“What has sovereign debt got to do with Airbus?” – That is what a source at Airbus told us in reply to a question on the future problems of currency fluctuation and funding back in April 2011. Of cour...
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) lifted a six-week flying ban on Tiger Airways on Wednesday. The airline’s Australian operations are able to resume at any time after it had demonstrated it c...
The turmoil in the world’s markets has also impacted airline shares, with most falling to lows not seen since 2008. In the US, the NYSE Arca Airline Index fell to its lowest level since December 2009 ...
AirAsia is reported to be taking 20% of the equity in Malaysia Airlines in a new agreement to help the cash-strapped flag carrier. The Malaysian stock market confirmed the suspension in trading of the...
As the global stock markets begin to move downward to finally reflect economic reality, we have to note the pounding that US airlines have taken over the past 24 hours (US finance below). This is all ...
International Air Transport Association said yesterday that industry earnings suffered the first year-on-year decline for two years in the three months to June as fuel costs rose and capacity increase...
After several extensions of its flying ban by the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), Tiger Airways Australia is now expected to resume operations next week after a court hearing into a...
US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is debating whether they can recover the tax revenue from airlines lost after the Federal Aviation Administration closed down on July 23. The 7.5% airline tax is...
New analysis from the Financial Times has revealed that investment in hedge funds turned out to be a poor investment for US pension funds, which have failed to pick the best performing funds. The FT f...
On the matter of the stories in the market right now I think that the partial closures within the US government are very interesting. Last week we reported that the FAA has partially closed down and t...
When announcing a 20% increase in Q2 profits, Jim McNerney, chief executive of Boeing, stated that the decision to launch a re-engined 737 was a measured and carefully thought out decision, and was ce...
Wells Fargo analysts Sam Pearlstein and Gary Liebowitz have calculated using American Airlines’ regulatory filings, that the US carrier will pay an average of $40 million for its A320neos from Airbus ...
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