Airlines

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. airlines filled up more of their planes during the busy summer travel month of July, a helpful sign for the recently money-losing sector, but industry-watchers say carriers are still having trouble raising fares.

Smaller planes, new routes cut Japan Airlines loss 84% (Toronto Star)
Japan Airlines Corp. The net profit of Siberia Airlines (the S7 brand) under Russian Accounting Standards (RAS) climbed 16.17 percent to RUR59.618m in the first half of 200...

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Toss in the rapidly rising fuel costs since the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes, and you have a double whammy smackdown that has brought many major carriers a trip through bankruptcy.News)
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Northwest Airlines posted a 53 percent jump in second-quarter profit to $273 million after cutting labor spending and adjusting for gains... They originally got the t...If you ever purchase a prior. AirTran Holdings' long-running bid to buy rival Midwest Air Group gained momentum Tuesday when the operator of Midwest Airlines finally relented and said it would consider selling itself. Midwest, which has spent almost two years and $3 million fighting AirTran's hostile takeover attempt

Northwest Airlines Reports Second Quarte...