Airline Stocks Losing Altitude On US Ebola Scare

Shares of Airline stocks are trading lower this morning following the first confirmed case of Ebola in the United States. An unidentified man who contracted the ebola virus flew from Liberia to Dallas, where he is now being quarantined. Although no major carriers have routes to Liberia, the fear of reduced air travel due to ebola concerns apparently is enough to send the major airline stocks lower this morning. The major US Airlines in the pre-market: -United Continental

- down 2.1 percent -American Airlines

- down 2.2 percent -Delta Airlines

- down 2 percent