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• Airlines Discover Supply & Demand

  Joel West submits: United UAUA has increased its second bag fee from $25 to $50 — blaming falling fuel prices. Together American AMR and United had raised bag fees from $0 to $80 round trip, and now United wants to take that to $130 round trip for those bags...

  External links 2008-09-16

  Tags: Transport, AMR Corp., Delta Air Lines Inc., US Airways Group Inc., Southwest Airlines Co., UAL Corp.

• Why Airline Stocks Are So Often Bad Investments

  Saj Karsan submits: Warren Buffett is quoted as saying that the airline business in the US “has made no money.” Thanks to a forgettable investment Buffett had made in US Air LCC, he even went so far as to suggest a capitalist should have shot down the Wright brothers during...

  External links 2008-09-04

  Tags: Transport, AMR Corp., Continental Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., US Airways Group Inc., Southwest Airlines Co., UAL Corp.

• Watching the Airline Stocks

  Trader Mark submits: The darlings of the market just a few weeks ago, the airline stocks are now down 25-40% in a matter of 2 weeks from their peaks. These make for excellent hedges if you think oil is headed to sub $100 but even with a $10 spike in...

  External links 2008-08-27

  Tags: Transport, AMR Corp., Continental Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., US Airways Group Inc., Southwest Airlines Co., UAL Corp.

• The Airlines' Recent Death Defying Actions

  Robert Herbst submits: Not long ago, daily media stories were predicting which major airline would be the first in line to fail. Las Vegas type odds were given to a list of inevitable airline bankruptcies. There should be no argument the US airline industry is facing unprecedented challenges as they...

  External links 2008-08-07

  Tags: Transport, AMR Corp., Continental Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., JetBlue Airways Corp., US Airways Group Inc., Southwest Airlines Co., UAL Corp.

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• Flight-attendants union sues Delta

  ATLANTA -- The union that represents Northwest Airlines flight attendants is suing Delta Air Lines Inc. to block the world's biggest carrier from starting the process to integrate the two carriers' seniority lists until the combined group is given the opportunity to vote on union representation. Northwest's...

  Articles 2008-11-25

• Delta to scale back its seat capacity

  ATLANTA -- Nine days after announcing new overseas routes for 2009, Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's biggest carrier, said in a regulatory filing Friday it plans to reduce future domestic and international capacity because demand for seats has slowed amid the global financial crisis. The Atlanta-based...

  Articles 2008-11-22

• Bag handler was beacon at the airport

  The baggage room at Delta Air Lines is a bit dimmer now that Anna Marie Caputo has loaded one last overstuffed suitcase onto the conveyor belt and clocked out after 24 years of hard work behind the scenes at Salt Lake City International Airport. "It's like a...

  Articles 2008-11-20

• Delta announces improvements to booking and check-in services

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) has announced that it has made improvements to its booking and check-in services. The airline stated that it has simplified the ticket purchase process on its website, with new technology allowing customers to save profiles to...

  Articles 2008-11-20

• Compass Airlines reports appointment of new president

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Compass Airlines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines Corporation (NYSE: DAL) which operates as a Delta Connection partner, has announced the appointment of Tim Campbell as the president of Compass Airlines. Campbell will join Compass from Northwest Airlines, which...

  Articles 2008-11-19

• Delta Air Lines and Alaska Air Group expand marketing agreement

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) have announced that they have entered an agreement in principle to amend the airlines' marketing agreement to make them preferred alliance partners on the US West Coast. The amended agreement will...

  Articles 2008-11-18

• Compass Airlines Announces New President

  CHANTILLY, Va. -- Compass Airlines today named Tim Campbell as the new President of Compass Airlines. Campbell comes from Northwest Airlines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, as the Vice President of Regional Airline Operations and replaces John Bendoraitis, who assumes the same position at Comair. "Tim...

  Articles 2008-11-18

• Delta Air Lines and Sojern Launch Five Million SkyMile Sweepstakes

  One Lucky Winner Will Receive One Million SkyMiles in the Million Mile Sweepstakes OMAHA, Neb. -- Delta Air Lines, the world's largest airline and Sojern, Inc., the first company to bring customized, destination-oriented content to travelers on the boarding pass, today announced the Million Mile Sweepstakes (www.delta.com/sweeps), which...

  Articles 2008-11-18

• Delta is expanding alliance with Alaska Air

  ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines Inc., which broadened its global reach with its purchase of Northwest Airlines, plans to expand a marketing alliance with Alaska Air Group Inc., a carrier that some industry observers have speculated Delta may have an interest in acquiring one day. The marketing...

  Articles 2008-11-15

• The winners and the losers

  Winner: It's hard to understate the importance of a new five- times-a-week nonstop flight from Salt Lake to Tokyo. That announcement this week by Delta Air Lines can be taken as a sign that the city's existing nonstop service to Paris is a success. Already, Japan is Utah's fourth-largest trading...

  Articles 2008-11-15

• Nonstop flights to India are on Utah's wish list

  First Paris, now Tokyo. Next up for nonstop international flights from Salt Lake City? Maybe India. Jason Perry, executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development, told the GOED board this week that India is among a few destinations on the state's wish list for Delta...

  Articles 2008-11-15

• Delta to introduce 15 new routes from summer 2009

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) has announced that it will introducing 15 new international routes from summer 2009, with a focus on three regions: trans-Pacific, Africa and Europe and the Middle East. In the trans-Pacific area Delta is adding three...

  Articles 2008-11-14

• Delta hands out raises -- but they're not all the same

  Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's largest carrier, will give most workers raises of 3 percent, while increases for unionized employees at newly acquired Northwest Airlines Corp., will be half that amount. Noncontract employees will get a 3 percent to 4 percent boost starting Jan. 1, Delta...

  Articles 2008-11-13

• Delta looks west, adds nonstop flight to Tokyo

  Delta Air Lines Inc. said Wednesday that it plans to add a nonstop trans-Pacific flight from Salt Lake City International Airport to the Tokyo-Narita International Airport in Japan. The flight will begin June 3, 2009, and run five times weekly on an Airbus 330. ...

  Articles 2008-11-13

• Lippincott Announces Leadership Transition: Ken Roberts to Become Chairman Emeritus; Senior Partner Rick Wise Named CEO

  NEW YORK & LONDON -- After 40 years of leadership in the brand strategy and design industry, including 15 years at the helm of Lippincott, Ken Roberts (63) has announced that he will become chairman emeritus at the beginning of 2009. The announcement comes at a time of growth and...

  Articles 2008-11-11

• Airlines improve on time and baggage handling

  ATLANTA -- U.S. airlines' on-time performance and baggage handling improved in September, though the carriers overall posted a higher rate of domestic cancellations compared to the same month a year ago, the Transportation Department said Friday. Delta Air Lines Inc.'s regional subsidiary, Comair, had the worst on-time...

  Articles 2008-11-08