Aug 3 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines banned shipments of lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros and buffalo trophies on its aircraft on Monday amid international outrage over the killing of Zimbabwe's most famous lion by a American hunter. The No. 2 U.S. passenger carrier is the only American airline to fly directly between the United States

There is no major domestic airline worse than United Continental Holdings (NYSE: UAL) when it comes to on-time arrival performance and customer satisfaction, but the airline's board of directors thinks spending $3 billion on a stock buyback program after reporting its biggest-ever quarterly profit is more important than shoring up its operational deficiencies. Read more

Anti-trust investigations Southwest Airlines (LUV) has received inquiries on pricing as well as details of discussions and meetings in regards to industry capacity. The company is among the big airlines that have come under the scanner for probable price fixing of ticket fares in order to maintain high profits. These inquiries affected the stock prices

On June 24, 2015 a Letter of Agreement was signed that will establish a new 401(k) plan just for pilots. This new plan is scheduled to go online at the beginning of November 2015, and will be similar to the former American all-employee 401(k) plan. The new Pilot 401(k) Plan will feature a consolidated investment

by Amey Stone at BARRON'S FedEx (FDX) stock is now about $10 lower than it was on June 12, the day after it announced it is increasing its dividend and reached a near-term high of $185. Nearly a week after that, it reported disappointing fourth quarter earnings, which added to the slide. On Tuesday it

Southwest Airlines, the primary carrier at Dallas Love Field Airport, has been locked in a battle with rival Delta Airlines over the use of Southwest-owned gates inside the brand-new terminal at the airport. Dallas-based Southwest controls 18 of the 20 city-owned gates in Dallas’ lesser-used airport, and leases one gate to Delta, which currently operates

NEW YORK (TheStreet) --Shares of Delta Airlines (DAL - Get Report) are higher by 1.86% to $42.77 in mid-morning trading on Monday, following a report by Barron's released over the weekend stating shares of the U.S.'s top four carries could rise 15% to 50% in a year. American Airlines (AAL), United Continental (UAL), and Southwest (LUV)

Summary As oil prices remain weak, transports have benefited. In a low energy price environment, high value transportation companies are especially compelling. United Continental has strong fundamentals and low debt, making it a great long term investment. Since oil prices have fallen by about 50% since the middle of last year, many companies now are

Release #: DAL 15.02 Date: June 04, 2015 ATLANTA, Ga. --- This morning, the Negotiating Committee for the pilots of Delta Air Lines, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA), reached a tentative agreement with Delta management on an amended collective bargaining agreement, over six months ahead of the December 31, 2015 amendable