1.   Airline stocks also have been weak in recent days because of investor worries the East Coast blizzard will trim earnings.

2.   It was one of five airline stocks whose fourth-quarter earnings estimates were cut today by Goldman Sachs analyst Glenn Engel.

3.   All this, of course, does not necessarily mean that investors should rush out and load up on airline stocks.

4.   AMR shares rose to record levels on the news, and other airline stocks rose as well.

5.   AMR typically reports earnings before other airlines, and the Fort Worth, Texas-based company is viewed by many investors as a bellwether for other airline stocks.

6.   And news that airlines were canceling flights in and out of Miami did not dissuade buyers of airline stocks.

7.   As a result, many airline stocks have jumped sharply in recent months.

8.   ASA stock, like most airline stocks, has seen its ups and downs.

9.   A decline in oil prices led to a healthy gain in airline stocks.

10.   Airline stocks already have made one of their periodic comebacks.