The recent bankruptcy filing by AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), parent of American Airlines, has put a damper on any enthusiasm there might have been among investors for US airlines stocks. A report…
This morning’s announcement by AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), parent of American Airlines, that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection appears to have pushed up the shares of competing US carriers.…
The news flow around the AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) filing for bankruptcy is rampant. Some say it was expected and others believe it was premature. The aim to work its cost structure,…
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 seems to…
AMRComments as noted: Net profit/loss UAL = $773M DAL = $765M ALK = $131M LUV = $122M LCC = $ 95M JBLU = $ 38M AMR = -($162M) While most of the…
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 consensus estimate of…
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 fewer passengers…
Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) Started as Outperform at Baird.…
“Never apologize. It’s a sign of weakness” — John Wayne as Captain Nathan Brittles in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) CEOs are rarely in the business of apologizing. They leave the…
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) may release papers to investigators that show its trading behavior at the start of the credit crisis used flawed math and that the bank did not violate regulations.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) Raised to Positive at Susquehanna.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) Raised to Buy at Brean Murray;…
Three-Year History of Ten Key Metrics for Major US Airlines: (For this analysis United/Continental data is pro forma) Operating Revenue (total of eight airlines) 2008 = $126.2 billion 2009 = $106.7 billion 2010 =…
By Robert Herbst You think you are paying more at the corner gas station? Checkout what the airline industry is looking at! If the current price of jet fuel was the average for the…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) Raised to Buy at Citigroup. ArcelorMittal (NYSE:…
