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Airline shares hit market turbulence

By HARRY R. WEBER

Published: Oct 10, 2008

Airline shares and oil prices used to move together like kids on a teeter-totter, with one rising while the other falls. But the financial crisis affecting the U.S. and other countries has thrown that conventional wisdom out the window.

Investing in airlines for the long-term can be a risky and not always rewarding proposition, as four major U.S. carriers have filed for bankruptcy protection since 2002, wiping out their pre-Chapter 11 shares in the process. Fort Worth, Texas-based AMR Corp., parent of American Airlines, which avoided bankruptcy, has not paid a dividend to common shareholders since 1980, a spokesman said.

For much of the third quarter, some short-term investors were able to make money from big swings in airline shares that had more to do with the price of oil than the fate of Wall Street firms. But the broad reach of the financial crisis may have severed that connection.

"In the past two weeks, it's a different story," Calyon Securities airline analyst Ray Neidl said. "The credit markets are affecting the overall market and that's what is affecting everyone and what the impact will be for airlines in terms of demand." More

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• Discovering the world, one port at a time

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Dear Travel Diva: When you buy a plane ticket, is the space directly above your seat in overhead storage yours as part of your ticket? By the time I get on the plane, someone usually has put their bag in the space where mine was supposed to go. Am I wrong to feel that I'm entitled to that space? - Feeling Crowded

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• Mike Thiel inspects high-end, luxury hotels around the world for his firm, Hideaways International

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• Travel Q&A: What's the best time of year to visit D.C.?

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• Hawaii promoting its 'value' to visitors

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