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Airlines
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1) "Downward Spiral". Moores, V.; Airline Business. Vol. 25, Iss. 8. Aug, 2009. p. 64.
Revenues at least remained on the up. Turnover among the Top 150 rose 8.6% to S572 billion. But on the flip side, fuel raced to $140 per barrel during 2008, wiping out potential gains. Far from helping, hedging proved a dangerous sport, ultimately burning a hole in many carriers' bottom lines. "It's a very high stakes game," remarks Association of Asia Pacific Airlines director general Andrew Herdman.
2) "North America Braces for Fuel Pain". Ranson, L.; Airline Business. Vol. 25, Iss. 8. Aug, 2009. p. 66.
A greater risk is an anaemic rebound in 2010. warns [William Greene], who suggests that "could trigger a liquidity squeeze at the highest risk airlines". Two of those companies. American and United, made the top ten revenue rankings for 2008. Greene believes United sits "among the worst liquidity positions of carriers we cover".
3) "2009 Airline Rankings". Anonymous; Aviation Week & Space Technology. Vol. 171, Iss. 2. Jul 13, 2009. p. 46.
The article features several highest-ranking airlines in the publication's 2009 Top-Performing Companies study. They include Turkish Airlines or Turk Hava Yollari, which posted 3.98 billion U.S. dollars in sales in 2008. Another airline that is performing well in spite of the economic downturn is LAN Airlines SA, with 4.5 billion U.S. dollars in sales in 2008. Australia's Regional Express Holdings (Rex) dominates the regional airlines sector with 245 million U.S. dollars in sales in 2008.
4) "Global Gloom". Schofield, A.; Aviation Week & Space Technology. Vol. 171, Iss. 2. Jul 13, 2009. p. 44.
The article discusses the publication's 2009 Top-Performing Companies (TPC) study. The theme for the year is survival from several problems, including an increase in oil prices and the economic downturn. Strong emphasis was placed by the TPC metrics on liquidity. Among the TPC are Singapore Airlines (SIA), Lufthansa, and Air France-KLM.
5) "How it Works". Lowry, M.; Aviation Week & Space Technology. Vol. 171, Iss. 2. Jul 13, 2009. p. 52.
The article discusses the five performance categories used in the 2009 rankings of publicly traded airlines. They include liquidity, which is scored by measuring cash and equivalents available to fund current operating requirements. Another category is financial health, which reflects the overall financial strength of an airline. Earnings performance considers several metrics that measure earnings momentum and earnings quality from cash flow margin and year-on-year changes to unit revenue and operating cost.
6) "U.S. Airlines Swap Fuel Prices for Demand Crisis". Boehmer, Jay; Business Travel News. Jun 8, 2009. Call Number: Hotel HE 9761.1 B98.
Lists the largest 9 domestic and 18 international airlines in the world according to annual sales. Also lists passenger revenues, net earnings, available seat miles, load factors, number of aircraft in fleet and number of airports served. Also analyzes the state of the industry. No electronic access.
7) "Low-Cost Traffic Ranking". Anonymous; Airline Business. Vol. 25, Iss. 5. May, 2009. p. 74.
The article reports that budget airlines continued to post strong traffic growth during 2008, according to the low-cost carrier rankings announced by "Airline Business" in 2009. The top 75 airlines carried 579.5 million passengers during the year, representing passenger growth of 9.0% for the group over 2007. Ryanair and easyJet posted double-digit passenger growth in 2008, while Cebu Pacific Air and IndiGo all enjoyed strong traffic growth.
8) "Top 50 Airlines". Anonymous; Air Cargo World. Vol. 99, Iss. 3. Mar, 2009. p. 24.
The article presents a chart of the top 50 airlines including Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa and Virgin Atlantic.
9) "The World's Top 50 Cargo Airlines". Anonymous; Air Cargo World. Vol. 98, Iss. 9, Sep., 2008. p. 24.
The article presents information on the world's top 50 cargo airlines for the year 2007 based on freight traffic, measured in freight tonne kilometers flown. The first tier of the list worldwide looks a lot like the 2006 ranking with FedEx Express Corp., United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), Korean Air Lines and Lufthansa retaining their No. 1 through No. 4 positions. A number of combination carriers posted modest gains or losses in air freight traffic.