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All of the major airline stocks are trading higher this morning on the back of declining oil prices. Since mid-February most of the major airline stocks have come under sharp selling pressure as oil began to climb higher by nearly 30.0 percent. The Guggenheim Airline ETF (NYSE:FAA) is trading higher this morning by 0.55 cents [...]

Raytheon Company (RTN) has been awarded a $177 million contract modification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to continue deployment of the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System, or STARS, under the FAA’s terminal automation, modernization and replacement program. STARS is jointly managed by the FAA and Department of Defense. It is a highly reliable air [...]

(RTN) Raytheon Awarded $177 Million FAA Air Traffic Control System Contract

Airline stocks are coming under pressure this morning after the large spike higher in oil. Airline stocks are particularly sensitive to crude and energy prices. Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE:DAL) is one of the largest passenger carriers in the world. The stock is declining lower by 0.80 cents this morning to $10.68 a share. The [...]

After barely scraping through a two-year recession and a global financial meltdown, the airline industry's struggle to sustain a turnaround is now being threatened by rising fuel prices and nasty winter weather.

Civil unrest in Egypt combined with surging demand have already boosted oil prices by 20% since last June, setting off alarm bells among the nation's carriers. Now, a series of winter storms that began in December has slashed airlines' revenues by tens of millions of dollars.

Most carriers, other than AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), made sizable profits for all of 2010, including records for some carriers. But expectations for 2011 are shrinking now that fuel prices have risen and a relentless series of winter storms have forced thousands of flight cancellations.

The economic downturn in 2009 and the oil price hike in 2008 had hit the airline industry hard. Now, with a revival in the economy, demand for air travel is improving. Revenue and profits of U.S. carriers are increasing with a surge in ticket demand, higher fares as well as improved revenues collected from extra [...]

(DAL) Airline Industry Outlook – January 2011 – Industry Outlook

According to a story from the Seattle Times, Boeing’s Dreamliner is bogged down in problems. A top Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official 10 days ago warned Boeing that without further proof of the plane’s reliability, it won’t be certified to fly the long intercontinental routes that airlines expect it to serve. Meanwhile, on the production [...]

Overall Outlook is Positive The economic downturn and the oil price spike before it had negatively affected the airline industry over the past two years. Now, with the economy on the mend, albeit at a slower-than-expected pace, demand for air travel is increasing from last year’s depressed levels. To combat the recessionary effects, the airlines cut costs, [...]

(DAL) Airline Industry Outlook – Sept. 2010 – Industry Outlook

Virginia-based software major Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) has completed the upgrade of its hardware technology platform for 82 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) remote sites. Financial details on the deal were not divulged. The hardware upgrade will facilitate in modernizing air traffic management in those FAA sites. Computer Sciences was awarded the contract by FAA, long back in [...]

(CSC) Computer Sciences Corporation Upgrades Platform

United Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of UAL Corp. (UAUA), plans a test flight on two flights between the U.S. and Europe to reveal its new fuel-saving techniques. The test flight will go on a round trip from Frankfurt to Chicago on a United 777. The company stated that these new fuel-saving techniques expect to save [...]

(UAUA) United Airlines Plans Test Flights For Their New Fuel Savings Plan

Harris Corp. (HRS), a member of The Boeing Company team, has won a part of a $7 billion Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ) contract to provide the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with mission analysis and systems engineering services. This 10 year contract aims to offer support to the National Airspace System’s transition to the Next Generation Air [...]

(HRS) Harris Wins Major Contract For Federal Aviation Administration

General Dynamics (GD) won a ten-year $1.2 billion contact from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), aimed at modernizing the US air traffic control system. The company, one of the three selected contractors, will support FAA’s System Engineering 2020 Research and Development/Mission Analysis Support program. General Dynamic’s prime areas of focus will be to improve operational activities, [...]

(GD) General Dynamics Earns Award of $1.2 Billion FAA Contract

When Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted last week, few investors imagined that the ash spewing forth would cause wilting fruit in Kenya, rotting mozzarella in Italy, or flowerless weddings in New York City. The ripples throughout the world from the most recent act of nature served as a reminder of the extent to which global economies ...

European airspace that was closed due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland is expected to reopen to flights today after experts stated that planes could fly through thinner parts of the ash, however this move will likely do nothing to boost the tarnished transportation sector. According to major European airlines, this natural disaster has been a ...

Direxion, one of the leaders in the rapidly-expanding leveraged ETF space, has filed for approval on 36 new ETFs, including two non-leveraged products. The Direxion Auto Shares would seek to match the performance of the Indus Global Auto & Auto Suppliers Index, a benchmark that consists of approximately 30 companies engaged in the manufacturing, maintenance, ...

The airline industry encountered some unexpected turbulence this week when an eruption beneath Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano began spewing ash and dust into the atmosphere. The eruption has continued since then, grounding air travel across much of Western and Northern Europe. The blast, which was not very large compared to other eruptions in the past, mixed ...

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The airline industry is no stranger to the headlines. This sector has been in focus quite regularly in recent years as reports of bankruptcies, restructurings, and strikes have become common occurrences. But the last year has seen some some positive developments mixed in with the bad. The flow of red ink has been stemmed as ...

The first quarter of 2010 is officially in the books, with global equity markets calming after a rocky start to post impressive gains in March. Most ETFs finished the first quarter–a three month period many investors saw as a critical test of the recovery’s staying power–in positive territory. Of course some funds performed better than ...