Budget air carriers have been snatching up travelers and market share from troubled legacy carriers for the better part of two decades, and now they're whipping them on the Internet, too.

Airline stocks are mixed in early trading as the price for oil tops $80 a barrel, with most of the major carriers trading down.

Airline stocks declined Tuesday after an industry trade group said the erosion in international premium-traveler numbers accelerated in September.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Alaska Airlines says a strong influx of holiday travelers is lifting November and December bookings, giving it the leverage needed to bump up ticket prices.

The holiday pricing wars have officially begun. Late Thursday Walmart (WMT) announced it would cut the online price of 10 highly anticipated DVD releases to $10. Just hours later Amazon (AMZN) and Target (TGT) answered by lowering the price of online pre-order DVDs to $9.99.The move follows Walmart's $10 book promotion on new titles that were announced last month. Walmart also said it plans on more aggressive price cuts as the company is determined to be the online low-price leader. Pricing wars will be cutthroat this holiday season as retailers know the cash-strapped consumer will be looking for the ...