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		<title>(UAL) Airline Industry on Track for Profitable 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. airline industry is on track for a profitable year after a drought of two years. Airline traffic in 2010 has shown an improvement with a surge in business travel and premium service demand from the year-ago levels. We expect demand for air travel to continue showing signs of improvement, thereby making airlines profitable in 2011. Airline traffic is measured in billions of revenue passenger miles (RPM), which is the revenue generated for every mile a passenger travels. Unit revenue and capacity rose for major U.S. air carriers in the month of November. United Continental Holdings Inc. (UAL), the largest airline in the U.S. and the holding company for both United Airlines and Continental Airlines, reported a year-over-year increase of 4.8% to 16.15 billion in terms of RPM in ]]></description>
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		<title>(DAL) U.S. Airlines&#8217; Ticket Prices Spin Up a Financial Tailwind</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Martin Denholm, Investment U’s Senior Editor Thursday, October 21, 2010 I’m currently looking for a flight back home to England over Christmas. Now, I know it’s the holiday season and all – and one of the busiest travel periods – but given what some airlines are charging, I’m not surprised they’re raking in the profits. In a dramatic reversal from some of the awful news from the airline industry over the past few years, several American carriers now have a serious financial tailwind behind them. Take Delta (NYSE: DAL), for example – now the world’s second-largest airline, having swallowed up Northwest Airlines a couple of years ago. The firm reported a $363 million third-quarter profit – a massive jump over the $161 million loss the airline recorded in Q3 ]]></description>
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		<title>(RPM) September Air Traffic Rebounds &#8211; Business Travel Increases</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/12/rpm-september-air-traffic-rebounds-business-travel-increases/54704</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. airline industry is on track for a profitable year after a long drought. Currently, airlines are benefiting from the rebound in traffic Incorporatedluding an increase in business travel and premium service demand. With signs of sustained economic growth, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has more than tripled its full-year 2010 profit outlook to $8.9 billion for the overall industry compared with the earlier outlook of $2.5 billion. Airline traffic is measured in billions of revenue passenger miles (RPM), which is the revenue generated for every mile a passenger flies. Unit revenue and capacity rose for most of the airlines in the month of September. United Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of  United Continental Holdings Inc. (UAL), reported an increase of 7.6% to 9.95 billion in September traffic, ]]></description>
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		<title>(LUV) Southwest Airlines-AirTran Merger Details</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/29/luv-southwest-airlines-airtran-merger-details/53359</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In one of its smartest moves to revive stalled growth, Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) the largest U.S. low-cost airline, agreed to buy AirTran Holdings Inc. (AAI) for $1.4 billion. The acquisition is expected to close in the first half of next year and will be fully operational by 2012. The total transaction value is approximately $3.4 billion Incorporatedluding AirTran&#8217;s debt and capitalized aircraft-operating leases. AirTran shareholders will receive $3.75 in cash and 0.321 Southwest share for each share of AirTran, whereas Southwest will pay about $670 million in cash and will assume $2 billion in AirTran debt. The merger enables Southwest to expand its presence in several markets including Atlanta, Washington D.C., Boston, Baltimore and New York City and gain access to more traffic, revenue and passengers. The merger may ]]></description>
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		<title>(LUV) Southwest Airlines and AirTran Holdings Combine</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/28/luv-southwest-airlines-and-airtran-holdings-combine/52877</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines (LUV), the largest U.S. low-cost airline, has agreed to buy AirTran Holdings Inc. (AAI) for a combination of cash and Southwest shares. The agreement conforms with the consolidation trend in the airline industry. This pending merger would be the third in the last two years following the oil price hike in 2008 and economic downturn in 2009. The trend was initiated with the first merger between Delta Air Lines (DAL) and Northwest in 2008. The second is the ongoing acquisition of Continental Airlines (CAL) by United Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of UAL Corp. (UAUA), scheduled for completion on October 1, 2010. The acquisition of AirTran represents a unique opportunity for Southwest Airlines to expand its presence in key markets. Southwest will gain a valuable market presence in ]]></description>
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		<title>(RPM) U.S. Aviation Travel Traffic Rises in August</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[August has been a busy month for airliners with traffic showing signs of increase. The economic downturn in 2009 and the oil price hike in 2008 had affected the airline industry during the past two years. Now, with the economic recovery, demand for air travel is increasing from last year&#8217;s depressed levels. Airline traffic is measured in billions of revenue passenger miles (RPM), which is the revenue generated for every mile a passenger flies. Unit revenue and capacity rose for most of the airlines in August. The low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) recorded a 6.4% rise in August traffic, the largest growth relative to its peers, on a capacity (or, available seat miles) increase of 3.7% year over year. The month&#8217;s RPM increased to 7.1 billion compared with 6.7 ]]></description>
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		<title>(UAUA) United and Continental Airlines Merger Gets U.S. Approval</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/08/uaua-united-and-continental-airlines-merger-gets-u-s-approval/49820</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The pending merger of United Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of UAL Corp. (UAUA), and Continental Airlines (CAL) cleared its one of the major deterrents in its transaction, which was announced on May 3. United Airlines received the antitrust approval by the U.S. Department of Justice to acquire Continental Airlines. This will create the world’s largest airline with enhanced capacity and improved services, overtaking Delta Airlines (DAL). With this approval, the merged company will transfer some of the takeoff and landing rights at Newark airport hub to its rival Southwest Airlines (LUV). The agreement provides Southwest an opportunity to expand its small presence in the New York region and compete against its peer American Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of AMR Corp. (AMR) and US Airways (LCC). The deal with ]]></description>
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		<title>(LUV) Airline Traffic Rises in June</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Airlines companies have reported their June 2010 traffic results. Airlines traffic, measured in billions of revenue passenger miles Incorporatedreased from an improvement in the global economy, improved business travel, international traffic and rising fares. Airlines are increasing their capacity in order to restore profitability and posted higher unit revenue growth for the month of June. The stocks have risen on account of improved June traffic. The low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) recorded June traffic of 5%, the largest increase relative to its peers, on a capacity (or, available seat miles) increase of 1.9% year over year. Load factor (percentage of seats filled with passengers) was 81.9%, up 240 basis points (bps) year over year. The company saw a 24% increase in unit revenue, measured by passenger revenue per available ]]></description>
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		<title>(DAL) Airline Unit Revenue Looks Set To Take Off</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recovery in the global economy is expected to benefit the airline industry with unit revenues slated to rise in the second quarter of 2010. Rising fares, an improvement in international traffic and an overall recovery is expected to drive this growth. Last year&#8217;s economic downturn and the preceding year&#8217;s steep oil prices had adversely affected the airline industry. We believe that this news will have a positive impact on share price movements of airline companies in the near future. Despite concerns about the recent rise in fuel prices, recovery in business travel and cargo has accelerated along with gains in international and domestic passenger revenue. Moreover, airline capacity is also expected to improve in 2010. Among all the major U.S. airlines, second-quarter 2010 unit revenue of Delta Air Lines (DAL), the ]]></description>
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		<title>(LUV) Southwest Airlines Analyst Maintains Neutral Rating</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are maintaining a Neutral recommendation on the shares of Southwest Airlines (LUV). We believe the company’s strong balance sheet, low costs, several revenue initiatives, network optimization and hedging strategy make for a compelling investment opportunity. However, heavy discounts, concerns on labor costs, fuel price volatility and technology investment by the company, keep us on the sidelines. Despite high energy prices and weak demand during the first quarter 2010, the company has made a strong start to the year by posting a net income of $0.03 per share in the first quarter 2010 versus a loss of $0.03 in the year-ago quarter. Southwest Airlines made a record in the first quarter’s load factor, passenger yield and passenger revenues driven by the overall demand for low fares and high quality customer ]]></description>
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		<title>(DAL) Delta Air Lines Pays Penalty to U.S. Department of Transportation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL), the world’s largest airline, has to pay penalties of $40,000 to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for violating the consumer protection rules.  DOT stated that the airlines have to disclose the full price to the consumers that they have to pay for their air travel. Delta Air Lines has to pay fine as the company fails to provide adequate notice of extra taxes and fees, not included in the base fares, on the advertisement, given on its website. DOT stated that the airlines can list government-imposed taxes and fees separately from the airfare, and they have to prominently show that taxes and fees are extra with a link telling the consumer about those extra taxes and fees amount. Delta Air Lines does not have ]]></description>
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		<title>(NMB) Air Transport Association Opposes New Rule</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/19/nmb-air-transport-association-opposes-new-rule/37643</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 00:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Air Transport Association (ATA) filed a lawsuit against the National Mediation Board (NMB) to stop the Obama administration from putting in effect the new rules for unions, which makes the organization easier to assemble workers at airlines and railroads. NMB coordinates labor relations with airlines and rail companies under the Railway Labor Act (RLA). Airlines and railroads employ more than 500,000 workers, and about two-thirds of those are already in unions, which is much higher than the overall union membership rate of 12%. Under the new rule, union organization would be decided on the number of votes cast. The previous 76-year-old rule required a majority of an entire work group to approve unionization, effectively counting those who do not vote as “no&#8221; votes. Thus, ATA considers the new rule ]]></description>
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		<title>(LUV) US Airways &amp; United Airlines Talking Airline Consolidation</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/18/luv-us-airways-united-airlines-talking-airline-consolidation/34122</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the airline sector, consolidation is in the air. And with good reason too. Last year, the industry lost $9.4 billion. This year, the International Air Transport Association expects it to lose another $2.8 billion. On the positive side, that makes buying up rivals very cheap. That’s a good thing, considering that no-frills companies like Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) are adding customers, thanks to the recession. The higher-end competition needs to make a profit somehow. Airlines on both sides of the Atlantic leapt at the chance to conduct mergers. Over in Europe, British Airways ADR (OTC: BAIRY) and Iberia announced potential plans last November. And they just recently reached an agreement on the tie-up, which will create the third-largest airline in Europe. Meanwhile UAL Corporation (Nasdaq: UAUA) – a.k.a United ]]></description>
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		<title>(LCC) US Airways and United Airlines Resume Merger Talks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/09/lcc-us-airways-and-united-airlines-resume-merger-talks/33351</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Major Airlines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yet another round of talks between US Airways (LCC) and UAL Corp.&#8217;s (UAUA) United Airlines has been announced, as reported by New York Times. The talks about merger between the two carriers first started in May 2000, but the deal was nixed by regulators and labor unions. Talks commenced again in April 2008. Now the talks have resurfaced again after the successful merger of Delta Airlines (DAL) and Northwest Airlines. CEOs of both the carriers are in favor of the deal and are of the view that the resulting entity will provide competition to Delta. Low demand caused by economic slowdown resulted in lost market share for United Airlines. Its market share decreased to 8.8% in 2009 from 10.4% in 2004. It ranks third in the U.S. measured by traffic ]]></description>
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		<title>(LCC) US Airways Group Reports Traffic Declines</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/07/lcc-us-airways-group-reports-traffic-declines/32973</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[US Airways Group Inc (LCC) announced on Monday that its March traffic measured by revenue passenger miles (RPM) declined 0.1% compared to prior-year levels. This was led by a 0.1% decline in mainline revenue passenger miles and 1.1% decline in the Express segment. The airline flew 5.08 billion miles in the reported month, down from 5.09 billion miles in the prior-year period. Passenger load factor decreased 130 basis points to 82.6%. Capacity declined 1.8% from the prior year period to 6.2 billion available seat miles (ASM). US Airways reported an increase of 18% in consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM). PRASM is used to measure unit revenue. During the month of March, US Airways made a number of announcements. It stated an agreement with Delta Air Lines (DAL) ]]></description>
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		<title>(CNTY) Three Stocks Ready to Benefit from the Economy’s Newfound Strength</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/14/cnty-three-stocks-ready-to-benefit-from-the-economy%e2%80%99s-newfound-strength/28029</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Marc Lichtenfeld, Advisory Panelist Friday, February 12, 2010: Issue #1196 The latest government data showed that the U.S. economy expanded strongly during the fourth quarter of 2009, galloping along at an annualized 5.7% GDP growth rate. Now admittedly, numbers like this get revised more often than a five-year-old’s alibi when questioned about a broken vase. But given that GDP contracted by 5.4% in the fourth quarter of 2008, that’s quite a comeback. Those with their glasses half-empty are skeptical of the economy’s apparent resurgence. They point to the restocking of inventories as the major catalyst for the reported growth. Additionally, there are still millions who are unemployed, but can’t find work. Still, it’s hard to argue that there aren’t some signs of life in the economy. Last weekend, I ]]></description>
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		<title>(LUV) Airline Industry Stock Review &#8211; February 2010 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/11/luv-airline-industry-stock-review-february-2010-industry-outlook/27801</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Airlines are highly susceptible to negative financial impacts caused by major changes in the global economy that drive sudden severe swings in costs or revenues. During 2009, the combined forces of extensive competition and a severe global recession drove numerous U.S. and international carriers to file for bankruptcy and, in some cases, to liquidate. While fuel costs have significantly fallen since reaching historic highs in the summer of 2008, overall demand for airline services has decreased, and may decrease further. The depth of, and recovery from, the global recession continues to be uncertain. The current economic conditions may continue to have negative impacts on passenger demand, revenues, the level of credit card sales activity and cargo operations. The Airlines industry will be spending the next five years playing catch-up after ]]></description>
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		<title>(MESA) Mesa Air Group&#8217;s Mesa Airlines Files Chapter 11</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/06/mesa-mesa-air-groups-mesa-airlines-files-chapter-11/24339</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mesa Airlines, a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group (MESA), announced yesterday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, hoping to shed the financial obligations arising from leases on airplanes it no longer needs. Currently, the company has approximately 40% non functioning planes of its total fleet of 130. It hopes to shed 25 others that it does not need. The restructuring is expected to cut the extra fleets, thereby reducing operating cost. Earlier during May, Mesa said it may file for bankruptcy court protection if a contract dispute with Delta Air Lines (DAL), which accounted for approximately 11.0% of Mesa’s revenues, didn&#8217;t go its way. Delta claimed that Mesa failed to meet operational performance goals spelled out in their code sharing contract, because of which, it wanted to ]]></description>
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		<title>(DAL) Delta Airlines Reports Lower Traffic</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/10/dal-delta-airlines-reports-lower-traffic/22503</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week Delta Air Lines (DAL) announced that its mainline traffic decreased 6.1% compared to the same period a year ago. System traffic in November 2009, decreased 7.1% compared to Nov 2008 on an 8.4% decrease in capacity. Load factor or occupancy increased 110 basis points to 79.6%. Number of passengers flown during the month of November declined 5.3% year-over-year to 12.2 million. Though the company reported selling more corporate tickets in November, it had to lower prices to achieve these figures, bringing the revenue from corporate tickets 10% down from the year ago period. Delta expects unit revenue to be down 7% in the fourth quarter of 2009, compared with a previous forecast of an 8% decline. It also expects a total of $5.1 billion of unrestricted liquidity at ]]></description>
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		<title>(LUV) Southwest Airlines Reports Higher Traffic</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/08/luv-southwest-airlines-reports-higher-traffic/22195</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported that its November traffic has jumped 11.7% over the same month last year. Load factor, or the percentage of available seats filled with passengers, in September rose to 76.5% from 63.2% in the prior-year period. Southwest said paying customers flew 5.88 billion miles last month, up from 5.26 billion in November 2008. Available seat miles, or capacity, fell 7.7% to 7.7 billion from 8.3 billion in the year-ago period. The airline plans to reduce 2009 available seat miles in the 5-6% range versus last year. During the third quarter earnings, the airline reported a 9.0% increase in mainline traffic and $5.8 billion revenue. Amid weak demand for business travel, Southwest continues to stimulate traffic with more discounted and promotional fares. Though the November results ]]></description>
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		<title>(UAUA) United Airlines&#8217; Parent UAL Corporation Raises Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/18/uaua-united-airlines-parent-ual-corporation-raises-funds/20877</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UAL Corporation (UAUA), the parent company of United Airlines, has announced the issue of $810 million notes to pay off existing debt. The $810 million in pass-through securities raised consists of $697 million of Class A certificates with a coupon interest rate of 9.75% expiring in Jan. 2017 and $113 million of Class B certificates with an interest rate of 12.0% expiring in Jan. 2016. A pass-through security is a fixed-income certificate against certain mortgage-backed securities, generally aircraft. Of the total proceeds raised from the offering, $493 million will be used to pay off equipment trust certificates issued from 2000 to 2002, while the remaining of the funds will be used for general corporate purposes. J.P. Morgan (JPM), Morgan Stanley &#38; Co. (MS), Goldman Sachs &#38; Co. (GS) are acting ]]></description>
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		<title>($AAI) AirTran Holdings to Raise Funds in Public Offering</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/07/aai-airtran-holdings-to-raise-funds-in-public-offering/17101</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, AirTran Holdings Incorporated (AAI) announced its intention to offer 9 million shares in an underwritten registered public offering. Along with this, it also intends to offer $75,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes. The closing of the notes offering is expected to be concurrent with the closing of the share offering. The net proceeds from both the offering will be utilized for general corporate purposes, which may include additions to working capital, capital expenditures, or the retirement of debt. AirTran’s ratio of earnings to fixed charge remains low; it has remained in the 1.0X-1.3X range since 2004. For the year ended Dec. 31, 2008, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $308.5 million. On Sept. 26, 2009, the company amended the processing agreement with its largest credit card ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAI) AirTran Holdings to Bolster its Liquidity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In yet another instance of increased airline industry access to financial markets, AirTran Holdings (AAI) announced that it has signed a couple of deals that will bolster its credit position. AirTran yesterday said that it has entered into separate agreements with The Bank of Utah, its principal credit facility lender, as well as with US Bank (USB), its largest credit card processor. The agreement with the Bank of Utah would allow the air carrier to borrow $125 million under the bank’s revolving line of credit. Previously, the limit was set at $90 million. The increased access to revolving line of credit would enable AirTran to decrease its cost of funds by reducing the more costly letter of credit facility by $50 million. The expiration date of its combined letter of credit ]]></description>
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