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BusinessWeek October 7, 2010 Mary Schlangenstein	Why American Airlines Is Stuck at the Gate Once the country's largest carrier, American has been grounded by labor woes and high costs.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2005 Tim Beyers	United Set to Fly Again? The airline extracts major concessions from pilots and flight attendants, but a conflict with mechanics could still sink the company.
The Motley Fool April 1, 2008 Tim Beyers	Northwest's Pyrrhic Victory? Executives at Northwest Airlines are pushing for a merger with peer Delta, even if it means their pilots were to lose their seniority -- and thereby, a number of other promised benefits.
The Motley Fool December 31, 2004 Tim Beyers	Turbulence Ahead for United The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. files to take over pensions for United's pilots. Sound good? Not so fast.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2004 Bill Mann	If Delta Craters, or When The trouble for Delta and the other carriers is that bankruptcy allows them to get second and third chances which is the same thing that keeps too much capacity, too many companies chasing too few dollars on the market.
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 Dean Foust	A Surprising New Pilot For Delta In naming ex-Northwest Airlines CEO Richard H. Anderson, to head Delta, the board makes it clear who's calling the shots.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2004 Rich Smith	Discord at Delta Pilots say the airline's salary concession demands are unfair, but it could be a lot worse.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2005 Tim Beyers	Here We Go Again Yet another airline wants to impose cost cuts on its employees. Welcome to the club, Northwest. It's likely there will be an ongoing carousel of bankruptcies plaguing the industry and its investors, so get on at your own peril.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman	Delta Steps Up After filing for Chapter 11, the legacy carrier announces a "stepped-up transformation plan." But right now, Delta is not a worthwhile investment.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2007 Tim Beyers	Is Delta Nearly Done? Creditors will soon have to make a tough choice. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2004 Rich Smith	Have Ailing Airlines Found a Cure? Could wage concessions serve as a widespread magic elixirfor the airline industry?
BusinessWeek July 5, 2004 Wendy Zellner	Big Airlines: Not Much Runway Left United and the other major carriers must remake themselves -- or go down trying.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Should You Buy This Airline? Merrill Lynch sees opportunity in Northwest Airlines. The company is cheap compared with its peers, but given the host of other structural concerns burdening the industry, it's not a gamble I'm willing to take.
Salon.com July 28, 2000 Elliott Neal Hester	Out of the Blue Lies in the sky: An inside look at United Airlines' abysmal service.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2007 David Lee Smith	American Airlines' British Invasion? Rumors fly of a trans-Atlantic buyout. Are Goldman Sachs and British Airways teaming up to circle Texas-based American Airlines? Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek December 8, 2003 Michael Arndt	Delta: Coffee, Tea, And Pay Cuts? New CEO Grinstein needs to win concessions from pilots. It's no easy feat.
BusinessWeek August 2, 2004 Brian Grow	Can Delta Carry Song's Tune? The faltering airline company Delta Air may remake itself along the lines of its low-cost subsidiary Song.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman	Hooray for Bankruptcy! Troubled legacy carriers Delta and Northwest may seek shelter behind Chapter 11. Investors, take note.
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Knowledge@Wharton December 18, 2002	Saving United Airlines: A Labor-Intensive Proposition Experts on the airline industry at Wharton and elsewhere say there are two indicators that can provide clues about how United's future may shape up: the behavior of its labor unions and the health of the U.S. economy.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2004 Tim Beyers	Delta's Dilemma The airline's plan is the clearest evidence yet that all big airlines face what appears to be an intractable catch-22 -- to be a low-fare airline without appearing to be a low-fare airline.
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The Motley Fool January 16, 2007 David Lee Smith	Airlines: Separating the Buys and Sells As the airline industry taxis toward reorganization, where should your money go? Is it time to lob a sell order in to your trusty broker?
The Motley Fool September 28, 2004 Tim Beyers	US Airways' Holding Pattern A decision on labor relief may be the difference between survival and liquidation.
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The Motley Fool September 7, 2004 Tim Beyers	US Airways Stalls Turbulent times continue as the airline's pilots reject a new contract. What's it all add up to for investors? It's hard to say for sure.
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HBS Working Knowledge October 3, 2005 Jim Heskett	What's the Future of Globally Organized Labor? Are we about to see the rise of labor organized on a global basis? If so, will such a movement be able to achieve the same purposes that have motivated large unions on a national basis? By what means will this be achieved?
The Motley Fool September 29, 2004 Tim Beyers	Delta Cuts to Run The airline cuts pay across the board in an attempt to stave off bankruptcy.
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	Delta Is Ready When The Pilots Sign Huge debt and soaring costs for fuel and labor -- especially the high salaries of its pilots -- have put Delta Air Lines in a bind. Nonetheless, some savvy investors have been buying shares, which have dived from 15 on Sept. 8 to 6 on June 9.
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BusinessWeek June 19, 2006 Michael Arndt	Northwest Airlines: The Surly Skies Flyers rate Northwest dead last among the nation's major airlines.
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CFO October 1, 2006 Roy Harris	The Plane Truth As they flew US Airways through bankruptcy, managers of the old America West reduced the fleet and sparked an industry trend.
Knowledge@Wharton February 12, 2003	A Sweet Song? Delta Aims at the Low-Fare Market With a new staff and new attitude, Delta is hoping to break into the burgeoning low-fare air travel market to an extent that United, American and Continental haven't been able to achieve.
The Motley Fool May 20, 2004 Cam Goodwin	Delta's Holding Pattern Should Delta's shareholders prepare for takeoff, or instead sing the blues? With its back against the wall, Delta Air Lines is facing high operating costs, spiraling debt, management in churn, and shareholders who want a few answers.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2011 Aimee Duffy	On the Merge of Greatness? Will Southwest reign supreme or end up just like all the other airlines?
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The Motley Fool September 24, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Why Own a Legacy Airline? The news seems to get worse by the day for the carriers. You would think trading volume would be low as investors avoided a bad situation that could get much worse. But that is not what is happening.
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Salon.com August 18, 2000 Diane Seo	Sorry we ruined your vacation After a summer of chaos, will United's apologies and free miles be enough to appease customers?