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Big news today from AirTran Holdings (parent company of AirTran Airways): Today the company posted its first ever first quarter profit. This came after the company made an announcement saying it would be profitable through every quarter in 2009.
The reported net income for AirTran was …

When compared to first quarter 2008, the airlines have eliminated over 27,000 jobs from the industry, a 6.6% drop. In February 2009 passenger carriers had 391,000 employees compared to February 2008 numbers of 419,000.
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines was one of the few major carriers to add …

After seeing Delta raise their second checked bag fee from $25 to $50 and US Airways charge $2 for a soda, I would like to publicly endorse Southwest Airlines as the airline to fly. They do NOT charge for the first checked bag and …