Airline stocks soar as crude oil falls

Falling crude oil prices lifted shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NYSE: AAL) $3.56 to close at $48.53, Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) $2.43 to close at $46.67, JetBlue Airways Corp. (NYSE: JBLU) $1.03 to close at $14.63, United Continental Holdings Inc. (NYSE: UAL) $4.63 to close at $61.23, Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) $2.54 to close at $41.82 and Virgin America (Nasdaq: VA) $2.66 to close at $37.68.