American Airlines plans to begin charter flights between Los Angeles International Airport and Jose Marti International Airport in Havana later this year, offering the first nonstop flights from the West Coast to Cuba since travel restrictions were eased. Read more at
Annuities 101
August 15, 2015 By
Most of you have already made it over this education hurdle and have turned to planning for funding sources for retirement instead. That’s one of the reason we’re constantly working with clients to determine reasonable distribution rates during retirement. And ways to provide monthly income utilizing investment portfolios or pensions, along with the timing of
United Continental posts solid numbers – more passengers – in July.
August 11, 2015 By
#unitedcontinental $UAL United Continental reports traffic gains in July Read more at
Southwest breaks its own load factor (% of filled seats) record in July.
August 11, 2015 By
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UBS Ups Delta Target On Management’s ‘Confident Tone’
August 3, 2015 By
Delta Airlines (DAL) is bucking the market’s selloff, rising 3% in Monday afternoon, helped by a bullish note from UBS. Analysts Darryl Genovesi and Raymond Wong reiterated a Buy rating and increased their target price on the stock by $2, to $55 today, after meetings with management. Read more at
Delta bans shipments of trophies of lions, other big game
August 3, 2015 By
Aug 3 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines banned shipments of lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros and buffalo trophies on its aircraft on Monday amid international outrage over the killing of Zimbabwe's most famous lion by a American hunter. The No. 2 U.S. passenger carrier is the only American airline to fly directly between the United States
United Continental Stock Buyback Angers Pilots
August 3, 2015 By
There is no major domestic airline worse than United Continental Holdings (NYSE: UAL) when it comes to on-time arrival performance and customer satisfaction, but the airline's board of directors thinks spending $3 billion on a stock buyback program after reporting its biggest-ever quarterly profit is more important than shoring up its operational deficiencies. Read more
Important Factors that Can Affect Southwest in the Future
July 31, 2015 By
Anti-trust investigations Southwest Airlines (LUV) has received inquiries on pricing as well as details of discussions and meetings in regards to industry capacity. The company is among the big airlines that have come under the scanner for probable price fixing of ticket fares in order to maintain high profits. These inquiries affected the stock prices
Phase 2 of AA/US 401(k) transition announced
July 15, 2015 By
On June 24, 2015 a Letter of Agreement was signed that will establish a new 401(k) plan just for pilots. This new plan is scheduled to go online at the beginning of November 2015, and will be similar to the former American all-employee 401(k) plan. The new Pilot 401(k) Plan will feature a consolidated investment
July 2015 Recap
The Usual Suspects
Did you know that 2014 was the warmest year on record? Most of the U.S. enjoyed a cooler start for the summer this year, but right now it’s pretty hot for us in North Texas. Still, it's probably not a bad time to go somewhere even cooler in these last few weeks of the summer, a place like Europe where our U.S. dollar buys you more. Looking to the southern part of the Eurozone, great discounts are still available, whether you are considering a vacation there or investing in their markets which are crumbling like ancient architecture. But you won’t beat the heat. In this newsletter, we are going to spend most of our time reviewing last month's themes, as they truly still applied to July.
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