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...most businesses, America is superb at customer service. The American airline industry is not. We're not necessarily saying it needs another low-cost carrier. I do believe it needs the kind of carrier that's more akin to Virgin Atlantic...
...contract before the October 15 deadline is the location of new plants. The union wants a promise from Chrysler that it will build the Liberty, a subcompact designed to compete with General Motors' Saturn, in the U.S. rather than in South Korea or some other country that offers low-cost labor. SHIPPING S.O.S. from Japan's Sanko...
...matter what eventually happens to People Express, it has changed the airline industry forever. Burr, Lorenzo and other discounters proved that there was a huge untapped market for low-cost air travel. They have met the needs of millions of Americans. Says Venice Gorman, 31, a New York City hospital worker who flew on People to see her parents in Norfolk: "Before People Express, I used to stay home and call my relatives on the phone. Now I can visit in person...
...rise of People and other low-cost carriers has helped air travel grow at a jet-stream pace. During 1984, close to 400 million passengers climbed aboard scheduled flights, a more than 10% increase over 1983. In 1985, traffic for the first nine months was up nearly 11% from the same period the year before. Many of the flyers are first-timers. The percentage of American adults who have flown at least once is up to 70%, from 65% in 1979. Pleasure travel is growing especially fast. Business trips now account for only 50% of all passengers, down from...
Alaska Airlines, with $800 million in cash, is second to Southwest in benefiting from hedging, according to industry analyst Cordle. The low-cost carrier, which largely serves the West Coast, has netted more than $100 million in savings from its smart hedging positions since 2002. This year the airline will buy half its fuel at $30 per bbl. But like Southwest's, that spread will diminish by the end of the decade. By then, all airlines will have to face the reality that their core business--not their fancy financial instruments--can be the only guarantor of success. JetBlue...