Delta Air fell$. 06 or. 3 percent, to $18.58. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 11 or 1.6 percent, to $6.42. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 21 or 1.5 percent, to $14.35.
Delta Air rose$. 22 or 1.2 percent, to $18.86. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 03 or. 4 percent, to $6.50. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 27 or 1.9 percent, to $14.41.
"Our carriers' international competitiveness and their ability to tap emerging markets, where GDP growth rate is outpacing the U.S. or outpacing some of the European countries, is really what it's all about," said John Heimlich, chief economist at Airlines for America.
Delta Air fell$. 13 or. 7 percent, to $18.83. JetBlue Airways Corp. rose$. 01 or. 2 percent, to $6.54. Southwest Airlines Co. fell$. 11 or. 8 percent, to $14.23.
May 16- More people will likely fly this summer compared with a year ago as U.S. airlines gain a record level of international passengers, an industry association said on Thursday. This week, Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines said revenue trends were improving for May after softness in March and April.
Delta Air rose$. 09 or. 4 percent, to $19.05. JetBlue Airways Corp. rose$. 06 or. 9 percent, to $6.59. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 04 or. 3 percent, to $14.38.
Meanwhile Southwest Airlines Co. said it will delay delivery of new airplanes and fill the gap with used planes to reduce spending over the next five years. Southwest will delay 30 firm orders for Boeing 737 jets, which CEO Gary Kelly said would cut capital spending through 2018 by more than $500 million.
NEW YORK-- A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.:. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose 2.8 percent to $4.38 with 23,716,300 shares traded. Bank of America Corp. rose 1.3 percent to $13.51 with 77,790,900 shares traded.
Delta Air rose$. 69 or 3.8 percent, to $18.94. JetBlue Airways Corp. rose$. 10 or 1.5 percent, to $6.64. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 32 or 2.3 percent, to $14.30.
May 15- Delta Air Lines Inc on Wednesday said it expects improved profit in the second quarter, aided by lower fuel prices. Stable revenues and declining fuel prices "should couple to make for some very nice margin expansion in the quarter," Delta President Edward Bastian told a Bank of America Merrill Lynch conference that was broadcast over the Internet.
Delta Air rose$. 59 or 3.2 percent, to $18.84. JetBlue Airways Corp. rose$. 01 or. 2 percent, to $6.55. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 10 or. 7 percent, to $14.08.
Delta Air rose$. 29 or 1.6 percent, to $18.18. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 07 or 1.1 percent, to $6.54. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 06 or. 4 percent, to $14.01.
Delta Air rose$. 19 or 1.1 percent, to $18.08. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 06 or. 4 percent, to $14.01. US Airways Group rose$. 17 or 1.0 percent, to $17.89.
Delta Air fell$. 28 or 1.5 percent, to $17.86. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 12 or 1.7 percent, to $6.64. Southwest Airlines Co. fell$. 17 or 1.2 percent, to $13.99.
Delta Air fell$. 05 or. 3 percent, to $18.08. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 08 or 1.2 percent, to $6.67. Southwest Airlines Co. fell$. 11 or. 8 percent, to $14.05.
NEW YORK-- Standard& Poor's Ratings Services raised its credit rating on Delta Air Lines Inc. Friday, pointing to Delta's improving financial position and its spending plans. The upgrade comes two days after Delta said it will start paying dividends again, and plans to return $1 billion to shareholders through those dividends and a stock buyback.