Despite rumors that airlines will start weighing passengers like freight--and charging them accordingly--all the major carriers tell us it's not going to happen. Yet.   Read More

Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Smithfield Foods and Compuware popped while Manitowoc and Las Vegas Sands dropped.   Read More

Are airline stocks losing altitude as crude oil futures are taking off again, moving into the $100 a barrel territory?  The AMEX Airline Index (.XAL), an airline sector tracker has dropped more than 24% in the past six months, weighed by a surge in oil.  However, the index is up 3% YTD.  Here are the index components - only one is for the past six months...   Read More