The airline industry has been critiqued and accused of being a lost investment for some time.
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June 10 - News
Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE) was in 15 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. SAVE has experienced an increase in hedge fund interest recently.
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June 10 - News
The International Air Transportation Association recently released financial metrics detailing the profitability prospects for the nation's major passenger air carriers in 2013...
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June 10 - News
Once the pariah of Wall Street, airline stocks are among the top performers in 2013.
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June 7 - News
Airlines have long been considered higher risk investments.
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June 7 - News
In April, United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) increased the infamous change fee by $50 from $150 to $200, a move quickly matched by US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC).
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June 4 - News
The battle for New York is heating up. America's two largest airlines, United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) and Delta Air Lines, Inc.
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June 4 - News
It is not common for airline companies to instate dividends. Instead, carriers implement share-buyback programs to bring capital appreciation to their shareholders.
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May 31 - News
FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) has run into turbulence in the past year or two, as the global economy has not recovered from the Great Recession as quickly as expected.
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May 30 - News
In an industry where mergers are shaking up the very structure of airlines, United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) has proved to be no exception.
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May 29 - News
To the delight of its shareholders, Southwest Airlines Co.
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May 29 - News
The best thing about the stock market is that you can make money in either direction. Historically, stock indexes have tended to trend up over the long term.
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May 29 - News
One of the biggest surprises this month had to be the announcement by Delta Air Lines, Inc.
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May 28 - News
United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) was in 46 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
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May 28 - News
What a difference a mega-order makes! Recently, I discussed Embraer SA (ADR) (NYSE:ERJ)'s disappointing first quarter in light of its long-term prospects.
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May 28 - News
David Tepper, the founder of Appaloosa Management, has delivered extremely high annualized returns of 27.4% over the past 15 years, beating the S&P 500's annualized return of ...
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May 28 - Hedge Funds
"Upgauging" -- replacing small airplanes with larger ones -- has become an important trend in the airline industry in the past five years.
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May 24 - News
The airline industry is extremely competitive. Price wars can drive profitability down for many competitors and cause customer service issues.
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May 24 - News
In The Intelligent Investor, Benjamin Graham defined a bargain issue as one which, on the basis of facts established by analysis, appears to be worth considerably more than it...
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May 23 - News
Despite the low profit margins, little revenue growth and near-perfect competition in the airline industry, shares of major airline companies have spiked in the past several months...
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May 21 - News
Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE) has rallied 63% YTD to all-time high levels. While other major airlines such as Delta Air Lines, Inc.
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May 15 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL), Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV), US Airways Group, Inc.
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May 13 - News
Here at The Motley Fool, we firmly believe that buying business over the long haul gives investors the best chance for succeeding in the stock market.
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May 13 - News
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) has had an outstanding performance this year. The stock has rallied 53% YTD, while the S&P 500 has improved 14%.
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May 10 - News
Investors have favored Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE) this year, with the stock up more than 50% year-to-date.
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May 10 - News
"A policy row caused by the infusion of outside money into Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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May 10 - News
If March was a month to forget for the major U.S. airlines, then April was a month to mourn.
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May 10 - News
According to a recent IATA report, global air travel will rise by 5.4% in 2013 in spite of difficult macro-economic conditions in developed economies.
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May 8 - News
Last month, Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:HA) -- the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines -- reported its second straight disappointing quarter. Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
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May 6 - News
While air travel is such a vital consumer activity in the total economic mix, the business of providing air travel as it currently is doesn't seem to be lively at all.
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May 2 - News
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
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
A price war is brewing between United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) and Virgin America on two lucrative transcontinental routes.
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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
Underfunded pension plans represent one of the biggest potential financial problems facing the nation.
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April 27 - News
The Federal Aviation Administration has been forced to cut its 2013 budget as part of the sequester mechanism implemented to reduce the federal deficit.
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April 24 - News
Often when we're presented with facts about the environment, the numbers used can be so astronomically high, and the language so confusingly jargon-ish, that its tough for the...
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April 22 - News
Bankrupt carrier American Airlines is on track to merge with smaller rival US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC) later this year.
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April 22 - News
Warren Buffett is known for having a long-held aversion to airline stocks.
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April 21 - News
DALLAS (AP) -- American Airlines resumed most flights Wednesday, a day after a massive technology failure forced the nation's third-largest carrier to ground all planes from coast...
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April 17 - News
The merger of US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC) and American Airlines took another step closer to reality, and airline stocks across the industry cheered the news.
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April 16 - 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
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
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
Ever since American Airlines and US Airways Group, Inc.
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April 3 - News
Or maybe not. Yesterday, on April Fool's Day no less, the financial media grasped onto a particularly peculiar story. "Airline Returns Refute Buffett Aversion to U.S.
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April 2 - News
In this full interview with Doug Levy, he discusses his new book, Can't Buy Me Like.
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April 1 - News
The recent announcement that American Airlines and US Airways Group, Inc.
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March 30 - News