How Old Is Your Plane? These Airline Fleet Age Rankings May Surprise You
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 12, 10:31AM CDT
You'd be hard-pressed to find a sector that's as capital intensive and competitive as the airline industry. It literally takes billions of dollars these days to get an airline company off the ground. The costs of fueling, maintaining, and purchasing...
Alaska Air Soars Amid Strong Customer Satisfaction
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Apr 11, 5:02PM CDT
Alaska Air Group (ALK), the parent of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air Industries, is riding high amid strong customer satisfaction. The company's flagship Alaska Airlines was ranked No. 1 in a 2013 JD Power satisfaction survey for the sixth straight...
JetBlue March Traffic Grows - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Apr 11, 3:00PM CDT
JetBlue Airways Corporation displayed marginal traffic growth.
Market Hustle: Stock Futures Sink as JPMorgan's Profit Shrinks
at The Street - Fri Apr 11, 7:51AM CDT
U.S. stock futures are sinking as a lackluster JPMorgan Chase earnings report puts another damper on the markets.
IAM Employees at Alaska Airlines Ratify New Five-Year Contract
PR Newswire - Wed Apr 09, 5:58PM CDT
Alaska Airlines' 2,500 clerical, office and passenger service employees, who are represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, have ratified a new five-year contract. The contract was approved by 62 percent of those who voted.
Clerical workers at Alaska Airlines OK contract
AP - Wed Apr 09, 5:56PM CDT
SEATTLE (AP) — Union employees at Alaska Airlines approved a contract that will provide pay raises for about 3,000 clerical, office and passenger-service workers.
Watch for Alaska Air Group to Potentially Pullback After Gaining 4.66% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Apr 09, 4:16PM CDT
Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $91.00 to a high of $95.78. Yesterday, the shares gained 4.7%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $95.46 on volume of 1.3 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
United Continental March Traffic Improves - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 09, 3:10PM CDT
United Continental Holdings Inc.'s March 2014 airline traffic increased 0.7%
Are Airlines Stocks Cruising Smoothly or Hurtling to Earth?
at The Street - Wed Apr 09, 9:30AM CDT
Delta Airlines and Southwest are among five airlines that have reached parabolic altitudes, while two of today's profiled stocks are at cruising altitudes.
Alaska Airlines Offers Double Miles in Eight Seattle Markets Through 2014
PR Newswire - Wed Apr 09, 8:00AM CDT
Alaska Airlines is making it easier for travelers flying to and from Seattle to fly more with double frequent flier miles* on eight of its most popular routes to and from the Emerald City.
American Says Grounded Flights To Hit Q1 Earnings
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Apr 08, 12:04PM CDT
American Airlines (AAL) said grounded flights cut its first-quarter revenue by about $115 million and operating profit by some $60 million as the impacts of harsh winter storms in the East and South continue to ripple through the economy. American...
Growing Alliances, Fruitful Partnerships, and New In-flight Offers - Analyst Notes on American Airlines, Delta, United, Alaska Airlines, and Spirit
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 08, 1:14AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL), Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL), United Continental Holdings Inc. (NYSE: UAL), Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK), and Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ: SAVE). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.AnalystsReview.com/register
Shares of ALK Up 11.4% Since Uptrend Call on Shares
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Apr 07, 5:15PM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) on February 14th, 2014 at $80.61. In approximately 2 months, Alaska Air Group has returned 11.43% as of today's recent price of $89.82.
Alaska Air Group, ArcelorMittal, Visa, MasterCard and Global Payments highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day
PR Newswire - Mon Apr 07, 8:30AM CDT
Zacks Equity Research highlights Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK-Free Report) as the Bull of the Day and ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT-Free Report) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis onVisa Inc. (NYSE:V-Free Report), MasterCard Inc. (NYSE:MA-Free Report) and Global Payments Inc (NYSE:GPN-Free Report).
Alaska Airlines Seeks Government Approval to Begin Seattle-Cancun, Mexico, Service
PR Newswire - Mon Apr 07, 7:00AM CDT
Alaska Airlines submitted its application today to begin seasonal nonstop service between Seattle and Cancun, Mexico. Pending approval by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Mexico Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (DGAC), the airline plans to begin its daily service to Cancun on Nov. 6.
Bull of the Day: Alaska Air Group (ALK) - Bull of the Day
Eric Dutram - ZACKS - Mon Apr 07, 2:54AM CDT
Bull of the Day: Alaska Air Group (ALK) - Bull of the Day
Avis Budget Leads 5 IBD 50 Stocks Holding Up Well
at Investor's Business Daily - Sat Apr 05, 7:02AM CDT
The market is struggling to return to an uptrend, but several companies on the IBD 50 list of top-rated stocks have held up well. Here are five stocks trading near their 52-week highs on today's IBD 50 list: Avis Budget Group (CAR), Myriad Genetics...
Alaska Air Group to Announce Financial Results
PR Newswire - Fri Apr 04, 10:30AM CDT
Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK), the parent company of Alaska Airlines Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc., will announce its first quarter 2014 financial results on Friday, April 25. A conference call is scheduled at 8 a.m. Pacific time/11 a.m. Eastern time. Interested parties may listen to the call via webcast at www.alaskaair.com/investors.
Alaska Air Group Continues to Impress
Philip Saglimbeni, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 04, 10:02AM CDT
The airline industry has always been a notoriously difficult space for investors to navigate over the years. However, one company has made the process of investing in airliners a lot easier. Regional carrier Alaska Air Group , which continues to...