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…
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 be able to…
Business travelers are returning to the world’s airlines, and coupled with this boost in passengers is continued growth in cargo revenues. As a result, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has raised…
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…
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…
Dell’s (NASDAQ: DELL) margins rushed past expectations and shares moved higher (Reuters) Bernanke said a strong US recovery is essential to global economic health (Reuters) Lawmakers attacked regulators and banks on the…
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…
The Federal Reserve took a risky step that will involve the purchase of $600 billion in securities. (Reuters) Nations in Asia and Latin America said they would alter policy to combat dollar inflows…
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…
Reuters: The US will push a trade and foreign exchange agenda at the G20 meeting. Reuters: Fed officials are still not in agreement about quantitative easing. Reuters: American International…
Today’s earnings reports from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and three airlines have put a little jet fuel into the market. Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL), US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC),…
AirlineFinancials.com estimates the nine largest US airlines, starting next week, will collectively report $2.4 billion in profits from $33.3 billion in revenues. The average net profit margin is 7.2%. Assuming these projections…
Reuters: The American Sociology Review said a group of mortgages aimed at racially segregated neighborhoods helped cause the mortgage crisis. Reuters: Sanofi-Aventis made an $18.5 billion offer for Genzyme (NASDAQ: GENZ). Reuters: …
Today marks the game-changing merger of Continental and United and the two are one as United Continental Holdings Inc. (NYSE: UAL). America’s new #1 airline will have a long integration ahead of…
An industry that goes through a series of mergers usually has several losers, and suppliers are almost always among them. Northwest has merged with Delta (NYSE: DAL) and United with Continental (NYSE:…
