...observers say that's not likely, given the risky business of investing in airlines. Soaring fuel prices have hit all airline stocks hard, but especially in the case of Delta and Northwest after they said this week they do not plan to cut capacity...

...Airways' total topped $1.9 billion and other carriers engaged in similar plans. The repurchases did boost the airline stocks, which pleased both average investors and executives eager to get pay raises and cash in their own options. But...

...narrowed their industrywide loss estimates for the third quarter. And while losses for the year could top $6 billion, airline stocks have risen sharply from historic lows a few months ago. Analysts expect third-quarter net profits from at least...

...grew increasingly confident of a rebounding economy. Airline stocks surged after Merrill Lynch said the worst of the industry's...need some clear evidence the economy is improving." Airline stocks were winners after Merrill Lynch upgraded the sector...

...post-Thanksgiving shopping season," said Jim Russell, director of core equity strategy for Fifth-Third Bank in Cincinnati. Airline stocks took a hit following a downgrade of AMR, parent of American Airlines, from Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. AMR...

UAL stock sinks on rumors CHICAGO -- United Airlines' stock plummeted 20 percent Friday on a new round of published speculation about the chances that its protracted financial struggles might...

...but you can't argue with the performance. The management team leading this fund had built up a large weighting in airline stocks when Sept. 11 happened. Those events have hampered both the airline industry and this fund since. However, the...

...a Memphis investor. Her portfolio suffered more in 2001 than during 2000, but it didn't stop her from buying airline stocks on hopes for the future. That attitude accounted for much of the trading on Wall Street. Despite a year where setbacks...

...would stabilize. Worries about security after a reported bombing attempt aboard a U.S. passenger plane hurt some airline stocks but failed to send the broader market lower. Analysts weren't surprised by the lackluster session, noting that...

...attacks and how long the economy will suffer. Even airline stocks were up. The Dow closed Monday up 368.05, or 4...71, recouping some heavy losses from last week. Airline stocks, which fell sharply because hijacked commercial planes...