SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) -- Airline stocks charged higher Wednesday after Continental Airlines and AMR Corp., American Airlines' parent, reported better-than-expected earnings but made clear that the burden of high jet-fuel prices remains a heavy one. The Amex Airline Index gained 2.5% to 53.37 points.
Posted July 20, 2005
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