All Posts Tagged With: "DAL"
(DAL) Is Delta Airlines About to Revolutionize the Airline Industry?
If all goes according to plan, by the end of June, Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL)…
- … will start saving $300 million a year on fuel costs.
- … will add 5,000 new jobs to...
20May2012 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(JBLU) JetBlue Airways Tops Earnings Forecast on Fare Hikes
One of the leading low-cost airlines JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU) reported first quarter 2012 adjusted earnings per share of 9 cents. The quarter’s earnings outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate by...
(AMR) Merger Relief for American Airlines
The rumors about American Airlines, a subsidiary of AMR Corp. (AMR), merging with another airline have been heating up since the company filed for bankruptcy protection in November last year. Finally, the market buzz appears to be coming true with the three labor unions of...
(LUV) Southwest Airlines Analyst Rating Slips to Underperform
We are downgrading our long-term recommendation on Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) to Underperform owing to feeble macro data points in the entire airline industry and the company’s weak outlook for the first...
(DAL) Delta Reports Lower January Traffic
Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) reported a 1.5% year-over-year traffic decline in January. Airline traffic is measured in billions of revenue passenger miles, which means one mile flown by one passenger. Given...
(DAL) Delta Air Lines Outperforms on Higher Fares
The second largest U.S. airline Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported fourth quarter 2011 adjusted earnings of 45 cents per share surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8 cents. The outstanding performance in...
(JBLU) JetBlue Airways Earnings Beat on Higher Passengers
The discounted U.S. airline JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU) delivered fourth quarter adjusted earnings per share of 8 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate as well as the year-ago earnings of 3 cents...
(DAL) Airlines Offering Solid Returns
Despite the fact that air carriers are losing money due to persistent market turmoil and surging fuel prices, we believe airline stocks are offering attractive returns and are the best bets at this point in time.
The airline industry is consolidating in order to regain...
(DAL) American Airlines Sees Three Possible Buyers
The airline industry is likely to see another major consolidation. American Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of AMR Corporation, is looking for a suitable partner to merge with. In this regard, Delta Air Lines Inc. (
14Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(JBLU) JetBlue Airways Traffic Surges in December
JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU) reported an encouraging 14.3% year-over-year increase in traffic for the month of December. Airline traffic is measured in revenue passenger miles, which implies one mile...
(JPM) JPMorgan Delivers Unlikely Friday the 13th Report
Stocks will find it difficult to sustain their upward drift of recent days in the face of lackluster results from banking bellwether JP Morgan (JPM) and the absence of anything meaningful on the economic...
(UAL) Airline Stock Outlook – January 2012 – Industry Outlook
The airline industry was hit hard in 2011, by the unrelenting market turmoil and rising fuel costs after a strong rebound in 2010. Major carriers experienced declining year-over-year earnings and revenues. Unfortunately, we foresee a similar scenario in 2012.
Conditions...
(LUV) Southwest Airlines Adds More 737s to Fleet
One of the leading domestic carrier, Southwest Airlines (LUV) ordered 208 Boeing (BA) 737 MAX jetliners worth $19 billion, representing the...
(RPM) U.S. Airline Traffic Slows in November
The airline industry needs to figure out ways to counter rising fuel expenses, which is estimated at $178 billion for this year and $198 billion for the next. Fuel will account for 30% of industry costs compared with 13% a decade ago. Despite higher ticket prices and improved...
(DAL) Delta to Buy Minority Stake in GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes
The second largest U.S. airline Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) plans to acquire a minority stake in Brazil’s second largest airline GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (
9Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(UAL) Global Airlines Head to Weak 2012
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) cut its global airline industry profit forecast to $3.5 billion for 2012, with a net profit margin of 0.6%. Previously, in September, the Association had forecast profits of $4.9 billion.
Tougher conditions will likely...
(UAL) United Continental Holdings Earns FAA Certification
The largest U.S. airline United Continental Holdings Inc. (UAL), created by the merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines last year, received a single operating certificate from Federal Aviation Administration...
(AMR) AMR and US Airways Flying Together?
Another airline consolidation is seemingly in the wind. Chances of American Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of AMR Corporation (AMR) merging with US Airways Group Inc. (
30Nov2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(JBLU) JetBlue Wins Flight Auction (revised)
JetBlue (JBLU) has made its way through the flight auction at New York’s LaGuardia and Washington’s Reagan airports, edging out one of the largest discounted airlines –– Southwest...
(DAL) Airlines Rebound Adding New Flights
After a prolonged battle with soaring jet fuel prices and capacity pullback to optimize the cost structure, airline companies are on a spree to expand network capacity. Companies like Delta (DAL), JetBlue...
(JBLU) JetBlue Wins Flight Slot Auction at New York’s LaGuardia and Washington’s Reagan Airports
JetBlue (JBLU) has made its way through the flight auction at New York’s LaGuardia and Washington’s Reagan airports, edging out one of the largest discounted airlines –– Southwest...
(RPM) U.S. Air Traffic Shows Mixed for October
Air traffic remained mixed in October, like the month before. Airline traffic is measured in billions of revenue passenger miles (RPM), which implies one mile flown by one passenger.
The consolidated October traffic fell 5.1% at the largest U.S. airline United...
(UAL) United Continental Holdings Profit Falls as Costs Rise
The largest U.S. airline United Continental Holdings Inc. (UAL) has reported third quarter adjusted earnings of $2.00 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.06. Rising fuel prices and merger...
(JBLU) JetBlue Airways Posts In Line Earnings Report
Discount U.S. airline JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU) third quarter adjusted earnings per share of 12 cents matched the Zacks Consensus Estimate but was below the year-ago earnings of 18 cents.
Total...
(DAL) Delta Soars in Third Quarter
Delta Air Lines (DAL), the second largest U.S. airline, has reported third quarter adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 91 cents that matched the Zacks Consensus Estimate. On a GAAP basis, earnings shot up...
(LUV) Southwest Airlines Fuel Contracts Dampen Third Quarter Earnings
Before the opening bell, the low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) declared its third quarter 2011 adjusted earnings of 15 cents per share. The quarter’s results beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate...
(RPM) Mixed Aviation Industry Traffic in September
Despite a strong profit outlook for 2011 by The International Air Transport Association (IATA) as well as fare hikes and capacity pull backs, air carriers posted mixed traffic results in September primarily on fluctuations in economic conditions and debt concerns in Europe.
Airline...
(C) Stock Market News for September 26, 2011 – Market News
After four consecutive days of heavy sell-offs, markets edged up modestly on Friday, bringing to a close one of their worst weeks in almost three years. Mounting fear and anxiety over Europe’s debt crisis coupled with the Federal Reserve’s gloomy forecast about the US...
(LUV) Southwest Airlines Capacity Growth On Hold
The largest U.S. low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines (LUV) plans to keep next year’s capacity relatively flat with the 2011 level. The company might not increase flights even in 2013.
The decision...
(DAL) Delta Air Lines and Virgin to Share Codes
The second largest U.S. airline Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) will start codesharing its flights with Virgin Australia on the trans-Pacific route from November.
The move is part of the joint venture between...