The union was formed in 2008 following the 2005 merger of US Airways and America West. The majority “east” pilots voted out the Air Line Pilots Association, which had represented them for 50 years; minority America West pilots were dragged along. At the time, east pilots, who were disproportionately penalized by the 2007 Nicolau ruling,…

Delta’s’s August PRASM declined 6.5%. We assumed down 7% and the buy-side expectations we heard were in a range of down 6% to down 9%. We fielded a decent level of call volume about this report today over the last couple weeks, and while there was some concern over a potential miss we also think…

Employment is up at North Texas-based American Airlines and Southwest Airlines as both carriers outpaced their competitors in job growth, according to figures released Thursday. Fort Worth-based American (Nasdaq: AAL) employed 59,905 fill-time workers and 7,427 part-timers in the United States in June, for a total of 67,332, up 6.4 percent from a year ago.…

Southwest Airlines courtesy Southwest Airlines—Wieck All four airlines have flights on sale for under $50. The data indicates that, at long last, flights are getting cheaper. Based on this week’s crop of new airline sales—with four airlines launching sales starting under $50 a flight—it sure seems like prime time to snag a deal. Before plotting…

The union was formed in 2008 following the 2005 merger of US Airways and America West. The majority “east” pilots voted out the Air Line Pilots Association, which had represented them for 50 years; minority America West pilots were dragged along. At the time, east pilots, who were disproportionately penalized by the 2007 Nicolau ruling,…