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Buffett says airlines are now a good investment

Nov 15, 2016
For decades, the investor said airlines were a good way to lose money.
Warren Buffett has invested heavily in American Airlines, Delta and United. He even bought some Southwest shares.
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Traveling for the holidays? Buy your tickets now!

Nov 8, 2016
It might be cheaper to get home for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year than last year. Airline tickets for the week of Thanksgiving are about 2.5 percent cheaper on average than they were a year ago. And for Christmas, prices have fallen a little more 3 percent. Here’s why. Click the above audio player to […]
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Fifteen years later, how is aviation security faring?

Sep 26, 2016
Billions have been spent since the Sept. 11 attacks.
Passengers line up outside a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, VA.
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Desperately need pilots? Try paying them more

Sep 16, 2016
Two regional American Airlines subsidiaries are raising pilot pay to counter the shortage.
Two American Airlines subsidiaries, PSA Airlines and Envoy Air, will increase pay for regional pilots.
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Race to the (seat) bottom

Sep 13, 2016
To compete with low-cost carriers, airlines offer stripped-down fares.
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Southwest Airlines revives 'Wanna Get Away' campaign

Sep 7, 2016
Southwest is trying to bring attention to its low fares by bringing back an old slogan.
An old Southwest campaign is making a comeback.
Courtesy Southwest Airlines.

JetBlue makes historic flight to Cuba

Aug 31, 2016
Five other airlines have been approved for flights to Cuban cities.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx (front), deplanes upon arriving at the airport of Santa Clara, Cuba on the first commercial flight between the United States and Cuba since 1961.
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Delta Air Lines CEO talks power outages, TSA lines and 'being Delta'

Aug 30, 2016
Ed Bastian took over Delta's corner office earlier this year. He's already had his hands full.
Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Airlines.
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Delta is dealt a blow

Aug 8, 2016
Why three of the big airlines have had meltdowns: system complexity, not age.
A Delta jet takes off at LaGuardia Airport , August 8, 2016 in the Queens borough of New York City. Delta flights around the globe were grounded and delayed on Monday morning due to a system outage. 
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Airlines are doing well – so why aren't analysts happy?

Aug 1, 2016
Earnings are up but unit revenue is down – the complexity of airline economics
Airline earnings are up but unit revenue is down - what does that mean?
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