2008 PlaneBusiness Ron Allen Award: Mesa Air Group Board of Directors As longtime subscribers to PlaneBusiness Banter are aware, every year we give an award to the airline CEO or, in two previous cases, a related group of individuals, who we feel…
Nov 20 07November 20, 2007
Article at Holly Hegeman
Lee Moak had just been elected Chairman of the Delta Air Lines Air Line Pilots Association Master Executive Council. It was not the best time for a pilot to jump into the fray with management. Much less take over leadership of a 12,000 member pilot…
Aug 09 05August 09, 2005
And The Winner Is... It's that time again. Time to award the 2007 PlaneBusiness Ron Allen Airline Management Award. Unlike most years, in which a clear winner is apparent, the decision this year was not so obvious--a point confirmed by the number of…
Apr 30 03April 30, 2003
Editor's Note: Holly Hegeman's columns run exclusively on RealMoney.com; this is a special free look at her column. For a free trial subscription to RealMoney.com, click here. This article was published at 12:19 p.m. March 22 on RealMoney. It seems…
Mar 22 02March 22, 2002
Article at TheStreet
Did the terrorists strike again? Speculation is running rampant in the wake of Monday morning's crash of AMR's (AMR) American Airlines Flight 587. The Airbus A300, with 264 people on board destined for the Dominican Republic, hurtled to the ground in…
Nov 13 01November 13, 2001
I don't like to fly Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines (DAL) - Get Report . Ever since I flew on a packed Delta flight almost two years ago, I vowed I'd never endure such an excruciating seat pitch again. Investors have felt the same way about Delta stock…
Nov 02 01November 02, 2001
Three weeks ago I didn't like US Airways as a potential turnaround-stock pick for one reason: It was a potential bankruptcy candidate. Since then, the details of the government's $10 billion guaranteed loan program have been released. This…
Oct 26 01October 26, 2001
Last June, as United Airlines' proposed purchase of US Airways (U) - Get Report fell apart, I put United, a unit of UAL , on my Titanic List at PlaneBusiness. This low honor is reserved for companies I believe pose a serious risk to…
Oct 19 01October 19, 2001
A look at recent performance in the airline sector offers a starting point for finding potential winners -- and losers -- in the industry. We're talking short-term buying here. No long-term discussions are allowed -- not even medium-term. Let's just…
Oct 04 01October 04, 2001
As Congress debated the finer points of the proposed Airline Bailout Bill, which sailed through Congress late Friday night and was signed into law on Saturday by President Bush, most attention was centered around two main parts of the bill -- the…
Sep 24 01September 24, 2001
Let's talk about what's happened to the airline sector since the markets reopened on Monday, and the estimated cash-burn rates of the major airlines. We saw the expected big selloff Monday, as most major industry players lost about 30% to 45% on the…
Sep 20 01September 20, 2001
With the opening of the markets Monday morning, the expected plunge in airline stocks has begun. By midday, shares of the major airlines such as AMR (AMR) , parent of American Airlines United Airlines and US Airways (U) - Get Report are down more…
Sep 17 01September 17, 2001
While we all wait with trembling hearts to hear the latest move on some new domestic-airline coupling in the U.S. (What? You say you aren't?), it's time to get up to speed on what is going on in Europe with the proposed deal…
Jun 12 00June 12, 2000
OK, you've all seen the ads for those books purporting to let you in on the secrets to success with women. Or men, as the case may be. Just a quick read and you are guaranteed a happier life, better sex, and a gig on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? In…
Jun 04 00June 04, 2000
St. Paul, Minn., television station KSTP-TV reported Thursday night that Northwest Airlines (NWAC) CEO John Dasburg and Don Carty, Chairman and CEO of AMR (AMR) , parent of American Airlines , have "been in contact about a possible merger." Ho…
Jun 02 00June 02, 2000
Aside from the domestic issues of competition that the proposed UAL merger with US Airlines raises, the bigger picture cannot be emphasized enough. UAL's move is gutsy -- yet one it was forced into, given what's going on in the rest of the…
May 29 00May 29, 2000
DALLAS -- "I don't smoke with my prostate." That was Southwest Airlines Chairman Herb Kelleher's response to a plucky shareholder who wondered if doctors had suggested that the chain-smoking exec kick the habit, in light of his recent treatment for…
May 28 00May 28, 2000
Oh, we love mergers. They give us a chance to pull out the Wing Tips Merger and Acquisition scorecard, dig around in the little bag for all those little miniature airplanes with all the different logos, and play ... What If? On our board we have one…
May 26 00May 26, 2000
Now that we've seen Jim Goodwin, chairman and CEO of United Airlines parent UAL , and Stephen Wolf, chairman of US Airways , get up in front of the masses and discuss their merger in predictably glowing terms, what to make of it all? First of all,…
May 24 00May 24, 2000
The emails from readers and moles close to the action started about 4 p.m. EST Tuesday. Had I heard about the meetings scheduled with the powers-that-be and upper management? Had I heard about what was being discussed? Then, just as quickly, the…
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