Airline industry seen losing up to $US4b in 2004
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MONTREAL: The global airline industry stands to incur losses of between $US3 billion ($NZ4.6 billion) and $US4 billion this year as surging oil prices wipe out any hope of profit created by rising passenger traffic, the International Air Transport
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More than 1.4 million domestic  airline flights, nearly 20 percent of all arrivals, were late  in 2004, according to figures released on Thursday by the U.S.  government.
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US Airways probably will need more cost cuts or a boost in revenue to attract the USD$250 million in equity it says it needs to leave bankruptcy next year, the company said on Thursday.
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Record fuel costs and low air fares contributed to a $274 million third-quarter loss for United Airlines&#39; parent company, which warned again that labor costs must be slashed again soon in order for it to emerge from bankruptcy.
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As frustrated as travelers may be with  crowded planes and delayed flights, these are the realities of  the leaner U.S. airline industry as it claws its way back to  profitability after a brutal years-long slump.
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The troubled tech company releases an estimate of the damage it could sustain in the wake of the airline's bankruptcy filing.
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The parent of United Airlines posted a loss of $274 million, or $2.38 a share, compared with a loss of $367 million, or $3.47 a share, a year ago.
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Delta Air Lines Inc., struggling to avoid a bankruptcy filing, had a third-quarter net loss of $646 million because of a drop in US airfares, higher jet-fuel costs and flight disruptions from Florida hurricanes.
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Scandinavian airline SAS, hard  pressed by low-cost rivals like Ryanair, reported a  wider-than-expected 2004 fourth-quarter loss on Thursday but  said restructuring plans would bear fruit in 2005.
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Most of the largest U.S. airlines are  likely to post fourth-quarter losses, possibly signaling the  end of an industry recovery that began in 2006 and further  building a case for mergers.
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MONTREAL - Despite a jump of 19 percent in world air traffic this year, airlines are expected to lose as much as $4 billion in 2004 because of high fuel costs, the International Air Transport Association said Monday.
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United Airlines&#39; parent company posted a $274 million third-quarter loss and reiterated its need to slash labor costs. The company said that in the fourth quarter it may not be able to comply with a covenant
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Monday that the air traffic has seen continued recovery but, with the industry loss for 2004 expected to be 3 to 4 billion US dollars, there is no excuse to relax.
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The global airline industry is forecast to have made net losses of $4.8bn this year, as the rise in the oil price has overwhelmed efforts by carriers to cut costs.
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Business travel by air is likely to  increase by about 10 percent in 2005 after an initial recovery  in 2004 but the uptick is seen aiding mainly low-cost carriers,  a U.S. industry survey released on Thursday found.
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Most of the largest U.S. airlines are likely to post fourth-quarter losses, possibly signaling the end of an industry recovery that began in 2006 and further building a case for mergers.
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MONTREAL, Canada : Sky-high oil costs will keep air transport profits in the basement, with losses between three billion and four billion dollars this year, despite a pickup in traffic, the international air trade association said.