The U.S. airline sector took off at the start of 2023 but the rally has encountered some turbulence in recent weeks ahead of a crucial few months for the industry. The sector’s big gains this year pro...
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Where The U.S. Airlines Fit On A Traditional Monopoly Game Board
A Monopoly game is seen during the Monopoly U.S. National Championship tournament at Union Station … [+] April 15, 2009 in Washington, DC. Getty Images The U.S. airlines have been in an almost c...
United Airlines Makes First Move On Family Seating, Ahead Of Regulation
A happy family sits together on a plane. United just introduced a policy to ensure this happens more … [+] often. getty No one argues that a child under a certain age, say 12 or 13, should sit a...
Meltdowns In The Airline Industry And How To Fix Them
getty Key takeaways The Federal Aviation Administration had to suspend flights on the morning of January 11 due to issues with the system that notified pilots of possible dangers in the air and on the...
United Airlines Isn’t The Best Airline In The History Of The World
United is a good airline — but are they the best airline is the history of aviation? getty United Airlines’ CEO Scott Kirby recently claimed that United was the “best airline in the history of aviatio...
Southwest Airlines’ Reliability Problem Starts With Their Schedule
Travelers crowd a Southwest customer service desk after cancellation of thousands of flights over … [+] the holidays. AFP via Getty Images Southwest Airlines had a major operational meltdown ove...
4 Important Leadership Lessons From Southwest Airlines’ Holiday Meltdown
4 Important Lessons Learned From Southwest Airlines’ Holiday Meltdown CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Things went south for Southwest over the December holidays, as the airline canceled more ...
Southwest Airlines Stock Continues To Drop In The Wake Of Canceled Flights
| Getty Images Key takeaways Southwest Airlines has been considered one of the best airline stocks for many years. The company failed to reinvest in its systems, compounding the issues that surfaced d...
Southwest Airlines Gets Even More Bad News
Holiday travel is stressful under the best of circumstances, but passengers who opted for Southwest Airlines last month had an especially harrowing ordeal. A winter storm wreaked havoc on America over...
Southwest Offers 25,000 Frequent Flier Points To Travelers Affected By Mass Cancellations
Topline Southwest Airlines on Tuesday offered 25,000 frequent flier bonus points as a “gesture of goodwill” to some passengers who were affected by last week’s mass cancellations, according to the Wal...
Southwest Faces Class Action Suit Over Holiday Meltdown — Here’s What Stranded Passengers Can Expect As Airline Deals With Fallout
Topline Southwest Airlines is facing a class action lawsuit from a passenger who claims the carrier did not refund his tickets for canceled flights during the company’s operational meltdown last month...
A Supply Chain Management Perspective
Cancelled flights, stranded families, and missed holiday gatherings made for a very bad news week at Southwest AirlinesLUV . How could this happen to an airline that was ranked #1 by JD Power in overa...
Over 2,300 Southwest Flights Canceled Thursday—But Weekend Looks Promising
Topline Southwest Airlines has canceled just a small number of weekend flights as of Thursday, a sign the budget airline is on its way to recovery after it called off thousands of trips this week amid...
How Southwest Airlines Melted Down
When Southwest Airlines Co. reassigns crews after flight disruptions, it typically relies on a system called SkySolver. This Christmas, SkySolver not only didn’t solve much, it also helped create the ...
Southwest, Tesla, Alibaba, NIO, and More Stock Market Movers Tuesday
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Paccar, Deere, and 10 More Companies That Raised Their Stock Dividends This Week
Text size Paccar said it will boost its regular dividend to 25 cents a share. Dreamstime Carrier Global, Deere , Zoetis , and Paccar were among the many large U.S. companies that declared dividend inc...
Airline Stocks Have Struggled. Here Are a Few Highfliers.
Some airline stocks trade at five times projected earnings. Why so expensive, you might be wondering. The group’s reputation on capital preservation at the moment ranks somewhere between damaged and U...
Southwest Launches A New Promotion That You Are Going To Love
Customers are not thrilled with the state of air travel at the moment. Thanks to a combination of factors ranging from pilot shortage to climate change-induced disasters to covid-19-induced crew short...
How Large U.S. Airlines Can Address The Change In Business Travel
The idea of the “road warrior” business traveler is changing, and large U.S. airlines need to adjust … [+] their businesses as leisure travel becomes a bigger percentage of total volumes. getty ...
Five Reasons New Airlines Form In A Crisis
Avelo is one of two U.S. airlines that started during the pandemic. Around the world, new airlines … [+] begin during crises because it gives them several strong advantages. MediaNews Group via ...
And This Is Why Customer Affection For Southwest Airlines Doesn’t Expire
Southwest Airlines aircraft preparing to take-off in Chicago. getty Southwest Airlines just showed a little more love towards its customers. The airline recently announced that the travel vouchers it ...
Southwest Airlines Introduces A Perk Customers Will Love
The airline industry, as well as the world at large, was grounded once covid hit in March of 2020. Eventually some flights were available in 2020 with enhanced safety precautions, but relatively few p...
Five Creative Ways Airlines Are Addressing The Pilot Shortage
Airlines, especially among the U.S. regionals, are facing a pilot shortage this summer. More … [+] training is one solution to get more exploits into cockpits this Sumer. getty Is there a pilot ...
Five Big Themes Facing The U.S. Airlines, And What These Could Mean
As the pandemic fades, U.S. airlines are facing new threats that must be addressed to ensure … [+] long-term survival. getty The U.S. airline industry saw many years of prosperous growth and fin...
U.S. Airlines Trimming Summer Capacity, Favoring Reliability
Recent airline cancellations due to staffing shortages have caused many U.S. airlines to cut summer … [+] flying, in an attempt to return to reliable operations. dpa/AFP via Getty Images Make ha...