AMR submits retooled proposal to scrap pilots' contract
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-17/business/chi-amr-submits-retooled-proposal-to-scrap-pilots-contract-20120817_1_amr-union-contracts-dennis-tajer
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane in Manhattan, who oversees the Chapter 11 proceedings of American Airlines' parent AMR Corp., had objected to what he called the carrier's proposed "unfettered discretion" under its earlier proposal to temporarily lay ...
United Airlines ?loses? 10-year-old girl, enters social media hell
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120818/business/708189973/
As the Olympics wrapped up Sunday, United Airlines' public relations team stood ready to capitalize on the good feelings with some nifty promotions on Facebook and Twitter. Its ?Proud to Fly? challenge quizzed Facebook followers on their Olympics ...
Southwest adds $10 to price of short round trip
http://www.ajc.com/business/southwest-adds-10-to-1501758.html
FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2012 file photo, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 waits to take off at Chicago's Midway Airport as another lands. Southwest Airlines' attempt to thank its online friends with a half-price ticket sale has backfired with customers ...
Airlines keep better track of time and your luggage
http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2012/08/airlines_keep_better_track_of.html
If the current pace continues, the airlines will beat their best full-year performance, recorded in 1991, when nearly 83 percent of flights arrived on time. The worst full year was 2000, when 73 percent of flights arrived on time, according to an ...
Singapore Airlines First Class Moscow to Singapore
http://travel.usatoday.com/alliance/flights/boardingarea/post/2012/08/One-Mile-at-a-Time---Bali-and-Berchtesgaden-Singapore-Airlines-First-Class-Houston-to-Moscow/826914/1
I knew that Singapore Airlines uses the United Club for their premium passengers in Houston, and I had no interest in spending any time there since a hotel room is much nicer. So we were dropped off at terminal D at around 4:15PM, just a little over an ...
An engine on Ethiopian Airlines' first Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
http://mediagallery.usatoday.com/Ethiopian+Airlines+is+third+in+world+to+fly+Dreamliner/G4245
Ethiopian Airlines is third in world to fly Dreamliner. Ethiopian Airlines' first Boeing 787 Dreamliner prepares to welcome passengers as the early morning sun rises over Everett, Wash. Passengers began boarding the Washington Dulles-bound delivery ...
In 20o1, Singapore Airlines considered an air India merger/takeover. No more.
http://travel.usatoday.com/alliance/flights/boardingarea/post/2012/08/Wild-About-Travel---Air-India-Marajhah-No-More/826943/1
Air India merged with its domestci cpunter[part ndiamn Airlines in 2007. The combined group have never made a profit. In addiiton, it has not kept pace with makret chare dropping from 42 to 16 per cent of the growiong Indian air amrket even running ...
Devil's Advocate: Airline Stocks
http://beta.fool.com/tulipspeculator1/2012/08/18/devils-advocate-airline-stocks/9835/
In all my years of investing, I have never been a fan of airline stocks. With constantly fluctuating fuel prices, frequent labor disputes, enormous debt levels, and high capital costs, I just don't see the risk/reward situation being in my favor. But ...
