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He predicts that United Airlines, the second largest U.S. carrier, could still go the way of U.S. Airways, which announced last month that it plans to seek government loan guarantees. Just two weeks ago, Bethune announced that to boost revenues, Continental and U.S. Airways are discussing a code-sharing alliance...
It's telling that when Bethune talks about "the industry"--including his assertion that all airlines are losing money--he really means full-service hub airlines: American, United, Delta, Northwest Airlines, Continental and U.S. Airways. He omits Southwest--long the industry's best-run and most profitable carrier, whose market...
This may be the best time in history to look for cheap airline tickets. A slow economy and the aftereffects of 9/11 have airlines slashing fares to sell tickets. And the Internet has created real price competition. But can it last? A growing chorus argues that it can't, for...
The website was created last June by the nation's five largest airlines (American, United, Delta, Northwest and Continental), and is today the third biggest player in the $20 billion-a-year online travel market. Competing websites claim Orbitz is using unfair practices to drive customers to those five airlines...
Critics of Orbitz focus on its unique arrangement with airlines. The website's "most-favored" clause requires all 42 participating airlines to give only Orbitz their lowest fares. But according to smaller carriers that are part of Orbitz, the website often subtly undermines that arrangement by displaying inaccurate fares for...