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In fact, we've never turned an airline away, and we would love to see them come in. In the bottom line, it's going to be a business decision on the parts of those airlines. They want to put their planes where they think they can make the most money on them. I don't expect the Northwest bankruptcy declaration to have a material impact on their decision.
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The first provided a 10 percent signing bonus and a pay increase of 3 percent in the first year and 4 percent annually for each of the next two years. The other option offered a 7 percent signing bonus and a 5 percent pay increase in the first year, followed by 3 percent annual increases for each of the next two years. Given the circumstances in the airline industry today, we believe we provided an attractive, comprehensive offer that addressed the major concerns expressed by the pilots during negotiations.
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The company will still record a strong result for the year ended 30 June 2003 and will remain one of the most profitable airlines in the world,
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I had some airline stock, but the airlines tanked. I didn't have a lot of money in them, though. Mickey Gilley
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The industry should take note when nearly half of frequent airline passengers are experiencing problems, compared to only 25 percent among rental car customers and less than 15 percent among hotel guests. Steve Cohen
airline consumers gravitate industry lowest pricing
The industry has very little pricing power. We know that consumers are very price-sensitive when it comes to airline pricing, and with so many competitors, they gravitate to the lowest fare. Jack Evans
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Although airlines have recently passed through a few price increases, they pale in comparison to the magnitude of the sustained rise in jet fuel prices.
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You can't operate a global airline like that,
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You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer Frank Zappa
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The market for pilots and other airline professionals is soft, and that's an understatement. They played it down to the wire, but there is still hope for Delta, and we will see what happens next few months.
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The union leadership is prepared to bring this airline down if they can't get their way.
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The economy is strong, and people are not only taking vacations, but businesses also are sending more folks out on trips. Also, I think it has to do with competition in the airline market. There are some really good fares out there. Chuck D.
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These IAM members can now move beyond the years of sacrifice that marked their employment at United during the past eight years. Many employees took substantial pay cuts in 1994 to protect their jobs and prevent a breakup of the airline proposed by previous management.
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This is a huge step in enabling this airline to emerge from Chapter 11 as a stronger, more competitive company, Glenn Tilton
airlines commercial decisions expense exploiting higher ownership
Airports take their own commercial decisions on their ownership structure. But this must not be at the expense of exploiting airlines through higher charges. Giovanni Bisignani
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Airlines will spend $34 billion more for fuel this year than last, and about $1.4 billion of that will make its way to the bottom line. That will drive losses to $7.4 billion for 2005.
airlines fast moved played
Airlines moved fast after Sept. 11, re-engineering, restructuring. But governments have not played a role,
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Airlines live on cash, and the minute you stop flying the bills keep coming in but the money doesn't,
airlines nature second trained
Airlines have trained us, and now it's second nature to us.
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Airlines have done this well for a long time. If I only want to know gate information, I can go in and say, 'Flight at 10:45' and get the info without even needing to know the flight number.
airlines leadership
Airlines have been under so much pressure, they really haven't been a leadership category.
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Airlines have a market-share mentality. Competition is a very powerful force. For some airlines, it might make sense to take a short-term loss to get a long-term gain.
airlines cut cuts food services somewhere
Airlines have already cut the services they can cut, now cuts will have to come from somewhere else. The food is already nonexistent.
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Airlines are constantly making work more stressful for the flight attendant with increased duty time, inadequate rest periods, and understaffed flights.
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Airlines are being very careful of anything they put on the airplane. It has to generate revenue, or it doesn't go on the plane.
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Airline revenue growth has been stronger than expected in recent quarters, particularly in the U.S..
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Airline mergers are very difficult. They require a lot of cooperation from labor, management attention and financing. All those things are in short supply when you're just struggling to survive.
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Airline food is cooked in an oven and then kept warm. Space station food is often cooked in an oven and then thermo-stabilised, irradiated or dehydrated and then stored for a year or two before you even get to it. Chris Hadfield
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The flip-side of that though is if you create value, you create value. And I think we're showing that you can create a lot of value -- much more than I think people thought -- by putting two airlines together.
airlines continue encourage fuel rationing voluntary
We still encourage the airlines to continue with the voluntary 15% fuel rationing where possible.
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was in the process of assembling an army of attorneys, economists and IAM representatives with a wealth of airline bankruptcy experience and resources to ensure our members are treated fairly and their rights protected both in the courtroom and at the bargaining table.
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It's not anything that anybody needs, frankly. The airlines don't need it. Consumers don't need it. Robert Manne
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Everybody is going to be weak, ... Revenues look like their taking a nosedive, and that's because of the economy. Airlines are a lagging economic indicator and they're finally being hit.