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AIRLINE INDUSTRY

Famed investor Warren Buffett once joked that a generation of Wall Street investors would have been served well if someone had shot down the Wright brothers as they attempted their historic flight. Indeed, it’s been a tough decade for the airline industry and their investors. Soaring fuel costs, aging fleets and surly passengers -- this topic will provide a look at the daily issues facing the airline industry.

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Analyst applauds US Airways-American Airlines merger proposalmore

In a Friday report, airline analyst Hunter Keay of Wolfe Trahan praised the efforts to merge US Airways and American...

Where does the PBGC stand on a possible US Airways-American Airlines m...more

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. is one of nine members on the unsecured creditors committee, along with the three...

American Airlines: We're going ahead with efforts to reject our labor ...more

American Airlines issued this statement at mid-morning Friday in response to the US Airways agreement with American's...

Glading: US Airways offer is best for flight attendants and for Americ...more

Association of Professional Flight Attendants president Laura Glading put out this hotline to membership Friday: This...

Merged airline would be called American Airlines, headquartered in For...more

In the previous item from Dave Bates, president of the Allied Pilots Association, he discloses US Airways' plans for...

Bates: US Airways has a good plan, American Airlines doesn'tmore

A letter from Allied Pilots Association president Dave Bates to members: Fellow pilots, It was announced this morning...

TWU leader says union will consider a US Airways mergermore

Transport Workers Union international president Jim Little told members Friday why the TWU is now backing a potential...

Parker to US Airways employees: Agreement with AA unions 'importaqnt f...more

US Airways chairman and CEO Doug Parker sent a letter to US Airways employees explaining what the carrier's agreement...

American Airlines unions, US Airways announce deal to support mergermore

American Airlines' three unions and US Airways Group Inc. announced Friday that the unions are supporting a possible...

Topic of the Week: Your Favorite Airplane Foodmore

Let’s go a little random this week. What’s the best food you’ve had on an airplane? What airline was it?

US Airways Strikes Deal With AMR’s Unionsmore

US Airways Group said it has made deals with three unions at American Airlines, contingent on a possible merger of the...

Nothing like merger talk to help a stockmore

We'll see if indeed Friday brings the announcement of agreements between US Airways and American Airlines' unions.

NMB to allow American Airlines agents and representatives vote on unio...more

The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA has persuaded the National Mediation board to call an election to decide if it...

Analyst: Most think that American Airline's stand-alone plan presents ...more

Airline analyst Jamie Baker of JP Morgan isn't afraid to express the opinion of Wall Street about American Airlines --...

TheStreet.com reports US Airways has 'qualified backing" from thr...more

Ted Reed of TheStreet.com is reporting, quoting knowledgeable sources, that three of the unions that represent AMR...

AMR, American Airlines earningsmore

All figures in millions except per-share AMR Corp.Q1 2012Q1 2011 Operating revenues$6,037$5,533 Operating...

AMR's Horton criticizes takeover talk without naming namesmore

With chatter growing of a US Airways takeover in the works, AMR chairman and chief executive Tom Horton referenced...

AMR loses $1.66 billion, and its bankruptcy case caused most of the lo...more

AMR Corp., parent of American Airlines Inc., said it lost $1.66 billion in the first quarter, with much of the loss...

Alaska Air Group earnings Q1 2012more

In millions except per-share Q1 2012Q1 2011 Operating revenues$1,039.3$965.2 Net income$40.8$74.2 Per share56 cents$1.

Amadeus to help Southwest Airlines launch international flightsmore

Southwest Airlines, whose reservations system doesn't have the capability of handling international reservations, said...

Southwest Airlines earns $98 million, loses $18 millionmore

The fuel hedges giveth, the fuel hedges taketh away. In Q1 2012, they gaveth. Southwest Airlines preserved its string...

Thinking About Lufthansa’s New Business Classmore

I didn’t write about Lufthansa’s new business class when it first came out, because I just wasn’t sure what to make of...

Brundage: This is the airport employee's part of the cutbacksmore

Here's a letter from Jeff Brundage, American Airlines senior vice president of human resources, to employees after the...

Spirit Airlines adds Portland to its D/FW Airport schedulemore

Spirit Airlines, the carrier with a few flights to a lot of places out of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, is...

Total job cuts announced at American Airlines top 14,000more

Here's our latest tabulation on job cuts announced by American Airlines, with the understanding that these likely will...

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