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Posted on March 28th, 2013 by admin
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Posted on March 16th, 2013 by admin
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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: – The four largest carriers – United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines – all operated less capacity in 2012 than in 2011. The next five carriers increased […]

Posted on January 12th, 2013 by admin
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The Boeing 787, a long time coming, entered service in United Airlines colors on Nov. 4, the first 787 to be operated by a U.S. carrier. The airplane promises lower maintenance and operating costs, both by advances in technology and extensive use of carbon-fiber surfaces that makes it lighter to comparable all-metal airplanes. And it […]

Posted on December 25th, 2012 by admin
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Aaron Gellman, transportation expert at Northwestern University, isn’t such a fan of airline capacity discipline if it means U.S. carriers aren’t looking long-term at international markets. In a conference call with reporters Thursday, Gellman said a short-term focus on profits may cause U.S. carriers to miss out on long-term growth in the emerging markets like […]

Posted on November 30th, 2012 by admin
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In a filing Thursday with the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, American Airlines said it plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a decision that permits a union representation vote by American’s passenger service agents. The carrier asked the appeals court to recall and stay its Nov. 1 mandate while American appealed […]

Posted on November 10th, 2012 by admin
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The Republican senator from Florida, flying American Airlines last night, was delayed returning to Washington for votes. So Marco Rubio did what any piqued passenger would. He pulled out his electronic device and griped about it: Every American flight I have been on this week has been at least two hours late or cancelled. This […]

Posted on September 23rd, 2012 by admin
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