NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Ridgewater Equity (RWE).

MIAMI (MarketWatch) -- Earlier this month was hardly high season for air travel - especially if you are flying in the middle of the day and the middle of the week. But my plane was booked solid - and the tickets weren't cheap either.

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.

We look at why this company is winning at a time when most travel-related companies are losing.

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Why Southwest has its customers feeling the LUV.

BloggingStocks: For years, it's been evident that smaller airlines have had an operating advantage, particularly when they use less expensive airports. They've been able to post better numbers as a result, and in the current travel slump, they've outperformed the ... Read more

The U.S. Airlines industry has gone through several ups and downs in the past five years. Major negative influences on the industry included skyrocketing oil prices since 2005, economic recession in the U.S. since 2008, global economic downturn in 2009 and the “swine flu” outbreak. The airlines industry is cyclical and sensitive to a number of [...]

(LUV) U.S. Airlines Industry – Industry Outlook

BloggingStocks: Analyst upgrades: RBC Capital upgraded Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) to Outperform from Sector Perform and said the company has attractive franchise value and earnings power, and is nearing the start of a credit driven earnings recovery. The firm ... Read more

BloggingStocks: Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV), the Dallas-based low-cost air carrier, is scheduled to discuss its third quarter 2009 financial results in a conference call Thursday at 11:30 AM ET hosted by CEO Gary Kelly and CFO Laura Wright. You can catch the ... Read more

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Tom Dorsey and Tammy DeRosier - Dynamic Asset Level Investing Review

JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) hit an all-time low today and is trading just above $4 a share.  The stock is falling because they have delayed orders for 21 planes to save money.  Good for them, finally an act of goodness for shareholders.  Let's get into why throwing the dice on JBLU may be worth it.

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Special Guest: Andrew Ross Sorkin: Editor, NY Times Dealbook. We discuss the interesting and the not so interesting deals that are happening and those that may not.

Schaeffer's Colleen King takes a look at activity on the Street after the market close

Guest: Felix Salmon, Condè Nast Portfolio.com. Microsoft and Yahoo!, airlines and media stocks and a dose of the world economy. Felix brings a fresh perspective on the markets and world economy. Andrew asks Felix if bloggers are here to stay or simply a pest that will fade into the nothingness. Find out which is Andrew's favorite airline to cross the pond. Who has the best warm nuts?