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Air China
Domestic Disturbance: Chinese airlines are going abroad, because things at home are not what they used to be
Currency, cargo, and capacity woes are hammering Asia’s airlines. And slowing economies and incursions by both Gulf carriers and LCCs alike don’t help. But China, on the other hand, is…December 2nd, 2013
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British Airways
Getting Hammered: For European longhaul airlines, pressure from Gulf carriers continues
European airlines watched with horror last week as Gulf carriers ordered another 400 widebody aircraft, auguring huge competitive capacity increases. Worse yet, all this demand for new planes is pushing…November 25th, 2013
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American
Jugger-Not? The new American Airlines is cleared for takeoff. Now it must execute
Football fans know that history is replete with teams that looked on paper to be among the greatest ever assembled but then failed miserably to live up to expectations.November 18th, 2013
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The Silent Killer: Foreign exchange volatility inflicting revenue and cost pain across the industry
For one airline after another—in geographies as diverse as Brazil and Australia, India and Hawaii, Japan and Europe—a silent killer is on the loose. This time it’s not fuel, the…November 11th, 2013
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Alaska Airlines
Labor’s Day U.S. airlines are thriving, and so are their workers. Is that a problem?
Ten years ago, in the fall of 2003, the U.S. airline industry was in crisis. The fallout from the 9/11 attacks hadn’t fully dissipated. The U.S. economy was just emerging…November 4th, 2013
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VietJet
Pho-nominal: Vietnam’s economy is cooling. But its airline industry is still hot and spicy
October 28th, 2013
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Ryanair
Celtic Comeback: Darkness Gives Way to Light in Ireland
Ryanair wields perhaps the harshest stick in the entire global airline industry. But the carrot can be just as dramatic.October 21st, 2013
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Delta
United Under Attack: America’s Largest Airline Remains Troubled
Touting two new markets last week, United released a statement that, well, sounded like any other: “We look forward to giving travelers in Atlanta convenient access to this country’s best…October 14th, 2013
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Virgin Australia
On the Virg of Crisis: Virgin Australia runs into trouble as a multitude of strategic shareholders vie for influence
In 2005, the government of struggling Samoa decided its taxpayers had more pressing needs than endless subsidies for state-owned Polynesian Airlines. So Samoa accepted an offer from a promising and…October 7th, 2013