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DALLAS -- Auto companies and airlines are both getting hammered by the recession, but while two of the nation's major carmakers went into bankruptcy court protection, the leading U.S. carriers are flying above the carnage - for now.
ATLANTA -- Corporate travel and ticket sales of premium seats are down. Overall demand is weak. And fuel prices are rising - again. The one-two-three punch could be bad news for consumers this fall, as airlines face pressure to raise fares or cut more capacity to cover their costs.
Struggling Airlines
American Airlines to cut capacity, jobs (AP, June 11, 2009; 7:05 PM)
Commuter Airlines Bring Anxiety for Business Travelers: Turbo-prop planes and regional jets are a crucial part of the airlines' route strategies and are often the only way a business traveler can easily get to a destination, but road warriors hate flying them. (Portfolio, February 24, 2009; 11:01 AM)
Holiday Travel Expected to Drop (Post, November 19, 2008)
More Frustrated Fliers Taking to the Rails: Amtrak Gains Riders Weary of Price Hits, Delays (Post, August 29, 2008)
Struggling to Stay Aloft: Small-City Airports Threatened by Carriers' Service Reductions (Post, August 20, 2008)
Air Travel Failings Exposed Again by Weekend Storms (Post, July 29, 2008)
House Passes Air Safety Bill To Limit FAA, Industry Ties (Post, July 24, 2008)
United, US Airways, JetBlue Report Losses (Post, July 23, 2008)
American Airlines, Delta Post Steep Losses as Oil Costs Soar (Post, July 17, 2008)
FAA's Oversight of Airline Safety Under Investigation (Post, June 28, 2008)
American Pares Service To LaGuardia, 4 Cities (Post, June 26, 2008)
United Airlines to Put 950 Pilots on Furlough (Post, June 24, 2008)
Flying Is Going to Get Even Less Fun: Rising Fuel Costs Test Airlines, and the Way We Travel (Post, June 14, 2008)
Sharing in the Pain (Post, June 14, 2008)
FAA Orders Jet Inspections After Emergency Landing (Post, June 14, 2008)
United to Ground Its Ted Carrier: Airline Announces Flight Reductions, Further Jobs Cuts (Post, June 5, 2008)
United, US Airways Call Off Talks on Combining 'For Now' (Post, May 31, 2008)
Summer's Flight Plan: Delays and Rising Fares (Post, May 14, 2008)
Cause of Jet Crash Remains Elusive (Post, May 13, 2008)
United's New Plan Could Cost D.C. (Post, April 30, 2008)
Air Merger To Test Its Blue Sky on Hill Skeptics (Post, April 24, 2008)
Fuel Costs Squeeze U.S. Airlines: Major Carriers Have Posted Nearly $1 Billion Loss for Quarter (Post, April 23, 2008)
It Rains, It Pours (By Cindy Skrzycki, April 22, 2008)
Groundings Prompt FAA Safety Overhaul: Committee to Monitor Airlines' Maintenance (Post, April 19, 2008)
Mapping Out an Airline for a New World: Delta and Northwest Imagine a Global Force to Fly Above Any Downturn (Post, April 16, 2008)
Delta, Northwest Agree to Merger (Post, April 15, 2008)
Frontier Becomes 4th U.S. Airline in Month to File for Bankruptcy (Post, April 12, 2008)
More American Flights Canceled Over Jets' Wiring: Airline Expects Normal Service to Be Restored by Saturday (Post, April 11, 2008)
American Cancels 1,000 Flights: Wiring Check Grounds Planes, Strands Thousands Locally (Post, April 10, 2008)
Airline Passengers Face Even More Fees: Higher Charges Aim To Offset Fuel Costs (Post, April 9, 2008)
American Cancels Flights Again to Inspect Wiring (Post, April 9, 2008)
Airline Safety Alarms Unheeded: Southwest Lapse Tied to Pattern Of FAA Leniency (Post, April 4, 2008)
Airlines, FAA Under Fire on the Hill: Lawmaker Links Safety Lapses to 'Cozy Relationship,' Will Hold Hearing (Post, April 2, 2008)
Court Rejects Air Travelers Bill of Rights: Appeals Panel Rules Against N.Y. Law Saying States Cannot Regulate Airlines (Post, March 26, 2008)
3 Airlines Match Increases In Fares to Help Pay for Fuel (Post, March 16, 2008)
Southwest Grounds 38 Jets for Inspection (Post, March 13, 2008)
Will Mergers Fly?: Airlines want to cut costs and lift stock values, but lawmakers worry about higher prices and the potential loss of jobs and service. (Post, January 22, 2008)
Fliers Happy to End Holiday Travel Pains (Post, January 2, 2008)
Maxjet Halts Flights, Files For Chapter 11: Business-Class Airline Hurt By Fuel Costs, Competition (Post, December 25, 2007)
2007 on Pace to Be Worst Year For Airlines' On-Time Performance (Post, October 4, 2007)
Anger Over Airline Delays Spurs Passengers' Coalition Into Action: Rally on the Mall to Include Makeshift Passenger Jet Caught Up in the Smells and Sounds of a Lengthy Wait on the Tarmac (Post, September 17, 2007)
Delta Names Richard Anderson As CEO (AP, August 21, 2007; 10:21 PM)
Northwest, Pilots Reach Workload Deal (AP, August 2, 2007; 6:52 AM)
Northwest, Pilots Reach Workload Deal (AP, August 1, 2007; 11:48 PM)
Boeing Comes Soaring Back (Post, July 7, 2007)
Who's Buying (Post, July 7, 2007)
New Jets Smooth Bumps on Regional Routes (AP, July 5, 2007; 3:47 PM)
Northwest Exits Bankruptcy Protection (AP, May 31, 2007; 9:19 PM)
Northwest Exits Bankruptcy Protection (AP, May 31, 2007; 12:48 AM)
Turbulence Over Executive Pay: Airline Workers Question Leaders' Bonuses After Rank-and-File Pay Cuts (Post, May 22, 2007)
A Pair of Flying Leaps: No-Frills Skybus and Low-Fare Virgin America Enter a Daunting Field (Post, May 4, 2007)
Old Hand Steadies the Ship: Hill Experience Helped Grinstein Keep Delta Intact (Post, May 1, 2007)
Delta Waves Goodbye to Bankruptcy (AP, April 30, 2007; 7:30 PM)
Day for Delta to Exit Bankruptcy Arrives (AP, April 29, 2007; 8:16 PM)
At JetBlue, a Pattern of Delays (Post, February 21, 2007)
Flying Late, Arriving Light: Air Carriers Are Delaying More Flights and Losing Your Shirts (Post, February 8, 2007)
Delta Creditors Reject Merger: 'Timing and Risks' Worked Against US Airways Bid (Post, February 1, 2007)
US Airways Withdraws Bid for Delta (AP, January 31, 2007; 6:37 PM)
US Airways Reports 4Q Profit, Eyes Delta (AP, January 30, 2007; 7:28 PM)
Comair, Pilots Nearing Deadline (AP, January 28, 2007; 7:06 PM)
An Airline That Isn't Bankrupt (By George F. Will, January 25, 2007)
Delta Pushes Ahead on Standalone Plan (AP, January 13, 2007; 4:36 AM)
Delta Price May Be Burden for US Airways (AP, January 11, 2007; 1:56 AM)
US Airways Raises Bid For Delta to $10.2 Billion (Post, January 11, 2007)
US Airways Increases Bid for Delta (AP, January 10, 2007; 9:36 PM)
US Airways: Delta's Self-Valuation High (AP, December 21, 2006; 6:21 PM)
Delta Creditors Weighing Options (AP, December 21, 2006; 1:05 AM)
Delta Plans to Stay in the Air Without US Airways Buyout (Post, December 20, 2006)
Delta Files Stand-Alone Chapter 11 Plan (AP, December 19, 2006; 11:11 PM)
Airline Mergers Could Raise Fares in '07 (AP, December 14, 2006; 12:47 AM)
Airline Chiefs Ponder: Merger Wave or Ripple? (Post, December 7, 2006)
Delta Chief Firmly Against Merger: US Airways Proposal Bad for Consumers, Grinstein Asserts (Post, December 6, 2006)
US Airways Makes $8B Bid for Delta (AP, November 15, 2006; 3:20 PM)
US Airways Offers $8B for Delta Air Liners (Post, November 16, 2006)
United Parent Posts $190 Million Profit (AP, October 31, 2006; 10:27 AM)
Comair to Cut Flight Attendant Wages (AP, October 10, 2006; 12:57 AM)
U.S. Judge Prohibits Strikes at Northwest: Flight Attendants Rebuffed in Plan To Fight Wage Cuts (Post, September 16, 2006)
Former TWA Workers Picket Own Union (AP, September 8, 2006; 7:31 PM)
Comair President Faces New Hurdle (AP, September 1, 2006; 2:32 PM)
Court Blocks Northwest Attendants Strike (Post, August 26, 2006)
Cabin Pressure: The Union Promises to Wreak 'Chaos' As Another Carrier Downsizes a Career (Post, August 25, 2006)
Northwest to Block Attendants' Strike (Post, August 25, 2006)
Time For Him to Fly (By Keith L. Alexander, August 22, 2006)
Rules of Travel Game Change, and Passengers Adjust: New Bans Increase Delays, Discomfort (Post, August 12, 2006)
Markets: Wall Street Stays Calm, Ends Higher (Post, August 11, 2006)
A Shock That Wore Off: Shares Revive; Little Lasting Impact Seen (Post, August 11, 2006)
Could Be a Bumpy Ride (By Keith L. Alexander, August 8, 2006)
NWA Flight Attendants Plan to Strike: Airline Asks Court To Prevent Walkout (Post, August 2, 2006)
Northwest Flight Attendants May Strike (AP, August 1, 2006; 12:02 PM)
Northwest, Flight Attendants at Impasse (AP, August 1, 2006; 2:33 AM)
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