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Analysts are estimating an ~4.5% decline in Delta Air Lines’s (DAL) revenue to $10.6 billion for 3Q16.

The airline industry contributes to U.S. economic growth. The industry drives $1.5 trillion in U.S. economic activity. It also generates more than 11 million jobs in the U.S.

Alaska Air Group plans to announce its 4Q15 and 2015 financial results on January 21, 2016. The company had a successful 2014 with record profits of $605 million on revenues of $5.37 billion.

In 1Q17, Alaska Air Group’s (ALK) EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization) is expected to fall 5.8% to $385 million.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) has maintained a low-capacity growth profile throughout 2017. For May 2017, DAL’s capacity growth was flat at 22,072 million miles.

United Airlines reported its second-quarter results on July 21. The quarter hit airlines hard, and they suffered huge losses owing to almost-zero demand.

Delta Air Lines’ adjusted revenue, excluding refinery sales, came in at $1.2 billion. The airline saw a capacity reduction of 85%.

Southwest Airlines stands out due to its strong balance sheet. A Goldman Sachs analyst is bullish about the stock making a strong recovery.

On June 18, to support revenue recovery, JetBlue announced that it will add 30 domestic routes, especially in its leisure markets.

Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) has been gearing up to give other airlines though competition. Air travel demand has been picking up again.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) stock rose in the pre-market trading session today. The shares rose 7.9% in today’s trading session at 8:35 AM ET.

Warren Buffett said that he sold all of his holdings in airline stocks in April. He has been on a selling spree despite the crash in US stock markets.

Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ:SAVE) will likely report its results for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 on May 7 when the market opens.

On Thursday, American Airlines reported its results for the first quarter of fiscal 2020. The company reported lower revenues and higher losses.

United Airlines (NYSE:UAL) has fallen 3.7% in pre-market trading as of 7:03 AM ET today. The airline industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Short-term outlook above expectations The IATA (International Air Transport Association) has revised its forecast upwards on global airline profitability after the free fall of crude oil prices in the second half of 2014. Global net profit for 2014 is now estimated at $19.9 billion, higher than $18 billion projected in June. Profitability is expected to […]

Boeing and Embraer are pushing for a joint venture. In a $4.2 billion deal, Boeing is to buy 80% of Embraer’s commercial aircraft division.

On December 20, United Airlines (UAL) announced that it removed all of the Boeing (BA) 737 MAX aircraft from its flying schedule through June 4.

Today, Southwest Airlines (LUV) announced that it is removing all Boeing (BA) 737 MAX flights from its flying schedule through April 13.

American Airlines has pushed back the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX planes until April 2020. Read about how this will affect AAL and other airlines.

The FAA said that Boeing knowingly certified 133 units of its 737 NG aircraft even though they were installed with faulty parts.

Almost every US airline stock soared last Friday after the US Department of Labor reported stronger-than-expected job market data.

For Boeing, most of 2019 has been about the 737 MAX. It’s curbed the decision about whether to build its 797 model until the 737 MAX crisis is resolved.

There was an overall increase in worldwide passenger traffic and capacity in August. Passenger capacity increase of 5.5% year-over-year and was driven by strong growth in the international market.

The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) requested Boeing (BA) redesign an engine part of its 737NG (Next Generation) aircraft.

With a year-to-date return of 21.9%, JetBlue Airways (JBLU) stock is one of the airline industry’s top performers. Here are analysts’ views on the stock.

Analysts have remained bullish about United Airlines stock. The analysts polled by Reuters provided a consensus “buy” recommendation on the stock.

French aircraft maker Airbus seems to be leveraging the Boeing (BA) 737 MAX fallout by expanding its aircraft production capacity in China.

The EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) expects Boeing’s (BA) grounded 737 MAX aircraft to fly again in the first quarter of 2020.

Australia’s Qantas Airways has completed the inspection of its 33 Boeing 737NG (Next Generation) planes and has grounded three of them.

The global airline industry is large and complex, offering opportunity for informed investors. The largest U.S. carriers are Delta Air Lines (DAL), United Continental (UAL), American Airlines (AAL), and Southwest Airlines (LUV).

JetBlue Airways (JBLU) reported strong Q3 results today. Revenues and earnings beat analysts’ expectations and improved significantly year-over-year.

Boeing’s (BA) 787 Dreamliner program might be in trouble. A major customer has canceled billions of dollars’ worth of orders.

Air New Zealand announced this morning that it had signed a deal with Boeing (BA) to buy eight 787-10 Dreamliner planes, according to Reuters.

Last week, Delta Air Lines’ CEO told Bloomberg that the carrier is still hoping Boeing will build a new midmarket airplane, dubbed the Boeing 797.

In August, Delta Air Lines had the lowest flight cancellation rate and the best on-time performance versus its top peers—Southwest, United, and American.

New regulatory problems may further delay Boeing’s (BA) delivery of its first ultra-long-range 777X series plane, hindering some airlines’ plans.

IATA CEO Alexandre de Juniac has expressed concerns about a rift among global airline regulators over the approval Boeing’s (BA) 737 MAX’s return to service.

Boeing received positive news today. The aircraft manufacturer unveiled that it had received new orders for its twin-aisle wide-body 777-300ER aircraft.

Two major US airlines that own Boeing’s (BA) 737 MAX planes have pulled the model from their schedules until early December.

Boeing (BA) stock closed 4.2% higher yesterday on news of its production ramp-up plan for its troubled 737 MAX planes.

Boeing (BA) stock gained more than 2% on Tuesday. There’s hope that the Boeing 737 MAX planes might return to service quickly.

The 737 MAX fiasco is expected to hurt Boeing’s (BA) second-quarter financial results severely.

Southwest Airlines (LUV) rose over 4% yesterday on social media speculation that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is considering a takeover bid.

Disciplined capacity additions, promotional offers, and marketing strategies to drive traffic have helped United Airlines improve its utilization rate.

Southwest Airlines’ (LUV) traffic or RPM continued to lag its capacity or ASM. The company reported its operating performance on January 8.

Boeing (BA) has been lagging behind Airbus in the order-booking race for the past few years. However, the company seems set on breaking that record this year.

With a return of more than 43% YTD (year-to-date), United Continental (UAL) shares have remained the biggest gainer in 2018.

American Airlines (AAL) has received a consensus “buy” rating from analysts polled by Reuters.

American Airlines’ (AAL) traffic (revenue passenger miles) growth has exceeded its capacity (available seat miles) growth in the first nine months of 2018.