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Is discount airline RyanAir’s play for Aer Lingus a good move?

posted on July 6, 2012 at 3:00 pm by Jonathan Yates

While many air carriers around the world such as American Airlines (AAMRQ, quote) are filing for bankruptcy or warning of huge earnings declines like Qantas (QUBSF, quote), Irish discount airline Ryan Air (RYAAY, quote) is hoping to expand with a hostile bid for Aer Lingus, “the flag carrier of Ireland.”

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Caution: even Warren Buffett loses money in airline stocks

posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:00 am by Jonathan Yates

Airline stocks like China Eastern Airlines (CEA, quote) and Tam SA (TAM, quote) may look attractive to emerging market investors, but consider the economics of the industry first. Even the big players can get burned.

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Ireland in recession = time to buy Irish blue chips

posted on March 26, 2012 at 1:30 pm by Jonathan Yates

The Central Statistics Office of Ireland has declared that the Emerald Isle is is officially in a recession. This is a buying opportunity for Irish blue chips such as Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY, quote) and Cooper Industries (CBE, quote).

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Is Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary “talking his book” or does China really threaten Boeing and Airbus (BA, RYAAY, EADSY & GE)

posted on December 1, 2011 at 8:48 am by Jonathan Yates

Ryanair Holdings PLC (RYAAY, quote) Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Leary is talking up the potential of a big order from Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, which is a direct threat to Boeing (BA, quote) and European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co.’s Airbus (EADSY, quote).

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Air France-KLM strike helps Ryanair ascend (RYAAY, FAA, EKH)

posted on November 2, 2011 at 7:30 am by Jonathan Yates

A strike is always good for business, so long as it is a competitor’s operations being shut down. With Air France-KLM (AFLYY, quote) cancelling flights due to labor strife, Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY, quote)) will benefit.

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Ryanair Holdings is flying above American Airlines and US Airways (RYAAY, AMR, LCC)

posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:24 am by Jonathan Yates

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY, quote) has much clearer skies ahead than United States air carriers such as American Airlines (AMR, quote), US Airways (LCC, quote) and Republic Airjet (RJET, quote).

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