787 Dreamliner

Pardon Boeing (NYSE: BA) if the company is starting to feel like part of a Saturday Night Live skit featuring the late Gilda Radner’s famous character, Roseanne Roseannadanna. “It’s always something. If it ain’t one thing, it’s another,” Roseanne would whine while winding her way through one of...

As the summer travel season got underway, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and United Continental (NYSE: UAL) saw sizable declines in short interest. But other players in the U.S. airline industry saw increasing short interest between the May 31 and June 14 settlement dates. These include Allegiant...

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and U.S. Airways (NYSE: LCC) had the largest swings in short interest in the U.S. airline industry between the May 15 and May 31 settlement dates. We take a closer look at these three below. The number of shares sold short in Alaska...

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) had the only sizable upswing in short interest in the U.S. airline industry between the April 30 and May 15 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and U.S. Airways (NYSE: LCC) increased more modestly. Take a closer look at...

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) had the only sizable upswing in short interest in the U.S. airline industry between the April 15 and April 30 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in United Continental (NYSE: UAL) and U.S. Airways (NYSE: LCC) also increased somewhat. We take a closer look...

Short sellers seem to have had their fill of U.S. Airways (NYSE: LCC) during the first two weeks of April, ahead of its impending merger with AMR, parent of American Airlines, which has been in bankruptcy since November 2011. Short interest in U.S. Airways retreated more than six percent, taking...

Short sellers continued to bet on U.S. Airways (NYSE: LCC) during the final two weeks of March, ahead of its impending merger with AMR, parent of American Airlines, which has been in bankruptcy since November 2011. Short interest in U.S. Airways grew about 16 percent. However, short interest in...

By and large, the short interest in U.S.-based airline stocks rose again during the first two weeks of March. The number of shares sold short in Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU), Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE), United Continental (NYSE: UAL...

By and large, the short interest in U.S.-based airline stocks rose again during the final two weeks of February. The number of shares sold short in Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU), Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), United Continental (NYSE: UAL) and U.S. Airways (NYSE:...

Futures Slightly Lower After Mixed Tuesday U.S. equity futures were slightly lower in early pre-market trade after a mixed day on Wall Street Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was able to close at a new record high but the S&P 500 slipped slightly on Tuesday away from its record close...

By and large, the short interest in U.S.-based airline stocks rose again during the first two weeks of February, after mostly declining in the previous period. The number of shares sold short in Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU), Southwest...

By and large, the short interest in U.S.-based airline stocks dwindled during the latter two weeks of January. The number of shares sold short in Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU), Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE), United Continental (NYSE...

Boeing (NYSE: BA), the aircraft maker, reported fourth quarter earnings Wednesday that beat analyst expectations on stronger than expected revenue, sending shares higher. The company also commented on the recent actions taken by federal regulators on the 787 Dreamliner. For the fourth quarter of...

By and large, the short interest in U.S.-based airline stocks rose during the first two weeks of January. The number of shares sold short in Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), JetBlue Airways (NYSE: JBLU), Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE),...

U.S. Airways (NYSE: LCC) Wednesday morning reported fourth quarter earnings per share that beat analyst expectations and shares rose. The company reported strong earnings growth from the same period a year ago as well. For the fourth quarter of 2012, U.S. Airways reported earnings per share of $0....