Analysts Worry as More Airlines Cut Fares
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To charge fares that approach those of the low-cost competitors, national carriers may not be able to afford the legacy of $200,000 pilots and highly paid mechanics and baggage handlers.
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Southwest Airlines of Dallas said Monday it will eliminate 88 scheduled flights to free up planes for more profitable routes. The discount carrier said the schedule change should
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DALLAS -- American Airlines&#39; chief executive is warning of more job cuts to reduce costs as the carrier struggles to compete with lower-overhead airlines.
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Southwest Airlines is planning to cut as many as 88 flights from its schedule to free up the planes for more profitable markets, according to a published report.
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FORT WORTH, Texas -- American Airlines says more job cuts are on the way after the airline had already planned about 1,000 layoffs.
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DETROIT _ As Northwest Airlines passengers continued to cope Tuesday with widespread flight cancellations, the outlook for the next few days was shaping up into four bad words:  More of the same.
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Air fares are due to come down for some travellers, as international ticket sale regulations are relaxed.
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Trans-Atlantic business-class fares are about to become even more complicated as competition grows and demand holds up.
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American Airlines slashed its fares to Miami yesterday by as much as 85 percent from several cities including Washington's Reagan National Airport, possibly setting off a winter fare war on routes to Florida.
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A broad-based fare increase, initiated last week by Delta Air Lines Inc.  and matched by U.S. rivals, has unraveled, prompting experts to say on Monday that the chances for further fare hikes are fading.
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Airlines will cut 20 percent of flights  departing London's Heathrow Airport on Monday following a  directive by the airport's owner amid a growing row over how to  handle tougher security measures.
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Airline fares are at historic lows, but you get what you pay for. Airlines have cut back on food service, started charging passengers to talk to human beings when making reservations, stuffed extra seats onto already-crowded planes and in one instance, done away with in-flight pillows.
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Holidaymakers descending on Australia could see fares fall by as much as 30%, as Virgin Atlantic and British Airways (BA) prepare for a discordant battle regarding routes to Australia.
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Several Wall Street analysts cut their  forecast on earnings for American Airlines parent AMR Corp.  AMR.N on Thursday while the airline's chief executive said  high fuel prices had stung the world's largest carrier.
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United Airlines said on Friday that it would need about $500 million more in annual cost cuts, in addition to the $655 million now planned.
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American Airlines slashed its fares to Miami yesterday by as much as 85 percent from several cities including Washington&#39;s Reagan National Airport, possibly setting off a winter fare war on routes to Florida.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Airline workers' woes are piling up as carriers seek to cut costs.