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<text id=93TT1032>
<title>
Mar. 01, 1993: Unprofitable Skies
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
Mar. 01, 1993 You Say You Want a Revolution...
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
THE WEEK, Page 14
BUSINESS
Unprofitable Skies
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<body>
<p> The effects of fare wars and sluggish ticket sales, which have
buffeted lesser players in the airline business in recent months,
finally hit the industry's top tier. Boeing, the world's biggest
planemaker, announced that it would lay off 28,000 workers over
the next 18 months--nearly 20% of its total work force. Meanwhile,
British Airways, widely touted as "the world's most profitable
airline," did manage to report a profit, but barely. Earnings
for the third quarter fell to $28.7 million, a stomach-wrenching
80% drop from a year ago.
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</body>
</article>
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