Airlines say it’s the right time to fly touting cheap fares and less crowding but special holiday fees could keep travelers grounded on Turkey Day and well into next year. The Air Transport Association an industry trade group released data Friday that showed that 3% fewer people took to the skies during the month of October despite ticket prices being down 12.5% year-over-year. This pushed passenger revenue down for the 12th straight month.The data which was based on a random sampling of the member airlines showed current prices to be on par to prices during the 1998 traveling season ...

Airline stocks decline in morning activity with the wider market and following a U.S. computer glitch that is causing flight delays and cancellations.

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

Among the shares expected to see active trade in Wednesday's session are those of Autodesk, BJ’s, Elbit Systems, Hershey, Salesforce, Sara Lee, Target and VimpelCom.

U.S.-based private equity firm TPG Inc. is prepared to invest as much as 100 billion yen ($1.1 billion) in Japan Airlines Corp. as part of an effort undertaken with American Airlines Inc. to fortify the struggling carrier.