Word: southwest
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...after B.A. announced that its pretax profits for the third quarter had plunged from $290 million to $7.3 million and that it was expecting a significant loss for the year. But not all European carriers are struggling. Ryanair, easyJet, Buzz and Go--inspired by U.S. discounting pioneer Southwest Air--concentrate on short-haul routes, and have been almost impervious to the downturn in transatlantic traffic. Sure, there are fewer American tourists booking weekend excursions from London to Dublin, but business traffic and leisure travelers taking advantage of sale fares have more than made up for their absence. Ryanair recently announced...
...George W. Bush has promised to do whatever it takes to prevent UAL machinists from going on strike and finishing off ailing giant United, and other bigs like American, Continental and Delta say they?ll make it through - but even high-flying Southwest is expected to bleed red ink this quarter. Before September 11, regional jets and small, nimble carriers were already eating away at the debt-ridden big guys' share of the skies. After Sept. 11, it's starting to look like the comet and the dinosaurs, and this holiday should provide most of the dust...
...Southwest $345 million profit 20.8% down TWA $275 million loss 52.7% down* Continental $296 million loss 64.5% down Northwest $609 million loss 56.1% down Delta $1.01 billion loss 48.8% down U.S. Airways $1.19 billion loss 88.9% down American $1.46 billion loss 52.7% down* United $1.89 billion loss 71.7% down...
...Sitting astride his dark bay pony, he radioed for the cavalry. By the next night, after "very fierce" fighting, the Alliance broke through. A local uprising against the Taliban sent the regime's men running from the district capital, Shulgarah. The treacherous Shulgarah Pass?a narrow ravine 14 miles southwest of Mazar where the Alliance had expected to be ambushed by enemy gunners?had been abandoned by Taliban troops before the Alliance arrived...
...Taliban. On Friday morning, the two met with Haji Mohammed Mohaqiq, who commands anti-Taliban Hazara fighters, to plan a three-pronged attack on Taliban positions ringing the city. A group of rebels surprised the Taliban by veering off the main road into Mazar and advancing from the southwest, through a rugged mountain pass known as the "gorge of healing springs." An all-night U.S. air raid along the pass knocked out Taliban defenses and allowed the Alliance to seize the vitally important ridge...