Delta to provide more information for Virgin Blue JV; LAN Airlines and Copa slip

It was a mixed day of trading for North and South American airline stocks on Monday (22-Nov-2010) as investors were torn between what is expected to be a strong Thanksgiving travel season for airlines and a rebound in oil prices (+0.3%) to USD81.79. After their largest weekly loss in three months, there was optimism that Ireland's application for a bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund may reduce European sovereign-debt concerns.