Alaska Air Group, Inc. Common Stock (ALK)

American Airlines shares inched higher as investors looked past a Raymond James downgrade and favored peers.

Shares of global airline American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) fell 3.5% in the morning session after the investment firm Raymond James downgraded the stock to 'Market Perform' from 'Outperform', citing valuation concerns. 

Delta & United face lawsuit by passengers who paid extra for window seats but were seated next to windowless walls.

July CPI showed airline fares up 4% and gasoline down 1.9%, sparking a major airline stock rally as carriers enjoy better margins.

The UK's CMA has cleared Boeing's acquisition of Spirit Aerosystems, valued at $4.7B as Boeing faces workforce issues and a lawsuit.

Alaska Air Group stock saw a welcome improvement to its Relative Strength (RS) Rating on Thursday, with an upgrade from 69 to 72.

United Airlines grounded all mainline flights nationwide due to a critical tech glitch on Wednesday, highlighting growing concerns over aging aviation infrastructure and operational vulnerabilities across the airline industry.

Boeing sued by flight attendants on Alaska Air's 737 MAX 9 for damages caused by mid-air cabin blowout. NTSB also criticizes Boeing.

The company successfully managed to keep its cash outflow during Q2 at just $200 million, significantly lower than the $1.8 billion that analysts reportedly expected.

Alaska Air Group (ALK) shows strong breakout potential with a Technical Rating of 7 and Setup Rating of 9, signaling upside momentum near resistance.

A potential railroad merger has sparked retail interest in railroad stocks following The Wall Street Journal's report that Union Pacific is considering acquiring Norfolk Southern.

Chief Financial Officer Shane Tackett also reportedly said that a relatively stable macroeconomic outlook has driven up bookings since late June.

U.S. stock futures were positive on Monday after ending mostly lower on Friday. Futures of major benchmark indices were higher.

Over the past week, Uber has inked several agreements to ramp up its robotaxi operations amid heightened competition from companies like Tesla and Alphabet’s Waymo.

Alaska Air Group requested a nationwide ground stop for all its mainline aircraft, as per the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.