courtesy Boeing Co.The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner may never be entirely certified for safety, at least no in the minds of the public. The latest headlines regard trouble with a Japan Air…
courtesy Boeing Co.Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) is known rather well for making sector-moving research calls that create ripples due to the vast amounts of money that can flow in and out of…
courtesy Boeing Co.Consumer Reports released its new ratings of the best and worst airlines. Virgin America was at the top of the list. Spirit Airlines Inc. (NASDAQ: SAVE) was at the bottom. Southwest Airlines…
ThinkstockFor those who do not have to travel by air this summer — don’t. The number of seats filled will hit near-record levels. Airports will be crowed, in many cases where temperatures are high. The…
Courtesy EADS/AirbusJ.D. Power & Associates 2013 released its North America Airline Satisfaction Study. U.S. Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC) was at the bottom of the list. United, of United Continental Holdings Inc. (NYSE: UAL)…
ThinkstockLosses among U.S. airlines improved in the fourth quarter. That news mostly got buried because of astonishingly high baggage fees. But the focus on those fees misses the main point. Due to mergers and…
Courtesy EADS/AirbusThe European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) reported first-quarter earnings before markets opened this morning. Airbus, the company’s largest division, competes with U.S. aircraft maker Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) for both commercial…
courtesy Boeing Co.Boeing Co.’s (NYSE: BA) recovery continues from the battery fire debacle that involved its 787 Dreamliner. Several airlines that fly the plane have put it back into service now that it appears…
ThinkstockAmericans who fly regularly will be able to get better broadband speeds at 30,000 feet than in their homes. Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed an expansion of the availability of in-flight broadband…
Courtesy of Boeing Co.In addition to the compensation claims against Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) for the three months that its 787 Dreamliner spent grounded due to a battery problem, the aircraft maker is also…
courtesy Boeing Co.Last week, Air India said it would receive compensation from the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) due to the grounding of the company’s 787 Dreamliner related to a battery problem in the plane’s…
Courtesy Boeing Co.Air India today became the second airline to say that it will receive compensation from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) for the three-month grounding of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Earlier this week, Qatar…
courtesy Boeing Co.CEO Jim McNerney said to attendees at Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) annual meeting that “The original promise of the 787 is fully intact.” His comments were premature. Japan’s two largest carriers said that…
IslandAirThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced last week it would be closing nearly 150 air traffic control towers around the country due to budget cuts required by the sequester. While the cuts already have…
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 revenues of…