2) Which Airline is the most successful ?

According to an Airlines article published by Joe Brancatelli in the WEIRD magazine, We have found out that the South West Airlines have been one of the most successful Airlines. Even though 100 billion in capital have been consumed during the past decade by the country’s major carriers, the South West Airlines still continue to make profit. While the other airlines in competition have reduced their passenger capacity by more than 10 percent, South West now carries more passengers on an annual basis which totals up to be 101 million (last year) This amount of total passengers travelled on an annual basis is more than any other U.S airline

Oil prices Effecting The Financial Markets for Airlines

The share prices of the top 5 airlines in competition (American, United, Delta, Continental, Northwest and US Airways) declined as the oil prices doubled last year in 2012. The drop offs ranged from 76 to 94 percent. On the other hand, South Airlines also had a decline but the drop off ranged from 21 percent in 52 weeks. Because of this, the market capital of South Airlines sky rocketed from 5.7 billion to 9.7 billion.