courtesy Boeing Co.A shocking development in the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) Dreamliner catastrophe: Japanese officials may have been lax in their safety tests of the plane. And U.S. regulators may have ignored suggestions from…
courtesy Boeing Co.Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) reported fourth-quarter and full year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the airlines posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.11 on…
ThinkstockU.S. Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the airlines posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.26 on revenues of…
ThinkstockDelta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) reported fourth quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The airlines posted adjusted diluted quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.28 on revenues of $8.6…
courtesy Boeing Co.The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner debacle is a gift that keeps on giving, going back to the initial launch date of the aircraft and the many times that date was missed. CEO Jim McNerney,…
ThinkstockBy the end of this week, AirlineFinancials.com LLC is projecting the seven largest US airlines will have collectively reported $152 million in profits from $33.3 billion in revenue for the 4th quarter. This will…
They say that there is an exchange traded fund for just about every investment strategy out there. So how about a “pure gun” ETF? There are aerospace and defense ETFs, but not an ETF…
ThinkstockAMR, parent company of American Airlines, has decided to repaint of its planes, which have been mostly silver for decades. For some reason, management believes that the new color scheme is a symbol of…
courtesy Boeing Co.The European Aviation Safety Agency has decided it will follow an FAA directive to ground all Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 aircraft for inspections. The net effect is that the fleets of planes…
courtesy Boeing Co.Finally, bowing to growing safety concerns, the FAA has grounded the flawed Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner an aircraft which has become with each passing day a greater danger to travelers. The…
courtesy Boeing Co.The one thing that must send shudders through Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) management and its board is that the 787 Dreamliner could be taken out of service because of a series of…
courtesy Boeing Co.Following two weeks of reports of fuel leaks and electrical problems with the 787 Dreamliner from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), Japan has created a team of aviation ministry and freight safety officials…
courtesy Boeing Co.Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliners keep right on flying, despite dangerous flaws and breakdowns. And the company continues to defend the construction quality of its new-age plane, even though every day…
courtesy Boeing Co.Where is Boeing Co.’s (NYSE: BA) chairman, president and chief executive officer? W. James (Jim) McNerney Jr. has been the CEO of the airline manufacturer and defense supplier since July 1, 2005.…
courtesy Boeing Co.First, the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner was years late against delivery targets that roiled airlines worldwide as their fleet plans had to be scuttled. Now, the Dreamliner may well be…