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Qantas resumes flights after thousands stranded
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Nov 4, 2011
Qantas flights are starting up again after the airline shutdown over the weekend in an effort to end a series of union strikes.
Southwest fuel hedge misstep
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Oct 24, 2011
Southwest looked smart a couple of years ago when it managed to lock in low fuel prices before gas prices surged. Now it, too, has been caught by a volatile fuel market.
AMR could report disappointing earnings
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Oct 20, 2011
The parent company of American Airlines picked a risky strategy for growth. We'll see if it pans out.
AMR stock plunges on bankruptcy rumors
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Oct 6, 2011
American Airlines parent group loses over 40 percent before closing down almost a third.
Emirates airlines expands its U.S. travel routes
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Sep 30, 2011
A successful international airline company is expanding in the U.S., despite a lagging economy.
Boeing and Airbus share same suppliers, same headaches
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Sep 30, 2011
The competing aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus rely on a lot of the same companies to get them everything from wings to warning lights. With a record number of orders for new airplanes, that could be a problem.
First Dreamliner delivery at hand
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Sep 27, 2011
This week, Boeing delivers its first Dreamliner 787 to Japan. The company sank as much as $20 billion into developing the aircraft. Now it has to sell a lot of planes to earn that back.
Dreamliner takes flight
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Sep 29, 2011
Finally, Boeing delivers its first aircraft in more than a decade. The 787 Dreamliner is headed to Japan's All Nippon Airways.
European debt crisis helps, hurts airlines
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Sep 23, 2011
Thanks to a weak euro, there is a bump in tourism now, but prolonged economic woes will pull down airline profits.
The Federal Aviation Administration keeps flying
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Sep 22, 2011
Congress is about to provide stopgap funding for the FAA -- and fight about it again later. Meantime, the FAA subsidizes rural airlines to the tune of millions. But fewer people are using them.











