American Airlines Group Inc.When shares of U.S. Airways closed on their last trading day before the company’s December merger with American Airlines, the final share price was $22.95. When the shares opened…
ThinkstockU.S. airlines’ stocks are taking a beating Thursday afternoon as investors react to the turmoil in Iraq and the related rise in the price of crude oil. WTI crude for July delivery…
The FAA last Friday ordered Boeing to modify the technology included on its current models of the 737 single-aisle, narrow-body passenger jet that has been the company's bread-and-butter product since going into…
Wikimedia Commons (Stuart Seeger)Despite consistently high jet fuel prices, the airlines have continued to see their stocks go even higher. When you take a look at what they charge for everything from…
Delta Air Lines announced Monday morning that it has agreed to purchase 15 more A321 aircraft from Airbus for delivery beginning in 2018. That brings Delta's total order for the A321 to…
The results of the new J.D. Power Airline Satisfaction Survey were not a surprise. The two winners have been at the top of their categories for several years: Alaska Airlines and JetBlue…
ThinkstockAirline stocks are having another very good year so far in 2014, after a better-than-solid 2013. Since the beginning of the year, airline stocks are up about 30%, and there does not…
Airplane Wi-Fi provider Gogo reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Monday morning. Shares were up more than 8% in premarket trading.
Wikimedia Commons (Stuart Seeger)Frequent travelers are frequently frustrated by their inability to book a reward seat because the flight they want to take has no more reward seats available — if it…
courtesy of American AirlinesInvestors like the airlines. First-quarter results, for the most part, were strong, and the stocks are mostly higher for the year. All are up quite a bit from lows…
ThinkstockAs an industry, airlines received the fourth-worst score in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) rankings of customer satisfaction. Only pay TV, social media companies and Internet service providers rank lower. Even…
The analysts at Jefferies point out that corporate travel was up in March, and that could bode well for the top companies and the economy. Here are some of the airlines stocks…
Southwest Airlines trumpeted its record $228 million contribution to its profit sharing plan. The payment will be an 88% increase over last year's contribution, as well as the 40th consecutive payment.
ThinkstockWhich is the worst of the American airlines based on consumer complaints? A new reports says Spirit Airlines Inc. (NASDAQ: SAVE). The U.S. PIRG Education Fund released its “The Unfriendly Skies: Five Years of Airline…
When there are only two companies that make a very expensive product, any time there's a chance to take a big order, well, it is a very big deal. Boeing and Airbus…
