airline stocks

By many measures 2017 was a decent year for airline investors, but heading into 2018 one name sticks out as best in class: Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV). The Analyst Atlantic Equities' Lindsay Bettiol upgraded Southwest Airlines' stock from Neutral to Overweight with a price...

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) and Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL) both reported their respective financial and operating metrics on Tuesday. Alaska Air said it saw a 7.4 percent increase in traffic throughout September on a 4.2 percent increase in capacity. Load factor rose 2.5 percent to...

Airline stocks were, for the most part, notably strong on Wednesday, coinciding with Cowen's Global Transportation Conference where several airliners revealed a glimpse into their monthly metrics. Coinciding with the conference, several airline companies also released supplemental data and guidance...

Billionaire hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman was a guest on CNBC's "Fast Money: Halftime Report" Wednesday to discuss his holdings and views on the market. Cooperman said that he is attracted to the airline sector given stable fuel costs as well as a "ridiculously low" valuation for the group....

United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE: UAL) announced late Monday afternoon that Scott Kirby has been named president of United Airlines. As part of his duties in the newly created role, Kirby will assume responsibility for United's operations, marketing, sales and alliances, among other duties....

According to the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), a technology solutions company that closely monitors and tracks the airline based travel industry, total airline ticket transactions rose in the month of June, but total sales in dollars of ticket sales actually fell. Throughout June, a total...

Sentiment veered south for airlines Wednesday as analysts seemed to agree post-Brexit traffic concerns, failure to improve per-seat revenues and significant jet fuel cost headwinds will likely keep stocks in the sector from taking off. Credit Suisse Weighs In Below is a sampling of airline action...

Credit Suisse detailed in a research report on Thursday the findings from its quarterly airline survey of hedge funds and large investors. The survey consisted of 62 participants and found that only 45 percent of those surveyed are overweight airlines, down from 61 percent in mid-March. Long-only...

Raymond James' airline analyst Savanthi Syth was a guest on CNBC's "Squawk On The Street" segment on Thursday to discuss her latest "quarterly seat check" report. According to Syth's checks, unit revenue for the airline industry has fallen 6 percent in the recent quarter, but fuel costs have fallen...

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL) said in an investor presentation on Monday that it plans on reducing its capacity plan for the bottom half of 2016. Specifically, the company plans on removing around 1 point of planned capacity growth for the fourth quarter and for overall capacity growth to...

Ed Bastian, Chief Executive Officer of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL) discussed various challenges facing the airline industry with a particular focus on subsidies that Gulf countries provide to their flag carrier airlines. Speaking to Bloomberg's Erick Schatzker, Bastian said he has...