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Delta Cracked the Code for Post-Pandemic Profits

Delta Cracked the Code for Post-Pandemic Profits

Delta Air Lines Inc.’s competitive moat is only growing wider and deeper. The Atlanta-based airline on Friday reported fourth-quarter earnings that...

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Bloomberg

Thomas Black

Boeing Investors Shouldn’t Bank on a GE-Style Windfall

Imagine a game show host whips out a card sometime in the near future and reads: “This pioneering manufacturing company is a conglomerate that’s...

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Bloomberg

Thomas Black

Boeing Headlines Industrial Prospects and Pitfalls in 2025

The new year will start with plenty of intrigue, especially in manufacturing, aerospace and logistics, the area where I hunt for interesting...

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Bloomberg

Thomas Black

Google Is Pushing Quantum Computing Closer to Reality

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has reanimated excitement over quantum computing with an announcement about how its new chip, Willow, trounced a classical...

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Bloomberg

Thomas Black

Elliott’s Honeywell Breakup Plan Doesn’t Go Far Enough

The drumbeat for breaking up Honeywell International Inc., which makes products in the aerospace, energy and industrial automation industries, has...

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Bloomberg

Thomas Black

Air Travel Is Improving. Why Isn’t Passengers’ Behavior?

So, you’re really going to fly on Labor Day weekend? The typical advice is to arm yourself with patience and prepare for the worst. After all,...

29.08.2024 3

Bloomberg

Thomas Black

Postal Service Revolution Deserves Time to Deliver

The general public’s direct interaction with the US Postal Service has been declining for decades now. How many young people have mailed a letter...

12.08.2024 2

Bloomberg

Thomas Black

Delta Bragged About Service. Then CrowdStrike Stepped In.

The aviation gods seem to be easily provoked by boastful airline executives. That’s the colorful explanation for why Delta Air Lines Inc. was...

25.07.2024 1

Bloomberg

Thomas Black

Going Green Doesn’t Have to Be a Giant Money Suck

When companies or policymakers try to force green technology onto an industry, it usually doesn’t work out. It’s akin to forcing on footwear...

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Bloomberg

Thomas Black

Delta Lost the Fare War. Lesson Hopefully Learned.

An animal that’s cornered and fighting for its life is at its most dangerous. The same goes for airlines. Low-cost carriers, including Frontier...

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Bloomberg

Thomas Black

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