How Airlines Have to Treat the Risks After This Tragic Plane Crash
After the tragic crash of the Germanwings flight in Europe this week, airlines will have to figure out how to deal with a new risk beyond terrorism -- employee sabotage.
After the tragic crash of the Germanwings flight in Europe this week, airlines will have to figure out how to deal with a new risk beyond terrorism -- employee sabotage.
Despite the recent Germanwings crash in France, Lufthansa made the AirlineRatings.com list of the "World's Safest Airlines for 2015."
The of Nordic American Tankers suggested in an open letter to shareholders that the company's dividend is likely to rise.
FedEx reported better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter earnings before the markets opened Wednesday, along with soft guidance.
With advantages such as a plunge in jet fuel prices due to the sell-off in oil, the airline industry has entered one of its best business environments in years.
Uber management said with regard to its plans to help female workers worldwide that it would add a million jobs for women drivers.
In a sign of the rise of Uber as a mode of transportation, traffic to its website reached 3.2 million unique visitors in the United States during January.
Both Southwest Airlines and American Airlines reported January traffic numbers Monday morning, and investors are less than enthusiastic.
In Thursday's trading, all the major airlines hit new 52-week highs following positive earnings reports from United Continental and Southwest Airlines.
United Continental and Southwest Airlines both reported fourth-quarter and full-year earnings before markets opened on Thursday.
Credit Suisse is maintaining a bullish case for rail transportation despite the 55% drop in crude oil prices since last July.
Despite the massive gains in airline stocks made thus far, Credit Suisse still found the risk versus reward relationship favorable for investors due to that falling crude oil trend.
IdeaWorksCompany has announced its list of the five airlines that have demonstrated "the greatest prowess in the areas of ancillary revenue, a la carte pricing, and loyalty marketing."
Some industry observers believe that the economic recovery has allowed the airlines to jack up ticket prices as more people fly.
The International Air Transport Association has projected that airlines' profitability in 2014 would rise to $19.9 billion from $18.0 billion in 2013.