AMR boasts 7.3 percent increase in unit revenues for May
comments ()AMR, parent of American Airlines, has changed its method of reporting traffic this year, and it seems to coincide with an improving performance on unit revenues. AMR reported that the...
View ArticleUS Airways’ stand-alone plan is working great
comments ()US Airways Group on Wednesday reported record earnings for the second quarter, whether special items are included or not. That’s a record for any quarter in its history, not just the second...
View ArticleHere’s a Q2 earnings report card for major U.S. carriers
comments ()We’ve got all the major U.S. carriers and some not so major carriers reporting their second quarter results for 2012. We decided to put the numbers through the grinder to see how they stack...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines: We’ve sent an NDA to US Airways
comments ()American Airlines informed employees Friday afternoon that it has kicked off the “strategic alternative” process by sending a non-disclosure agreement to US Airways. US Airways is the only...
View ArticleHorton: Consideration of mergers or acquisitions shouldn’t take very long
comments ()We talked Wednesday morning to AMR and American Airlines chairman, president and chief executive officer Tom Horton. Here’s a portion that discusses possible mergers or acquisitions,...
View ArticleHere’s a tally on the Q3 2012 earnings
comments ()With the rest of the major carriers reporting Thursday, we can post how they all did. Net income: Highest, Delta Air Lines, $1.05 billion. Lowest, AMR, loss of $238 million. Net income,...
View ArticleAnalyst puts Hurricane Sandy losses at close to $200 million for airlines
comments ()1. Deutsche Bank Securities analyst Michael Linenberg surveyed the field after Hurricane Sandy, and made a projection on the storm’s impact on airline earnings: “We’ve seen reports that as...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines does really, really bad in September on-time numbers
comments ()The Bureau of Transportation Statistics on Thursday released the September on-time data for U.S. airlines, and yes, American Airlines really nailed down the bottom of the list. Consider...
View ArticleOctober 2012 traffic, capacity, load factors
comments ()With JetBlue Airways finally reporting its October operating numbers Thursday, all the major carriers have reported their results for last month. Some observations: – Traffic overall was...
View ArticleSandy keeps causing mischief, and airlines offer flexibility
comments ()You wouldn’t think a storm in late October would cause ripple effects into February, would you? At least, Texans wouldn’t, because schools here don’t offer a mid-winter vacation in February....
View ArticleSandy hurts Delta’s November revenues by $30 million, profits by $25 million
comments ()Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy reduced Delta Air Lines’ November revenues by about $30 million and its profits by about $25 million, the airline said Tuesday. With significant operations at New...
View ArticleSouthwest Airlines, two other carriers want Washington National slots that...
comments ()Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airways and US Airways are battling for the right to two Reagan Washington National Airport operating slots so they can fly a nonstop round trip out of the...
View ArticleFour largest U.S. carriers cut capacity in 2012
comments ()With JetBlue Airways’ filing of its December and full year traffic on Friday, we’ve got all the big carriers reporting. Here are some observations (revised Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, after...
View ArticleWhat is a non-executive chairman?
comments ()As we reported earlier, the rumor mill (and sources) has it that Tom Horton will assume the role of non-executive chairman of American Airlines after a merger with US Airways. Okay, the...
View ArticleJetBlue eager to deepen and expand relationship with American Airlines
The merger may have sidetracked the process a bit, but JetBlue Airways president and CEO Dave Barger said Monday that his carrier is looking toward a stronger relationship with American Airlines later...
View ArticleOn-time rate for U.S. airlines drops in January compared to a year earlier
U.S. airlines reported that 81 percent of their flights arrived on time or within 14 minutes of schedule in January, a drop of 5.2 percentage points from the same month in 2012. The biggest declines...
View ArticleAlaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines top customer experience ratings
Alaska Airlines and Southwest Airlines are at the top of the “customer experience” list among U.S. airlines in a survey of 10,000 travelers, according to a new study. At the bottom of the nine...
View ArticleGary Kelly earns $1.6 million in salary and bonus, $4 million in all
Southwest Airlines on Friday became the latest airline to file its proxy statement, from which we learn that chairman and CEO Gary Kelly had total income of $4,031,359 in 2012. The majority is in...
View ArticleAmerican, US Airways boast thousands of employees with 35+ years of service
We attended US Airways’ media day in Scottsdale Ariz., last week. Most of the talk centered on the impending merger of American Airlines and US Airways, and officials shared some interesting stats —...
View ArticleAirline employment drops a bit in March
Total full-time equivalent employees dropped a bit in March compared to a year earlier, with small gains at a number of airlines offsetting sizeable drops at American Airlines and Delta Air Lines. The...
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