Another day, another spin goes by the wayside. The big news yesterday was the AMR Corporation (AMR and parent corporation of American Airlines) filing for Chapter 11 reorganization in what will be the second largest airline bankruptcy since 1980. A lot has been written about this situation already, but it is worth mentioning here because the company’s planned… Read More »
The old rumor mill got another one right. AMR Corporation (AMR), American Airline’s (‘AA’) parent company, recently announced its intention to move ahead with a spinoff of American Eagle, its short-haul regional carrier. Eagle, the US’s third largest regional airline (at least based on aircraft operated – it’s fourth in fare-paying passengers), generates revenues from operating flights and… Read More »
It’s the dog days of August and sports fans are in a frenzy. Has Tiger rebounded? Not this year. Exciting pennant races? Nope. What really has fans hopping and going wild is the start of NFL training camps. Really? Meaningless training camps? Yup and that fact is symbolic of the NFL’s power and outright dominance over the US… Read More »