Search Results for: UAL
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 from a few percent...
Published:
Last Updated:
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) paints a bleak outlook for passenger and freight carriers as economic worries intensify. And the impact of that weak forecast is beginning to take...
Published:
Last Updated:
Here is a look at 10 stocks with some heavy options call flow over the past week.
Published:
By Robert HerbstAnd so it goes after years of trying, United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAUA) finally found a competing airline to say “yes.”Big “deals” usually mean there is a consequence to doing...
Published:
While airline fees for checked baggage are decidedly unpopular among travelers, other factors can combine to overcome the negative impact of fees. Low-cost carriers appear to have the advantage here...
Published:
The recent bankruptcy filing by AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), parent of American Airlines, has put a damper on any enthusiasm there might have been among investors for US airlines stocks. A report yesterday...
Published:
Last Updated:
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 seems to be the...
Published:
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 shipment...
Published:
Last Updated:
In the past week, management of some airline heavyweights increased their respective projections for third-quarter 2023 fuel price per gallon.
Published:
A ceremony is planned today for the 787 Dreamliner from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) to receive its final certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration that the plane is safe to fly. The first...
Published:
Last Updated:
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), and AMR...
Published:
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 travelers are often...
Published:
Last Updated:
AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), parent of US carrier American Airlines, has reversed a 15-year single-source purchasing program with Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and decided to split an order for 460 planes between...
Published:
Last Updated:
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 consensus estimate of $1.12....
Published:
Last Updated: