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Global
airline industry: Unprofitable
from Bangkokpost.com
Thai Airways will lose money this year like many
other airlines, only the second time in its 51-year
history. Airlines are rarely very profitable businesses. |
Should
Delta Airlines Buy a Refinery?
from Barrons.com
Given the high price of jet fuel, it makes sense
for airlines to try to cut costs. But should they
be buying refineries? |
Merger
hangover continues to pain United
from Fortune.com
A battle is brewing in Houston between United Continental
Holdings and Southwest Airlines. Consumers hoping
to fly south of the border may end up the victors. |
Spain's
Iberia Takes on Pilots with Plan to Cut Wage Bill
by 20%
from Bloomberg Businessweek
Spanish airline Iberia revealed a plan to slash
pilot pay by 62 million euros ($81 million) or one-fifth
as it seeks to match profitability levels at sister
company British Airways. |
Boeing
set to overtake Airbus as top aircraft supplier
from guardian.co.uk
Boeing delivered 137 planes in first quarter, putting
it on course to regain lead in 2012 for the first
time since 2002. |
SAS
sees more airline consolidation on the horizon
from Reuters.com
A global economic slowdown and sky-high jet fuel
prices will push the airline industry into a new
wave of consolidation, the top executive of Scandinavian
airline SAS said. |
JetBlue
still upbeat, but not the darling it once was
from chicagotribune.com
Its planes are older and require more work, competitors
have shaped up, and the business is as tough as
ever, with soaring fuel costs, higher fares, crowded
markets and a weak economy. |
Airlines
lose a record low number of bags
from USAToday.com
A record 99.1 percent of checked bags were delivered
on time to passengers in 2011, study says.
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