Airlines Hammered

Rising fuel and labor costs, a slowing economy, weather and labor problems played havoc with the fourth-quarter earnings of U.S. major airlines. Southwest and Continental airlines, the exceptions to the dismal trend among the eight carriers reporting last week, posted strong earnings for the quarter...

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