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Credit Suisse upgraded two airlines -- DAL and NWA -- from Neutral to Outperform, Credit Suisse said. Aggressive capacity cuts at both airlines should keep margins at a reasonable level. Labor support is also a key.

Long term bargain

Credit Suisse said it is downgrading Northwest Airlines (NWA) to Neutral from Outperform based on doubts that AMR will counteroffer (deal with Delta). Note weaker outlook on airline sector as a whole.

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Outperform - Price 18.14 on Oct. 2
by Bear Stearns
Reinitiating coverage....We believe the carrier's improved capital structure, lower operating unit costs, continued resizing of its domestic operations and proposed international joint venture offer significant upside. NWA shares trade at 48% and 18% discounts to other U.S. airlines on 2007 [estimated] price/earnings and enterprise value/Ebitda plus rent, respectively....Northwest should continue to realize cost and revenue benefits from its reorganization, providing a tailwind relative to its peers....Our full sum-of-the-parts analysis implies a share value range of $23 to $51. Potential spoilers: The market could take months to absorb the millions of shares remaining to be distributed to creditors. If oil prices stay high and economic growth halts, earnings and the shares could come under pressure.

Outperform - Price 18.14 on Oct. 2
by Bear Stearns
Reinitiating coverage....We believe the carrier's improved capital structure, lower operating unit costs, continued resizing of its domestic operations and proposed international joint venture offer significant upside. NWA shares trade at 48% and 18% discounts to other U.S. airlines on 2007 [estimated] price/earnings and enterprise value/Ebitda plus rent, respectively....Northwest should continue to realize cost and revenue benefits from its reorganization, providing a tailwind relative to its peers....Our full sum-of-the-parts analysis implies a share value range of $23 to $51. Potential spoilers: The market could take months to absorb the millions of shares remaining to be distributed to creditors. If oil prices stay high and economic growth halts, earnings and the shares could come under pressure.

With $90 Oil and rising i don't see any of the Airlines making any sort of dramatic upward swings if anything shorting these stocks could make a lot of sense. This is a sector i don't want to be in right now.

too wild