$100 Airline Ticket Deals, as Carriers Increase Profits
At a time when airplanes are full and airlines are doing well financially, it could be assumed that all fares would be sky high.
At a time when airplanes are full and airlines are doing well financially, it could be assumed that all fares would be sky high.
With the price of oil plunging to a 52-week low, one of the few groups that traded higher was the transports, specifically the airlines.
Considering whether oil and fuel prices may or may not go up in the near future, one key analyst still sees upside to airlines.
Airline stocks were thrashed Wednesday. All the signs point at a price war, and investors are not waiting around to see which company prevails.
An airline industry group expects 222 million passengers to travel between June 1 and August 31, a boon to the U.S.-based carriers.
Pilots for Southwest Airlines have announced that they have formed a "Strike Preparedness Committee" in the event that talks fail to reach a new contract agreement.
Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Alcatel-Lucent, AOL, Cisco Systems, EMC, Netflix and Tesla Motors.
Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include JetBlue Airways, Salesforce.com, Staples, Whiting Petroleum and Yelp.
With April coming to a close on Thursday, it is time for yet another rebalancing of some of the biggest indexes on Wall Street.
JetBlue Airways reported its first-quarter results and guidance Tuesday before the markets opened.
Spirit Airlines's profit margin is currently running just ahead of number two in profitability, Alaska Air.
Spirit Airlines could not have done much worse in the widely regarded American Customer Satisfaction Index, yet its stock has surged over the past five years.
A new report from Deutsche Bank favors the airlines with predominantly domestic routes, due to the strong dollar and currency headwinds.
Monday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades include Anadarko Petroleum, DuPont, FXCM, Garmin, Netflix and Seagate Technology.
In Thursday's trading, all the major airlines hit new 52-week highs following positive earnings reports from United Continental and Southwest Airlines.