DALLAS-- Southwest Airlines Co. said Friday that a key revenue measure was flat in March, another sign that airlines are struggling to sell more high-fare tickets. Southwest, which owns AirTran Airways, said that traffic on the two carriers rose 4 percent last month compared with a year earlier, as passengers flew 9.44 billion miles.
Delta Air fell$. 69 or 4.7 percent, to $14.06. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 10 or 1.5 percent, to $6.40. Southwest Airlines Co. fell$. 22 or 1.7 percent, to $12.58.
*Airlines fall on Asia bird-flu concerns. Airlines stocks also put downward pressure on the market, hit by concerns the spread of bird flu in Asia could hurt air traffic. The fundamentals are not as supportive as they were this time last year, " Gerard Lane, equity strategist at Shore Capital, said.
Delta Air rose$. 19 or 1.3 percent, to $14.75. JetBlue Airways Corp. rose$. 33 or 5.4 percent, to $6.49. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 26 or 2.1 percent, to $12.80.
Delta Air rose$. 05 or. 3 percent, to $14.61. JetBlue Airways Corp. rose$. 13 or 2.1 percent, to $6.29. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 20 or 1.6 percent, to $12.74.
JetBlue Airways Corp. rose$. 12 or 1.9 percent, to $6.28. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 13 or 1.0 percent, to $12.67. US Airways Group fell$. 08 or. 5 percent, to $15.45.
Delta Air fell$. 38 or 2.5 percent, to $14.56. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 18 or 2.8 percent, to $6.16. Southwest Airlines Co. fell$. 14 or 1.1 percent, to $12.54.
MADRID, April 3- International Airlines Group said on Wednesday it had firmed up orders for 18 of Boeing's 787 Dreamliners, a show of confidence in the jet that has been grounded since January because of battery problems.
NEW YORK-- Stocks of major U.S. airlines fell for a second day after US Airways said Wednesday that a key revenue measurement was weaker than expected in March. US Airways blamed the federal government's automatic spending cuts for cutting into last-minute bookings and causing March unit revenue to be flat instead of up 2 to 4 percent, as the airline had predicted.
Delta Air fell$. 62 or 4.1 percent, to $14.32. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 06 or. 9 percent, to $6.28. Southwest Airlines Co. fell$. 09 or. 7 percent, to $12.59.
Delta Air fell$. 07 or. 4 percent, to $14.88. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 01 or. 2 percent, to $6.33. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 07 or. 6 percent, to $12.75.
*US Airways shares down 0.4 pct. April 3- US Airways Group said on Wednesday that federal budget cuts likely hurt a key revenue measure in March because of reduced last-minute demand for flights.
TEMPE, Ariz.-- US Airways said on Wednesday that government spending cuts are hurting business, as a key revenue figure was lower than expected in March. US Airways, the fifth-biggest U.S. airline by traffic, is particularly vulnerable because it is the largest carrier at Washington's Reagan airport, which is favored by travelers on federal business.
Canada was one of more than 30 countries, mostly Western, that benefited from a visa waiver the UAE offered to their citizens. Dubai carrier Emirates had been lobbying the Canadian government to boost its thrice-weekly direct flights to Toronto and more Canadian destinations, with support from the UAE government, but failed to gain greater access.