Avianca Seeks To Cut Airbus Order In Half
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Airline Avianca Holdings SA (AVT_p.CN) will begin negotiations with Airbus (AIR.PA) to reduce the 100 planes it had agreed to purchase in a 2015 deal to as few as 50, the chief…
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Will Brazil’s Azul Join Avianca-United Airlines Alliance?
SAO PAULO, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Two Brazilian airlines, Azul SA and Avianca Brasil, are targets for expansion in the wide-ranging alliance between United Continental Holdings Inc , Colombia's Avianca Holdings and Panama's Copa Airlines…
Airline Stocks That Look Ready to Rise
Barron's says it’s going to be another good day for airlines, as a number of analysts had good things to say about stocks across the sector. Where we were: Airlines have struggled this year, but…
United Airlines Announces Boeing 787-10 Aircraft Operations
CHICAGO, Nov. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today announced it will operate its newest Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner on six trans-Atlantic routes from its New York/Newark hub beginning in March 2019. United was the first…
Should Berkshire Hathaway buy Southwest Airlines?
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) could use its controversial cash hoard to purchase Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV), according to Morgan Stanley. In a research note, reported on by CNBC and MarketWatch, analysts at the bank…
United Continental’s Small-City Strategy Showing Cracks
Beginning in 2017, United Continental (NYSE: UAL) executed an abrupt strategy shift. After years of slow growth, the U.S. airline giant began expanding aggressively, with a particular focus on adding more routes to small and…
Stock Battle: American Airlines vs. JetBlue
Airline stocks have plunged this week for two major reasons. First, trade tensions with China caused investors to start worrying about demand. Second, oil prices have started moving higher again, following a brief respite prior…
Is American Airlines In A Mess?
It can't be fun to be American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) CEO Doug Parker right now. His company has experienced massive nonfuel cost increases over the past few years. Now that the carrier is finally reining in controllable costs, fuel…
Boeing 747’s Are Back From The Dead
A funny thing happened to an older generation of Boeing Co. 747 jumbo jets on their way to dusty oblivion in desert parking lots. Instead of being scrapped, the humpbacked planes are back in demand as workhorses…
The fate of the Boeing 767
Last fall, Boeing (NYSE: BA) seemed to be seriously considering restarting production of the 767-300ER medium-range widebody. While the 767's technology is nearly half a century old, it's a proven model with low production costs and no direct…