courtesy of Delta Air LinesDelta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The airline reported adjusted diluted quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.10 on…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning, but struggled to stay in positive territory for most of the morning. There was little economic data released today. In Asia, Hong Kong’s consumer price…
ThinkstockThe breakdown of the reservations system of AMR, parent of American Airlines, will not be the last for the company. Carrier mergers are notorious for the customer disruption they cause. As American…
Douglas A. McIntyre courtesy of AOL, IncThe Bank of Japan will increase government bond buying in an effort to end deflation. (Reuters) Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) sues the Export-Import Bank over support it…
ThinkstockUS Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC) reported today that March traffic rose 5.1% year-over-year as measured by revenue passenger miles. Available seat miles rose by 3.2% over March 2012, and load factor…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following better-than-expected reports on eurozone PMI. The improvements still did not push eurozone country PMI readings into the expansion area, and the EU’s statistical branch,…
When we started off 2013, most of the Wall St. firms we follow put out their top stock picks for the year. We covered those various lists so our readers could get…
ThinkstockA federal bankruptcy judge approved the AMR exit from Chapter 11, which includes a merger with U.S. Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC). The same judge declined to put his stamp of approval on…
Douglas A. McIntyre IslandAir24/7 Wall St. is tracking daily features around the world of exchange traded funds (ETFs). This is an integral part of investing and personal finance, and there are often just as many…
courtesy Airbus S.A.The markets must be optimistic about both consumer and business spending, as well as the ongoing drop in oil prices. The stocks of almost every major airline reached 52-week highs…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and were never able to shake off the doldrums as stocks traded below the break-even line all day. There was little data out in either…
ThinkstockAs the market has printed new highs on a daily basis this week, we have reminded readers that there is a big difference between a bull market and market rally. Bear market…
ThinkstockFor the month of February, Delta Air Lines Co. (NYSE: DAL) raised its revenue per mile for each passenger carried by 5%, compared with February a year ago. It is a good…
Paul Ausick Total U.S. online travel-related spending came to about $103 billion in 2012 according to the latest data from comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR). Air travel alone accounted for about two-thirds of all travel…
ThinkstockWhat are the biggest fears of the consumer with airlines? Outside of safety and crash issues, those fears are likely to be the price of tickets to fly and the cost of services.…
