Airline Winners and Losers: Delta Air Lines

ATLANTA -- Airline shares dropped Tuesday as the broader stock market declined sharply after a private research group said consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in June.

Benchmark crude for August delivery dipped $1.60 to settle at $69.89 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after swinging between $68.90 and $73.38 in early trading.

By afternoon on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrials lost about 100 points. The S&P 500 index fell to 917.38, while the Nasdaq composite index was around 1,835.20.

The AMEX Airline Index fell 3%, with all 13 component stocks lower....