Warren Buffett spent decades avoiding airline stocks. He called them a capital trap, a business where no matter how well you ran it, fuel prices and fare wars could wipe out profits in a quarter. Then Covid hit, and Berkshire Hathawaydumped its airline holdings in 2020, locking in significant...
Stocks & Investing·May 19, 2026
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire opens a $2.6B stake in world's largest airline
Warren Buffett spent decades avoiding airline stocks. He called them a capital trap, a business where no matter how well you ran it, fuel prices and fare wars could wipe out profits in a quarter. Then Covid hit, and Berkshire Hathawaydumped its airline holdings in 2020, locking in significant...
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2-point summary · 1 minWarren Buffett spent decades avoiding airline stocks. He called them a capital trap, a business where no matter how well you ran it, fuel prices and fare wars could wipe out profits in a quarter. Then Covid hit, and Berkshire Hathawaydumped its airline holdings in 2020, locking in significant...
- He called them a capital trap, a business where no matter how well you ran it, fuel prices and fare wars could wipe out profits in a quarter.
- Then Covid hit, and Berkshire Hathawaydumped its airline holdings in 2020, locking in significant...
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