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The thing is a gigantic, humongous problem that the airlines don't want the general public to know about.
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Not only do we have the potential for all these different airline strikes, but we also have the potential for extreme weather like we had last year.
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Not only did the airline have to be profitable, it had to be top class.
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Target a flight that is likely to be full or overbooked. Airlines overbook because people do not turn up. Sometimes their projections are wrong and they will upgrade one or two people, (this is called cabin roll).
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It's continued fallout from Boeing's earnings release and comments coming out of the conference calls for both Boeing and Honeywell. People are beginning to realize that these companies are expensive relative to earnings. You also have a lack of improvement in some of the airline names that have reported recently weighing on these companies, too.
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It's certainly an unfortunate delay. We regret the inconvenience; we apologize. We work hard to avoid this. It happens to other airlines as well.
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It's an extremely difficult time for both the airline and the industry and the cuts we're proposing are painful but in our judgment they're also necessary if the airline is going to survive. If there's an industry or business that's in worse shape than the airline industry, I don't know what it is.
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It kind of belies the contention that there is a shortage of domestic capital available for the airline industry. Robert Manne
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It's great news for Colorado consumers. Southwest is the airline that communities all over the country try to get. But it will be a great challenge to our friends at Frontier and United. Bill Owens
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It's hard for us to fathom. It's difficult for the airline employees. It's difficult for the average Joe consumer.
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It will be hard to generate such growth, that's for sure. But the challenge remains for traditional airlines to compete effectively with the low costs.
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They (Continental and American) felt the proposal put them at a competitive disadvantage and actually punished them for doing what we would all hope airlines do, and that is avoid bankruptcy, John Cornyn
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The US Airways route system fits very nicely with the United Airlines system. If this deal goes through, it would turn the airline industry on its head.
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The value of the Next-Generation 737 family continues to grow with the 737-700ER, and we are delighted to have ANA as the launch customer. This new 737 derivative is a great example of how Boeing helps our customers succeed by responding to new emerging airline business requirements. Alan Mulally
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They are obviously one of the premier airlines in the world and obviously have been a very good customer for Boeing and have operated a number of our aircraft.
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They were trying to be a low-fare airline with high costs.
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I've had pilots who've e-mailed me saying they're so fed up they're willing to fall on their swords. Now think about that for a second -- is that a silly thing to say, to take it to the point that they're willing to shut down the airline out of principle?
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Oil remains the single-biggest challenge for airline profitability. Strong demand gives little hope of significantly reduced prices this year. What is disappointing is the response of the oil industry. Instead of expanding refinery capacity, the oil companies plan to return a quarter of a trillion dollars to investors over the next two years. Airlines alone have contributed $14 billion to this windfall profit. It is time that governments stepped in to encourage investment in new refinery capacity along with research into alternative fuel sources. Giovanni Bisignani
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None of the airlines involved required a contract or any written guarantee of payment before sending their planes and volunteer crews. One official said if Gore promised to pay, that was good enough for them.
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Not at all. It's a very competitive industry and Gary just wanted to fire up the troops. He wanted to bring out that Southwest Airlines warrior spirit, and that's what the memo was all about.
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Not having an administrator sends the wrong message to the airline industry. Maria Cantwell
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Not even Jack Welch, the greatest CEO of all time, could earn a normal profit in the airline industry, given today's condition.
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In fact, we've never turned an airline away, and we would love to see them come in. In the bottom line, it's going to be a business decision on the parts of those airlines. They want to put their planes where they think they can make the most money on them. I don't expect the Northwest bankruptcy declaration to have a material impact on their decision.
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Inclusion in the emissions-trading scheme is a necessary first step but it is no substitute for tough measures such as the introduction of a Europe-wide aviation tax and the requirement for airlines to pay duty on the fuel they use. Chris Davis
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There's a lot of buzz in the industry about consolidation. There's a lot of value to be created by putting two airlines together.
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There's ... a liability issue. If an American Airlines plane hits clear air turbulence and someone is injured, they can fall back on the fact that they have it stated in their policy that they must be seated with their seat belt fastened at all times.
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This is what happens when a low-fare airline comes into the market.
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This may result in a fuel shortage at the Johannesburg International Airport, and the need for fuel rationing. All airlines were requested to immediately begin voluntary fuel rationing, where possible, of at least 15% less than normal operations.
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It's very good to have a variety of airlines like Indianapolis does,
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Right now we're still focused on the airline industry, which is doing well, but a part of the business we're looking seriously at is being able to handle passenger to business interior work to get involved in the business jet conversion market.
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Perhaps it goes without saying these days, but we must note that the high fixed cost, commodity equivalent nature of the airline business makes investing in the equities extremely risky. Over the long term, the industry destroys shareholder value.
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Being in the middle of the pack isn't particularly exciting in the airline world, because the middle of the pack isn't making money.
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but you can get info like a stock price, an airline schedule or traffic information. Jeff Hawkins