Articles tagged with: Airline Industry
CNN Money recently reported that American Airlines’ parent company AMR has filed for bankruptcy. American Airlines is one of the last of the major airlines to file chapter 11. However, AMR reassured its customers that …
In the wake of rising air fare and fewer available routes from the major commercial airlines, private jet companies are starting to see an increase in sales. In the previous few years, private jet companies …
Only a couple months after reporting that airlines failed at successfully hiking fares and having them stick, they are at it again. This time, Delta Airlines and United Continental Holdings Inc are attempting to raise …
Recently JetBlue announced new unlimited flight passes called the BluePass, enabling purchasers to travel anytime between August 22 and November 22 out of Boston’s Logan International Airport or Long Beach Airport in California. According to …
Despite the fact that US Airways and United Continental reported smaller second-quarter profits than last year, they are claiming that a spike in airfare prices is helping their companies. Compared to last year’s profits, United …
The 2011 Airline Quality Rating report, based on U.S. Department of Transportation data, ranked low-cost-carrier AirTran as the best airline in the U.S. in terms of overall quality. The report, sponsored by the business schools …
Back in 2009, one of the main causes of the financial slump in the airline industry was the rising price of oil. During this time, a la carte pricing became the norm and some of …
According to the IATA (International Air Transport Association) and the FAA (the Federal Aviation Administration), two of the airline industry’s most important organizations, the friendly skies are about to get a lot more crowded. Despite …
If you’re tired of shopping around for the best airline fares, take a tip from the experts who have studied price variation and be smart about when you make your ticket purchase. The trends in …
Airline passengers can be quite fickle. Delays, even those that are caused by forces beyond an airline’s control, can bring loud complaints. When snowstorms in the Eastern US caused terrible traffic jams at ticket counters and stranded some passengers for several days, the complaints may have been justified.
