-Five international gateway airports in the U.S. began screening passengers arriving from West Africa last week in an attempt to keep the Ebola virus contained. USA Today reports that these five airports received 94 percent of the passengers arriving from countries where Ebola cases have occurred.
-The Street.com reflects on how Delta Air Lines has pushed back against Wall Street analysts questioning the Atlanta-based carrier's capacity plans. Ted Reed writes, "Delta's third=quarter earnings call on Thursday became a battleground, leading an apparently irritated CEO Richard Anderson to declare: 'We will not discuss pricing and we will not discuss capacity among competitors on these calls today or in the future, because it is not appropriate.'"
-Several U.S. airlines are scheduled to report earnings this week and the Wall Street Journal says they are likely to post strong quarterly profits. However, concerns about Ebola and capacity buildups have airline stock prices down lately, the WSJ says.
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