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Southwest, American Airlines Passenger Traffic Gains Altitude
Passenger travel was up in May, according to Southwest Airlines and American Airlines, which includes the results of US airways.
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Why a Boeing 737 Costs up to $110 Million
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…
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Deutsche Bank Says Buy Every Major Airline This Summer, Except for One
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…
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Seven Fresh Dividend Hikes You Should Not Miss
This past week was a rough one for the markets. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and the S&P 500 hit new all-time highs, only to sell off handily from the…
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Southwest Delivers Dividend Hike and New Share Buyback Plan
Southwest Airlines has decided to return even more capital back to its shareholders. The discount airline's board of directors has approved a higher dividend and a new share repurchase program.
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Will Airlines Perform Better in Warmer Weather?
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…
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Southwest Tops Best Frequent Flyer Programs
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…
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Can Airline Stocks Keep Investor Interest After Earnings?
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…
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America’s Best and Worst Airlines
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…
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Cowen Says Buy These Top Airline Stocks Before Earnings
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…
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Southwest Profit Sharing Surges, Union Talks Continue
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.
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J.D. Power: Best Companies at Customer Service
Research firm J.D. Power evaluated 600 brands across nine industries and came up with a list of 50 2014 Customer Champions. The list includes seven health care companies, two airlines and four…
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Southwest Airlines Now Can Fly to All 50 States
With decades-old restrictions removed, Southwest Airlines now can fly to all 50 states. It is free to challenge the huge, merger-created U.S. carriers such as United Continental, Delta Air Lines and American…
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Earnings in the Air: Southwest vs. United
Warren Buffett has said for years that he wants anyone to talk him out of owning an airline. That, of course, was before airlines became wildly profitable.
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December Traffic Results Lift Airlines to New Highs
Shares of major airlines hit new 52-week highs Thursday in the wake of reports of strong traffic in December. That was good news for the companies after several days of storms and…