Billionaire Warren Buffet invests in 3 big US airlines
[NEW YORK] Billionaire investor Warren Buffet has taken stakes in three large US airlines, in a US$1.3 billion bet that marks a sharp U-turn of his antagonistic views on the sector.
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. invested US$797 million in American Airlines, US$249 million in Delta Air Lines and US$237 million in United Continental Holdings, according to a regulatory filing reviewed Monday by AFP.
Berkshire Hathaway also took a stake in Southwest Airlines, CNBC television network reported Monday.
The financial guru was known for his dislike of the airline industry after his disastrous bet on preferred shares of US Airways in 1989, calling the sector a "death trap." The surprise Berkshire news pushed airline shares sharply higher in after-market trades. American Airlines jumped 3.5 per cent, Delta was up 2.9 per cent and United Continental, parent of United Airlines, gained 2.6 per cent.
AFP
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