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Chicago, IL – June 18, 2025 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Delta Air Lines DAL, United Airlines UAL, JetBlue Airways JBLU, Copa Holdings CPA and Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación VLRS.
Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog:
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines joined many other carriers across the globe to cancel flights to Israel due to the Iran-Israel tensions. Apart from the Israel-Iran tensions-induced flight cancellations, United Airlines was also in the news due to its in-flight collaboration with Spotify.
JetBlue Airways was also in the news in the past week due to a customer-friendly gesture. Copa Holdings was also in the news courtesy of its impressive traffic numbers for May. Mexican carrier Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación or Volaris reported a year-over-year increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs: a measure of air traffic) for May.
Read the last Airline Stock Roundup here.
1. JetBlue's subsidiary, JetBlue Vacations, powered by Paisly, announced the expansion of its Insider Experience program to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The JetBlue Vacations Insider Experience program was launched in 2020 and is currently available in Aruba, Cancun, Montego Bay, Punta Cana, Nassau, St. Lucia, and Tulum. Per the new expanded vacation package, all JetBlue Vacations customers booking a flight + hotel package to San Juan will also enjoy a free guided walking tour of Old San Juan, in partnership with the Municipality of San Juan.
2. Per UAL's collaboration with Spotify, the latter's video and audio podcasts, audiobooks, and specially curated versions of Spotify's most popular playlists will be offered for free on more than 680 United planes. UAL's customers shall enjoy the onboard streaming services on its new 4K, Bluetooth-enabled seatback screens. The partnership is aimed at elevating the traveling experience of UAL customers by offering Spotify's in-flight streaming services for free.
3. The Iran-Israel conflict has caused many airlines to suspend or cancel flights to parts of the Middle East. Joining the list, Delta has announced the suspension of its direct service between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv until at least Aug. 31, 2025, due to the deteriorating security situation in Israel and continues to monitor the region for any changes. Affected customers have been offered refunds or the option to rebook on alternate dates or routes. United Airlines, too, has suspended its Tel Aviv flights through July 31.
4. Volaris reported a 9% year-over-year increase in consolidated capacity (measured in available seat miles). The load factor (% of seats filled by passengers) decreased 4.3 percentage points to 81.8% on a consolidated basis. The metric fell as the increase in consolidated traffic (3.5%) was less than the increase in consolidated capacity. During May, Volaris transported 2.5 million passengers, up 4.2% year over year.
5. Driven by high passenger volumes, revenue passenger miles (a measure of traffic) improved on a year-over-year basis in May at Copa Holdings. To match the demand swell, CPA is increasing its capacity. In May, available seat miles (a measure of capacity) increased 7% year over year. Revenue passenger miles increased 7.5% year over year. Since traffic growth outpaced capacity expansion, the load factor rose to 87.6% from 87.3% in May 2024.
CPA currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Airline Stocks Performance
The NYSE ARCA Airline Index decreased 5.2% to $55.32 as all airline stocks were trading in the red over the past week. Oil prices spiked due to Israel's attack on Iran, leading to the decline. Over the past six months, the NYSE ARCA Airline Index has decreased 17%.
What's Next in the Airline Space?
Industry watchers will be closely monitoring further updates on the Israel-Iran conflict and the resultant impact on oil prices and airline stocks.
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