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Bigger planes, fewer flights address delays
Tribune staff reporterSeeking to cut costs and appease customers angered by delayed and canceled flights, United Airlines said on May 17 it has started assigning larger aircraft to serve certain routes, especially those operated out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport....Tags: Business Trips, O'Hare International Airport, Continental Airlines, United Air Lines, Travel
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Airlines' earnings may not take off
Tribune staff reporterWall Street analysts on Tuesday dispelled the notion that the nation's domestic airlines would begin their return to profitability this year. Instead of an improving bottom line, as many had been predicting, two of the aviation industry's leading...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Continental Airlines, United Air Lines, Travel, Southwest Airlines Co.
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United Airlines bears heavy financial burden
Even before the World Trade Center disaster, United Airlines parent UAL Corp. was facing significant profit problems. In the wake of this week's terrorist attacks, experts say UAL's woes, along with those of the entire airline industry, are sure to...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Air Lines, National Security, Travel, Economy, Business and Finance
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Markets reopen, plunge
Tribune staff reporterStocks dropped sharply today as trading resumed on Wall Street for the first time since last Tuesday's terrorist attack, wiping out billions of dollars in value from Corporate America's biggest names and sending the Dow Jones industrial average to its...Tags: Stock Activities, Money and Monetary Policy, Stock Broking, Aerospace Manufacturing, Air Transportation
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United tops industry with $1.3 billion loss
Tribune staff reporterDespite drastically lowering its labor costs in January, United Airlines lost $1.3 billion in the first quarter, a sign that there's still plenty of bumpy air ahead for the carrier. Travelers' concerns about the war in Iraq, fierce fare wars and a...Tags: Iraq, Continental Airlines, Career and Workplace, United Air Lines, Employees
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Share prices tumble amid layoffs, canceled flights
Tribune staff reporterShares of the nation's major airlines plunged more than 40 percent when trading opened today, as worried travelers canceled flights and asked for refunds. Overall, about $6 billion was sheared off the market capitalization of the top six U.S. airlines on...Tags: Stock Activities, Employees, Layoffs and Downsizing, Crimes, Big 3 Auto Bailout (2008)
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Terrorist trade probe widens
Tribune staff reportersSecurities regulators around the world are investigating whether the terrorists involved in last week's attack profited in financial markets, possibly by buying options on the stock of United Airlines, Boeing, American Airlines and other companies in...Tags: Insurance, Crimes, Citigroup Incorporated, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Central Intelligence Agency
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