US Airways

This weekend in Barron's online: the annual ranking of the top 500 companies (as well as finding bargain stocks from the list) and the prospects for airline United Continental, insurer Unum Group and the recently spun-off Phillips 66. Cover Story "Bravo to the Best!" by Jacqueline Doherty. It is...

The earnings crunch rolls on this week. Among those scheduled to step into the spotlight are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). Analysts expect them post year-over-year earnings growth. AT&T (NYSE: T), Boeing...

Airline stocks have been under extreme selling pressure lately, as shrinking margins, high oil/fuel prices, fare battles, and lower overall travel have taken their toll on both current and future profits. The turmoil has made shares of airliners a favorite target of short sellers over the past...

Hudson is out with its report today on US Airways (NYSE: LCC), raising its PT from $11 to $14. In a note to clients, Hudson writes, "No change to our 2011 estimate though we are comfortable introducing a 2012 EPS of $2.40/share (which is predicated on LCC achieving a 4.5% improvement in pricing,...

JP Morgan has published a research report on Airlines as JPM adjust estimates and forecasts on specific airline companies. In the report, JP Morgan writes "LCC Q4 $0.09 now $0.05 – We are reducing our LCC Q4 profit forecast from $0.09 to $0.05 versus $0.20 consensus, with higher fuel slightly...

Deutsche Bank is hosting a conference call today, 9/28 at 10:30am ET with Mike Linenberg to provide the latest views into the U.S. Airline Industry. Call 1-800-309-8606 to participate. Focus stocks for this conference call include: AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI),$4.55 Buy, Price Target $7.00...

Shares of US Airways Group (LLC) surged 10% to $7.55 in trading on news of a possible merger with United Airlines (UAL). United Airline shares rose 6.75% to $20.23. Talks of a possible merger between the two airline giants is nothing new. US Air and United have discussed merging twice before and...

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed huge fines against both US Airways and United Airlines for alleged safety violations involving thousands of flights. The carriers are two of the largest in the U.S., and both stand accused of being out of compliance with airworthiness directives (ADs...

Despite the fact that far fewer people are traveling, the nation's airlines are raking it in when it comes to collecting additional fees for checked baggage, re-booking flights, seat assignments, carrying pets and so on. Department of Transportation (DOT) figures show airlines collected $3.8...

  With the recent increase in airline stock prices, both US Airways and American Airlines has seized the opportunity by offering share sales in an effort to raise cash for general corporate usage. US Airways plans to sell 26.3 million shares publicly with a total value of apporximately $138...