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Emirates price tag for an A380 stands at $234,000,000
Quick item from the Department of Things That Probably Weren't Meant to be Posted on the Internet: WSJ.com inexplicably posted an announcement from Nimrod Capital LLC, which today bought the first of three A380s it is leasing to Emirates, each for 12 years.
AMR comments on Monday´s stock plunge
AMR, parent of American Airlines, put out two comments on Monday's sharp drop in AMR's stock price.
AMR price for Monday: $1.98, down 33 percent
Bankruptcy rumors swirled around AMR Corp. on Monday, sending the stock down 33 percent to close at a $1.98.
AMR market cap drops below $1 billion
The market capitalization of AMR, parent of American Airlines, dropped below $1 billion during the day Friday, the first time it has been below that mark in more than two years.
Buzz about eventual, possible bankruptcy at AMR gets buzzier
In an update to Allied Pilots Association members Friday, its negotiating team addressed the question of whether American Airlines Inc. parent AMR was in danger of filing for bankruptcy.
Southwest, US Airways stock hit 52-week lows
Shares in Southwest Airlines and US Airways Group both hit 52-week lows on Monday, and AMR came close.
Asian billionaire takes big bite of AMR shares
A Malaysian ranked No. 219 in March on Forbes’s list of world billionaires apparently now controls the third largest share of the stock of American Airlines parent company, AMR Corp.
The Airlines Have a Netflix Problem
U.S. airlines have been taking some heat this week for boosting fares to compensate for the end of the 7.5 percent federal excise tax that expired July 23 amid partisan squabbling in Washington. The Senate’s inaction also meant that segment taxes of $7.40 per roundtrip, an $8.20 charge for flights to Alaska and Hawaii and a $16.30 assessment for international flights are not being collected.
Airbus COO Leahy says AirAsia pushing for A330neo
During the Airbus concluding show press conference with CEO Tom Enders and COO Customers John Leahy, I posed the following question to press conference.
Southwest Fares Are a Lot More Than Peanuts These Days
When you grow to be the biggest airline for domestic flying, will you still be the low-fare leader?
SP lowers ratings on American Airlines aircraft debt, revised AMR outlook to negative
Standard and Poor's Ratings Services said Tuesday it was affirming most of the debt for AMR and its American Airlines unit, but it cut the rating for some "pass-through" certificates secured by aircraft.
On the airplane to Atlanta with Southwest Airlines, AirTran and deja vu
I'm on the airplane taking Southwest Airlines and AirTran executives to a celebration in Atlanta, at AirTran's hangar there.
It´s annual AMR bonus/Roast the Executives time
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants will be picketing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Wednesday, the same day that AMR is expected to report a loss approaching $450 million.
Southwest CEO compensation doubled in 2010
Southwest Airlines chief executive Gary Kelly's compensation doubled to $3.3 million in 2010.
Analyst cuts ratings on U.S. airlines, cites rising fuel costs
As fuel prices keep climbing, the outlook for airlines keeps dropping. The latest evidence comes Monday from Dahlman Rose & Co, where airline analyst Helane Becker has cut earnings estimates for a number of airlines.
What do you do with a weird story like the AMR offer?
The AMR/Sterling Global/Allen Weintraub story is the type that gives reporters and editors ulcers.
Airlines to give update to investors at Tuesday conference
Every year, J.P. Morgan holds its annual Aviation, Transportation and Defense conference, giving companies in those sectors a chance to brief investors.
When is Alaska Airlines worth more than American Airlines?
Stock prices go up, and stock prices go down, so one shouldn't make too much of day to day changes.
Rising oil prices send airline share prices down, fares up
A quick estimate indicates that the bigger U.S. airlines shed well over $2 billion in market value Tuesday, as investors concluded that higher energy prices means lower airline profits.
Factoids from Southwest Airlines annual report
Southwest Airlines on Tuesday filed its 10-K annual financial report for 2010. Let's look at what's in there: