The days of soaring stock prices and luxury flights have passed for airlines around the globe, but the new reality of cost-cutting and consolidation could keep the major legacy carriers from being pe

Airline stocks gained altitude on Friday after UBS (UBS) lifted its rating for major carriers including US Airways (LCC) and Continental Airlines (CAL). The AMEX Airline Index (XAL) was up 2.5% in mi

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Individual investors who still hold any doubts about mainland China’s future growth potential should take a long hard look at Airbus SAS, the Pan-European commercial-airliner maker that's now b

Greetings from New York, where I’ve got the day off from television. I’m pacing myself, but if you flip your cable through the NBC family in a timely manner tomorrow, there’s a chan

Alaska Airlines (ALK) has given new meaning to “a wing and a prayer.” Tucked between the semi-edible airline grub, beverages, and impossible-to-open wrappers, is a small card re

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"Sorry, my plane is boarding so I won't be able to talk," is a sure-fire excuse for getting away from the boss. But the addition of wireless Internet service on domestic flights is abo

If you're in the market for a private jet, now might be a good time to buy. Many companies, especially those receiving federal bailout bucks, are dumping the expensive toys amid public relations gaff