Originally Posted by
TheQuan
CAL's stock price is the highest of any legacy carrier. I think a lot of people with money have a huge vested interest in seeing CAL succeed. For these reasons I conclude that we all tell the company "FUPM!"
Stock price alone doesn't reflect the value of a company. Here are some Market Caps from Yahoo today. They aren't perfect, but they give a good snapshot of business value. For reference Southwest is at $6.3B. SKYW at $820 million is worth more than UAUA, AirTran ($767) or Alaska ($792):
Leaders in Market Capitalization
DELTA AIR LINES NEW [DAL] $5.1 B
CHINA SOUTH AIR LTD [ZNH] $2.3 B
CHINA EASTERN AIRLNE [CEA] $2.3 B
TAM S.A. ADS [TAM] $2.0 B
CONTL AIRLINES CL B [CAL] $1.4 B
A M R CP [AMR] $1.4 B
UAL Corporation [UAUA] $812.1 M
US AIRWAYS GROUP INC [LCC] $381.6 M