WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK, April 24- The Obama administration on Wednesday backed a plan that would temporarily eliminate spending cuts disrupting U.S. air travel, while lawmakers in Washington scrambled to avoid blame as the impact of the reductions began being felt across the country.
WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK, April 24- The Obama administration on Wednesday backed a plan that would temporarily eliminate spending cuts disrupting U.S. air travel, while lawmakers in Washington scrambled to avoid blame as the impact of the reductions began being felt across the country.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 24- US Airways Group Chairman and Chief Executive Doug Parker said he was hopeful government leaders would come to a solution that would halt the travel disruptions in wake of U.S. staff cuts of air traffic controllers.
It has meant everything from furloughs for air traffic controllers to fewer planes for the U.S. Navy to smaller subsidies for farmers. So far this earnings period, executives from Lockheed Martin to IBM and Delta Airlines are flagging how those U.S. budget cuts cost them some sales in the first quarter.
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It has meant everything from furloughs for air traffic controllers to fewer planes for the U.S. Navy to smaller subsidies for farmers. So far this earnings period, executives from Lockheed Martin to IBM and Delta Airlines are flagging how those U.S. budget cuts cost them some sales in the first quarter.
April 23- Delta Air Lines and US Airways Group, aided by revenue gains, posted higher-than-expected first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, and their shares rose despite cautions by both carriers about near-term weakness.
April 23- Delta Air Lines and US Airways Group posted higher-than-expected first quarter earnings on Tuesday driven by revenue gains and their shares rose despite cautions by both carriers about near-term weakness.
*First-quarter adjusted profit 10 cents vs. estimate 6 cents. April 23- Delta Air Lines Inc on Tuesday reported a higher-than-expected first-quarter profit as revenue rose, and its shares gained 2.3 percent.
April 23- Delta Air Lines Inc on Tuesday reported a lower first-quarter profit, as costs tied to salaries rose. Net income was $7 million, or 1 cent a share, for the quarter, compared with $124 million, or 15 cents a share, a year earlier. Though operating revenue rose 1 percent to $8.5 billion, expenses rose 3 percent, with costs for salaries rising 8 percent.
Net income was $7 million, or 1 cent a share, for the quarter, compared with $124 million, or 15 cents a share, a year earlier.
April 22- Air travelers experienced delays at some U.S. airports on Monday as staff cuts at control towers took effect, but the widespread havoc and hour-long waits that regulators had predicted last week largely failed to materialize.