All of the benefits of consolidation undertaken by the major airlines to create three behemoths could unravel if new competitive threats enter the market.
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May 8 - News
With the 13F season up and running, Greenhaven Associates has kept pace with some of their colleagues and has announced their stock holdings.
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May 3 - Hedge Funds
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) has been a favorite of investors for years, as it has been able to avoid much of the turbulence that has sent countless competitors into bankruptcy...
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April 30 - News
Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, the U.S.
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April 29 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL), United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL), Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV), US Airways Group, Inc.
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April 28 - News
Note I said nothing about surviving. They're doing that...but just barely.
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April 28 - News
One of the most profitable models for a company is the "razor-and-blade" model.
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April 25 - News
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) is the largest low cost carrier in the United States.
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April 23 - News
Low-cost airlines have been gaining momentum as customers and corporate executives are trying to cut travel expenses.
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April 19 - News
The Motley Fool's readers have spoken, and I have heeded your cries.
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April 18 - News
Last week, researchers at Wichita State University and Purdue University released the results of the 2013 Airline Quality Rating survey.
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April 15 - News
The airline industry has a singular talent for draining the pockets of well-intentioned investors. Highly leveraged balance sheets and bankruptcies are the norm.
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April 14 - News
Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA) was in 12 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012.
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April 10 - News
It's that time of the month again; time to review the major airlines' unit revenue results.
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April 10 - News
United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) CEO Jeff Smisek has been marketing United as "the world's leading airline" for the past year.
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April 9 - News
Dividends have given cash-starved investors the income they need as well as some security from the prospects of a downturn in the stock market.
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April 7 - News
Earlier this week, the nation's highest court decided that it would not be hearing a case brought on by Southwest Airlines Co.
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April 4 - News
After finishing 2012 with a strong December, airline stocks went on a tear in the first quarter of 2013. Of the five largest U.S.
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April 4 - News
Legendary investor Warren Buffett had warned us against investing in the airline business.
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April 4 - News
Ever since American Airlines and US Airways Group, Inc.
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April 3 - News
The recent announcement that American Airlines and US Airways Group, Inc.
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March 30 - News
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) was in 21 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of December.
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March 28 - News
Warren Buffett, in his 1989 letter, said that the cost of thumb sucking had been huge for his shareholders.
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March 22 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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March 22 - News
The 2000s were the decade of the low-cost carrier in the American airline industry. Southwest Airlines Co.
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March 20 - News
Investors want dividend income, and most companies have been more than willing to deliver higher dividends to their shareholders.
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March 19 - News
Discount airline Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE) is both a survivor and a champion. When oil rose to $147 per barrel, many airlines struggled to survive.
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March 17 - News
With Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) hitting a 52-week and all-time high on Mar.
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March 17 - News
United Airlines had a surprisingly strong February, leading the major airlines in unit revenue gains for the first time since 2011.
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March 12 - News
That's hardly the most shocking statistic of the obesity epidemic, America's most serious ongoing crisis.
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March 10 - News
Jim Cramer did the unthinkable this week, recommending an airline stock to "Mad Money" viewers.
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March 8 - News
Thanks to rising disposable income and recovering global economies, investing in airlines has again become a profitable affair.
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March 6 - News
While many airline stocks performed well in 2012, their performance over the past three months has been nothing short of extraordinary.
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March 5 - News
The recently announced acquisition of American Airlines by US Airways (NYSE:LCC) is part of a trend towards consolidation in the airline industry, which has been going on for ...
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March 4 - News
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Amazon.com Inc.
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February 28 - News
Many people have become familiar with Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM)'s founder and co-CEO John Mackey due to sound bites blared in media headlines.
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February 25 - News
This phrase by the sage is pretty much spot on. Airline stocks in general have performed awfully over the last decade.
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February 24 - News
The airline industry has seen many mergers in last few years.
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February 23 - News
Although Buffett has been leery of investing in airlines since he fared poorly back in the early 1990s with US Airways Group, Inc.
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February 21 - Hedge Funds
Airlines around the globe are reporting record load factors. Some airliners are even reporting record earnings.
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February 20 - News
The US domestic airline industry has been struggling in the past six or seven years. Apart from a few major airlines, many have been struggling to report profitability.
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February 20 - News
In Sept. 2010, Southwest Airlines Co.
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February 20 - News
Back in the depths of the Great Recession, regional airline operator Republic Airways Holdings Inc.
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February 19 - News
While understanding that the recently announced merger between US Airways Group, Inc.
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February 18 - News
Gone are the days where flying around the country, or even the world, was something only the rich could do. Nowadays, flights are a lot cheaper and more accessible.
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February 16 - News
So the long planned merger between US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC) and AMR, the parent of bankrupt American Airlines, is finally going through.
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February 15 - News
Most major airlines report unit revenue statistics every month.
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February 15 - News
Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE) made a splash a few years ago when it transformed itself into America's first "ultra-low cost carrier." Spirit has very low base fares...
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February 7 - News
The airline industry is known for being among the most competitive and challenging businesses out there. Some well-known 20th century airlines no longer operate today, such ...
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February 6 - Hedge Funds