Southwest Air (NYSE:LUV) once again proved why it is the most admired carrier in America. Over 83% of its flights arrived on time in August, the latest month measured by US Department of Transportation.…
Try to balance the conventional wisdom about airline stocks. Audit Integrity has AMR (AMR) and Continental (CAL) on its list of large American companies most likely to go bankrupt. UBS upgraded several carriers to…
By Robert Herbst of AirlineFinancials.com American Airlines (AMR) recent announcement made one thing very clear.  –Sorry St Louis, it’s nothing personal it’s just business!–  It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to conclude…
The global airline industry, still staggering from huge losses and bankruptcies late last year caused by oil prices that moved over $140 a barrel, is not doing much better in 2009. Low passenger traffic…
We just noticed over at our volume spike alert service that FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) was already challenging 150% of its average volume and was triple volume what it normally has traded by this…
It can hardly be good news for embattled Boeing (BA) or Airbus. China has unveiled the first commercial airliner to be produced inside its borders. It is called the C919 and will be able…
The launch of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner has been delayed so often that it would be comical except that the aerospace firm’s shareholders and customers are not laughing. Boeing trades at $50, down from more…
The launch of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner has been delayed so often that it would be comical except that the aerospace firm’s shareholders and customers are not laughing. Boeing trades at $50, down from more…
By Robert Herbst After losing over $5 billion last year, the airline industry is now on course to lose a similar amount for 2009. This projected loss comes after the airlines will spend over…
This morning’s news out of Being Co. (NYSE: BA) about the 787 Dreamliner setting a maiden flight date before the end of this year and scheduling preliminary deliveries into Q4-2010 is really getting the…
Faced with higher fuel prices and falling passenger traffic, the airline industry is ailing. There are concerns that some carriers will go bankrupt if the situation does not improve by the holiday season which…
Airline analysts are worried that some US carriers will have to make huge cost cuts or face Chapter 11 filings later this year. The rising cost of jet fuel and precipitous dive in passenger…
It is easy to forget about the NetJets Inc. company…. Partly because of the recession, and partly because even fractional ownership of private jets has been vilified by the attack on wealth today. Yet…
The delays in the Boeing (BA) Dreamliner were bound to cause its customers to take actions against the airplane manufacturer and that has happened. The Wall Street Journal reports that British Air is seeking…
AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR) has some pretty disappointing figures, at least until you compare them to analyst expectations. AMR posted earnings of -$1.39 on a net basis and -$1.14 EPS on a non-GAAP basis…