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Air Cargo Traffic Continues to Slide

Posted: November 28, 2011 at 8:51 am

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports that air freight volume fell by 4.7% in October, compared with the same month a year ago. Passenger traffic increased by 3.6% ...
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Southwest, Oversold & Poised For Recovery Against Legacy Carriers (LUV, UAL, LCC, DAL, AMR, JBLU)

Posted: November 22, 2011 at 8:20 am

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is now sometimes considered a discount carrier and sometimes considered a legacy carrier, but it still has among the most loyal customer base and it ...
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Another Shipping Bankruptcy Filing Could Signal More on the Way (GMR, ONAVQ, TNK, OSG, NAT, FRO, NM, DRYS)

Posted: November 18, 2011 at 9:59 am

An over-supply of product leading to a steep drop in price has claimed another victim. No, this is not a story about a solar PV maker, but about shipping, where ...
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Expected Price Gains in Transportation Stocks (CSX, NSC, UNP, CP, DSX, DRYS, EXM, FRO, JBHT, LSTR)

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 2:06 pm

Transportation stocks get a lot more attention as economic bellwethers than they do as market participants. Railroads, ships, and trucks are not particularly glamorous, and the industries are so ...
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Boeing Takes Off, Raises Guidance (BA, EADSY, LUV, ALK, DAL, UAL, LCC, JBLU, FAA)

Posted: October 26, 2011 at 10:00 am

For all its struggles with new airplanes, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) put up some pretty big numbers for the third quarter. The company’s EPS of $1.46, sharply above the ...
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Significant Price Gains Expected For Airlines Stocks (AMR, DAL, UAL, LUV, LCC, JBLU, ALK, HA, SAVE)

Posted: October 21, 2011 at 1:38 pm

The airlines industry is in a very bad way, unless you are a Wall Street analyst making upside predictions for a sector that Warren Buffett hates. High fuel costs and ...
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S&P Upgrade of Ford Signals Dividend Is Closer (F, GM)

Posted: October 21, 2011 at 11:00 am

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) may not yet quite be investment grade, but the company is getting closer and closer.  Friday morning brought the news that Standard & Poor's has raised the debt ...
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AMR Rumor Mill Builds Momentum (AMR)

Posted: October 17, 2011 at 11:18 am

AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) was halted, but not for 'News Pending' as you often see.  This morning's halt was after a single circuit-breaker was triggered.  No news has been issued ...
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Rental Car M&A Crashes on the Interstate (DTG, HTZ, CAR, ZIP, GM)

Posted: October 11, 2011 at 10:46 am

In late August, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. (NYSE: DTG) demanded that its suitors, Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) and Avis Budget Group Inc. (NYSE: CAR), make an offer ...
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Can AMR Possibly Be In Trouble With Better Traffic Metrics? (AMR)

Posted: October 5, 2011 at 5:18 pm

AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) is a company we noted earlier this week which might have been the victim of overly aggressive reporting that turned into bankruptcy rumors.  It is rare that ...
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The Bankruptcy Rumor Mill Heads Toward AMR (AMR, EK, BAC)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 12:39 pm

AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) is in trouble.  That is at least what the rumor mill is trying to signal.  What may seem like aggressive reporting over the weekend has added fuel ...
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Downgrading Airlines on Traffic Concerns (LCC, UAL, LUV, ALK, SAVE)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 10:21 am

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) paints a bleak outlook for passenger and freight carriers as economic worries intensify. And the impact of that weak forecast is beginning to take ...
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Europe Hits Struggling Airlines With Carbon Tax (AMR, UAL, DAL)

Posted: September 28, 2011 at 10:57 am

The European Union plans to initiate a plan next year that would force any major airline that flies to a European destination to participate in the European cap-and-trade system designed ...
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US Energy Review Puts Focus on Electric Vehicles (HMC, TM, GM, F, NSANF, ADM, VLO, CLNE)

Posted: September 28, 2011 at 9:51 am

If the US has an energy policy -- a big if -- that policy turns on two factors. One, reducing energy imports; and two, reducing environmentally harmful emissions. How the ...
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Bright Spot in Shipping: LNG Carriers (TGP, GLNG, APA, ECA, EOG)

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 12:01 pm

Day rates for shippers of container, crude oil, and dry bulk cargoes have been hit hard this year as an over-supply of vessels and general concerns about the weak global ...
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