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IAH-OIL-TRASH
Totally depends on your timeframe. Airlines haven't been an investment over last year? Airline stocks have whupped the market averages. Buy and hold? Probably not, but some things have materially changed since Crandall's statement, and some select investments actually might do well.
If I was going to buy any airline stock, it would be AS or WN, as they pay dividends. Given that the dividend yield of both AS and WN is pitiful compared to what you can get elsewhere in the market, I agree with Bob Crandall.