While the airline industry used to be decried as a death trap for investors, airlines have been gaining more and more attention recently as the industry seems to be turning around.

In this Industry Focus segment, analyst Sarah Priestley and Motley Fool contributor Adam Levine-Weinberg talk about which of the four biggest airlines in the U.S. are the best buys. Find out why Southwest (NYSE: LUV) is in a separate class from Delta (NYSE: DAL), American (NASDAQ: AAL), and United (NYSE: UAL); why Southwest is and has been a solid buy for the last several decades; which of the other three is the best buy for long-term investors and why; and more.

A full transcript follows the video.

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