Airlines
Forward Air: In it for the long haul
Despite the economic doldrums and sky-high fuel costs, Forward Air is moving forward as it hauls out a plan that includes organic growth and acquisitions. | Nasdaq: FWRD |Comment
Hawaiian Holdings: Surviving the turmoil
The airline industry has been among the hardest hit by spiraling oil prices, but Hawaiian Holdings, Inc., which owns Hawaiian Airlines, is flying high. | Nasdaq: HA |Comment
US Airways soars 21% on falling crude prices
US Airways Group Inc. (NYSE:LCC) is up more than 21% today as the price of crude oil continues to drop. The Tempe, Ariz.-based airline company posted a second-quarter loss on Tuesday as surging... | NYSE: LCC |Comment
Babcock & Brown Air rises 17% up on lower crude prices
Aircraft holding company Babcock & Brown Air Limited (NYSE:FLY) is up 17% today on above-average volume due to the price of crude oil continuing to decline. | NYSE: FLY |Comment
JetBlue posts Q2 loss but beats analyst estimates
JetBlue Airways Corporation (Nasdaq:JBLU) reported a net loss that beat analyst estimates ahead of the opening today, sending shares up 8% in pre-market trading. | Nasdaq: JBLU |Comment
UAL up 10% in pre-market on analyst upgrade
United Airlines Inc.’s holding company UAL Corporation (Nasdaq:UAUA) is up more than 10% in pre-market trading after analysts at J.P. Morgan upgraded the company before the opening to... | Nasdaq: UAUA |Comment
Continental Airlines posts Q2 loss but beats analyst expectations
Continental Airlines Inc. (NYSE:CAL) is up 3% in pre-market trading today, even after the airline’s before-the-open report of a quarterly loss. | NYSE: CAL |Comment
AirTran up 11% on lower crude, despite two downgrades
AirTran Holdings Inc. (NYSE:AAI) is up more than 11% today despite two downgrades. Analysts at Credit Suisse downgraded AirTran to “neutral” from “outperform” and Moody’s Investor... | NYSE: AAI |Comment
Alaska Air sinks 14% on record-high crude prices
Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE:ALK) is down 14% to a 52-week low as higher crude prices drag down the airline industry. | NYSE: ALK |Comment
Travelzoo loses 8%, hits 52-week low as rising gas prices curtail travelers
Travelzoo Inc. (Nasdaq:TZOO) shares were down 8% Tuesday as many of the Internet media company’s clients’ stocks dropped | Nasdaq: TZOO |Comment
AirMedia Group shares up after revised Q2 guidance
AirMedia Group Inc. (Nasdaq:AMCN) shares jumped 14% Wednesday after the company’s anticipated 2008 second-quarter guidance was revised to $29 million to $30 million, up from earlier estimates of... | Nasdaq: AMCN |Comment
LMI Aerospace rises on higher Q4 earnings
LMI Aerospace, Inc. (Nasdaq: LMIA) shares are rising after the maker of airplane parts posted after the opening a 43% surge in fourth-quarter earnings. | LMIA |Comment
ExpressJet Holdings CEO "pleased" with March bookings
ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: XJT) CEO James Ream the company is “pleased” with the quantity and quality of bookings during March. Ream made the comments during a morning conference call. | XJT |Comment
AeroCentury: Ready for takeoff
The airline industry is an ugly industry characterized by skyrocketing costs and fierce competition, but AeroCentury Corp. (AMEX: ACY) seems to have carved out a niche that’s paying off. | ACY |Comment
Universal Travel Group: Hit the road, Jack
Gone are the days when going on vacation meant the obligatory trip to visit your obnoxious in-laws in Hoboken. For the adventurous spirits traveling to, from, or in China, Universal Travel Group... | UTVG |Comment
AeroCentury Corp.: The real friendly skies
Investors have been flying high with AeroCentury Corp. (AMEX: ACY), a leaser of used regional aircraft and engines. | ACY |Comment
Mesa Air Group drops on delayed financial filings
Mesa Air Group, Inc. (OTC: MESA) shares are sliding after the Phoenix, Ariz.-based company delayed its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings statement until Jan. 15. In fiscal 2006, the operator of... | MESA |Comment
Astronics Corporation: Ready for takeoff
Shooting for the stratosphere is routine for the aircraft that use the electronics equipment made by Astronics Corporation (Nasdaq: ATRO). | ATRO |Comment
CFO: ABX Air on track to achieve FY07 markup goals
ABX Air, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABXA) CFO Quint Turner said the airline cargo transporter was on track to achieve “nearly 100%” of its incremental markup goals at the end of the third quarter. Turner... | ABXA |Comment
AeroCentury Corp. Q3 results beat sole analyst estimate, net rises 230%
Shares of AeroCentury Corp. (Amex: ACY) are jumping today after the aircraft leasing company reported third-quarter results above a sole analyst’s estimates. | ACY |Comment
ExpressJet Holdings CEO: Company may go private
ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: XJT) shares jumped after the operator of regional flights said it may go private and investors hoped for a renewed contract with Continental Airlines, Inc. (NYSE:... | XJT |Comment
Allegiant Travel: The sky's the limit
Over the past several years, civil aviation has seen more than its fair share of turbulence, but one high-growth small cap is flying high while carving out a cut-rate niche at underserved airports. | UAUA |Comment
MTC Technologies' sub awarded $7.8M for aircraft radio modification
MTC Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTCT), which provides aircraft modernization and sustainment, professional services, and logistics to the Department of Defense and national security agencies,... | MTCT |Comment
Air Methods Corp.: Flying high
When seconds count in getting the sick and injured to a hospital, helicopters from Air Methods Corp. often answer the call. The Colo.-based company supplies the aircraft and services that both... | AIRM |Comment
Frontier: Changes in the air
Frontier Airlines is having a bear of a time keeping analysts from lumping it indiscriminately with some of its more troubled peers. There are some hard-to-ignore changes in the air for... | FRNT |Comment
Air T raises profit in 2007
Shares of overnight air cargo services provider Air T, Inc. have lifted off following news the company increased its annual profit. | AIRT |Comment
Value Find: Avantair, Inc.
After a bumpy ride into the public markets, shares of Avantair, Inc. (OTCBB: AAIR) could be ready to take flight. | AAIR |3 Comments
MAIR Holdings to focus on core business
MAIR Holdings (Nasdaq: MAIR) will focus on its core business by expanding with aviation related acquisitions, a company official said in an earnings conference call Wednesday. | MAIR |Comment
Rackable Systems, Inc. leads small-cap pre-market volume
Rackable Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: RACK) was mentioned on CNBC Tuesday morning as a potential takeover candidate. Bear Stearns reportedly downgraded Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRMP)... | RACK |Comment
Agile Software Corp. leading Wednesday small-cap volumes
Overhill Farms: Riding the prepared-foods craze
Shares of Overhill Farms have already more than doubled this year, thanks in part to some aggressive expansion plans. Are the company's growth projections really enough to make it the small-cap... | OFI |Comment
