles with new airplanes, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) put up some pretty big numbers for the third quarter. The company’s EPS of $1.46, sharply above the ...
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Significant Price Gains Expected For Airlines Stocks (AMR, DAL, UAL, LUV, LCC, JBLU, ALK, HA, SAVE)

Posted: October 21, 2011 at 1:38 pm

The airlines industry is in a very bad way, unless you are a Wall Street analyst making upside predictions for a sector that Warren Buffett hates. High fuel costs and ...
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Boeing Expects More Dreamliner Cancellations (BA, CEA, EADSY)

Posted: October 18, 2011 at 10:01 am

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) announced yesterday that an order for 24 of the company's new 787 Dreamliners was cancelled by China Eastern Airlines Corp. (NYSE: CEA). A company spokesman also ...
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AMR Rumor Mill Builds Momentum (AMR)

Posted: October 17, 2011 at 11:18 am

AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) was halted, but not for 'News Pending' as you often see.  This morning's halt was after a single circuit-breaker was triggered.  No news has been issued ...
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America’s Biggest Airlines, Best To Worst

Posted: October 11, 2011 at 5:13 pm

Each year, Business Travel News publishes its Annual Airline Survey, ranking the five largest domestic airlines in the U.S. The results are based on a poll of 406 travel managers ...
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Can AMR Possibly Be In Trouble With Better Traffic Metrics? (AMR)

Posted: October 5, 2011 at 5:18 pm

AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) is a company we noted earlier this week which might have been the victim of overly aggressive reporting that turned into bankruptcy rumors.  It is rare that ...
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Analysts Debunk AMR Bankruptcy Fears (AMR, FAA)

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 9:57 am

AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) may have been the victim of some aggressive reporting that turned into rumors of an impending bankruptcy filing.  The company tried to refute this notion yesterday, ...
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