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  Who Knew? DOT Tracks Presidential Candidates' Airline Bills

  Posted by Jim Asker 3:26 PM on Mar 21, 2012

  Candidates for president in the U.S. can rack up huge campaign debts, sometimes taking years after the election to pay them off. Airlines are often left holding the bag.That has be... Read More >>

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  Worries About European Airlines Mount

  Posted by Robert Wall 9:04 AM on Aug 24, 2011

  The deteriorating economic outlook in Europe is starting to cause concerns in the investment community about the prospects for the region's airlines.In a new research note, Credit ... Read More >>

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  Airline Union Issue Update: House Votes

  Posted by Andrew Compart 9:56 PM on Apr 01, 2011

  Just to provide an update on two previous posts, the House today passed an FAA Reauthorization Bill that includes the controversial provision on union representation votes at airli... Read More >>

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  Airline Union Issue In The Spotlight

  Posted by Andrew Compart 10:10 PM on Mar 29, 2011

  With all of the protests, attention and controversy over collective bargaining rights at the state level, it probably was inevitable that the ongoing fight over airline union repre... Read More >>

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  Airlines vs. Chicago O'Hare Expansion - A Long History

  Posted by Benet Wilson 3:48 PM on Feb 11, 2011

  Yesterday's issue (subscribers only) of Aviation Daily includes a story about how United and American have agreed to delay their litigation schedule against the City of Chicago ove... Read More >>

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  U.S. airlines storming back?

  Posted by Adrian Schofield 2:48 AM on Oct 14, 2010

  Amazingly, U.S. airlines are on the cusp of reporting a wildly successful quarter, according to estimates by Robert Herbst of AirlineFinancials.com.Herbst estimates that the nine l... Read More >>

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  New Delta TV Ad Joins My List Of Airline Favorites

  Posted by Benet Wilson 1:16 PM on Sep 06, 2010

  So I'm just hanging out on a lazy Sunday afternoon, and I do a quick check of my Twitter account.  One of my followers has tweeted about the debut of Delta Air Lines new ... Read More >>

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  Airlines Ambivalent Towards Digital Aircraft

  Posted by Darren Shannon 5:28 PM on Jul 28, 2010

  Technological advancements and market demands are petulant bedfellows: At one extreme, a new product can create a market where none existed, while at the other, a seemingly logical... Read More >>

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  Who will succeed Jim May?

  Posted by Adrian Schofield 10:38 PM on Jun 15, 2010

  It looks as if the wheels are certainly turning in the effort to find the next president of the U.S. Air Transport Association. Although it is unclear as to the timing, there is no... Read More >>

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  Babbitt chides airlines on overscheduling

  Posted by Adrian Schofield 9:29 PM on Apr 21, 2010

  FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt fired some shots at the airlines during a high-profile speech in New York today.After highlighting the advances being made in NextGen, Babbitt made ... Read More >>

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