Archives: March 2009

Big Boeing Customer Feeling Cash Pinch

Posted by: Justin Bachman on March 25

Shares of Boeing (BA) rose nearly 3% on March 25, despite two seemingly ugly bits of news. First, FedEx (FDX) said it may scrap an order for 30 of Boeing’s...

Virgin Goes For a Bag Fee

Posted by: Justin Bachman on March 19

Virgin America is joining the list of carriers with a fee to check a bag. Previously, there was no charge for one, but as of May 5, it will cost...

United's Performance Imperatives

Posted by: Justin Bachman on March 17

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. had a widely attended aviation conference with analysts and investors on March 10, one of the periodic events Wall Street hosts for various sectors to...

Airlines: Capacity Cuts Go Abroad

Posted by: Justin Bachman on March 10

The airline capacity reductions that commenced last year are being reprised for 2009, this time with a global focus. Both Delta (DAL) and United (UAUA) released details Mar. 10 of...

All Nippon's 'Personal' Touch

Posted by: Justin Bachman on March 10

Talk about getting creative to drum up business. My colleague Kenji Hall, in Tokyo, has this great blog post today about All Nippon, the top airline in Japan, asking its...

Ryanair’s Toilet Fee: PR Success

Posted by: Justin Bachman on March 01

In the airline business, a field populated with no shortage of larger-than-life characters – ie, Richard Branson, Herb Kelleher, Gordon Bethune – there is a grand tradition of taking some...