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The Motley Fool August 14, 2008 Rich Duprey	Why Are Airline Stocks Flying High? Just a few months ago, soaring oil prices supposedly sounded their death knell.
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The Motley Fool September 1, 2011 John Maxfield	Why It May Be Time to Buy Southwest Airlines This airline stock is ready for departure.
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The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Rich Smith	Air Discounters Take Baby Steps Southwest and JetBlue refrain from stinginess to "delight their customers."
The Motley Fool June 15, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Red-Hot Airline Stock Hawaiian Airlines has what it takes to launch its share price.
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The Motley Fool September 28, 2010 Rich Smith	Wind From the Southwest: Ill News for Boeing? Buying AirTran looks like good news for Southwest shareholders, but it's even better news for Boeing.
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The Motley Fool August 11, 2010 Chuck Saletta	You Can Still Make a Small Fortune The airline industry faces powerful customers and suppliers, barriers to exit, and woeful dynamics that encourage overexpansion. That makes investing in airlines a minefield -- unless you happen to be looking for a stock to short.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Why JetBlue Is a Recommendation JetBlue reports lower net income but maintains high margins. At 28 times 2004 earnings, the stock is priced to reflect continued rapid growth and excellent operating results.
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The Motley Fool April 27, 2004 Brian Gorman	Boeing's Dream Comes True The company's fuel-efficient 7E7 Dreamliner could rule the skies.
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The Motley Fool July 6, 2006 Tim Beyers	Airlines Finally Flying Right? Southwest institutes big fare increases. Is the industry finally turning around? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2007 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades In a nutshell, what we have here is an airline with close to the worst operating profitability of any of its major rivals. And yet, it's being valued at a price-to-sales ratio that suggests it's top of the heap -- when it just isn't so.
BusinessWeek November 7, 2005 Gene G. Marcial	Southwest Airlines Wings North Airlines have been out of favor on Wall Street.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2004 Alyce Lomax	JetBlue's Soaring Quality Jetblue has just been ranked No. 1 in a study of airline quality. That's got to be music to the ears of air travelers -- not to mention those watching the outlook for this stock.
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