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• JetBlue, TSA Workers Pay $240,000 to Settle T-Shirt Lawsuit

  BNET - 2009-01-06

  JetBlue Airways and two U.S. Transportation Security Administration officials paid $240,000 to settle a lawsuit that charged the two groups barred a man from a flight until he covered his T-shirt with an Arabic phrase. The money was paid Friday to Raed Jarrar, a 30-year-old Iraqi-born U.S....

  Tags: Lawsuit, JetBlue Airways Corp., Transportation Security Administration, Worker, Discrimination Suit, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Barbara E. Hernandez

• Travel Roundup: CityCenter To Hire 12,000, Century Plaza's Demolition, Airlines Lose Penalties and More

  BNET - 2008-12-19

  MGM Mirage to hire 12,000 for new CityCenter project -- MGM Mirage Inc. reported it will hire 12,000 workers for its new CityCenter project on the Las Vegas Strip, and is asking more than 3,000 workers it laid off in the last year to apply.  CityCenter is a $9.2 billion development with a casino, luxury hotels,...

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• Delta's Self Serving Objections to the Continental/United Antitrust Application

  BNET - 2008-12-03

  It shouldn't really be a surprise that an airline would object to something that helps its competitors, but I do find it amusing to see how blatantly self-serving those objections can be. United, Continental, Lufthansa, and Air Canada have applied for a transatlantic joint venture that would also include...

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• Virgin America Says Profitability "Could" Be Pushed to 2011

  BNET - 2008-11-25

  Virgin America's Chief Executive, David Cush, had a lot to say over the weekend as the airline showed off its first aircraft equipped with wireless internet access, but the most interesting thing he said had nothing to do with the web. Cush had plenty to say on the airline's...

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• Third Quarter 2008 Airline Costs

  BNET - 2008-10-31

  Below you'll find mainline CASM for the third quarter 2008. This includes special charges. by Brett Snyder

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• JetBlue selects Attensity to analyse customer feedback

  - 2008-10-29

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Attensity, a provider of text analytics software for First Person Intelligence, has announced that JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) has chosen its Voice of the Customer VoC software solution. JetBlue will use the software to analyse customer feedback from unstructured text formats including call...

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• JetBlue's "Refresh and Rejuvenate" Program Shows Commitment to Labor

  BNET - 2008-10-29

  I remember hearing former JetBlue CEO David Neeleman say early on that if his employees felt the need to unionize, then he had failed as a boss. On JetBlue's third quarter earnings call, CEO Dave Barger spoke about the Refresh and Rejuvenate RNR program that really shows the commitment...

  Tags: JetBlue Airways Corp., Benefits, Strategy, Human Resources, Management, Brett Snyder

• Travel Roundup: Continental Wants Rio, Four Seasons Returns, JetBlue's Ad Deal and More

  BNET - 2008-10-28

  Continental wants Houston to Rio de Janeiro route -- Continental Airlines announced it filed an application with the Department of Transportation for daily, year-round flights between Houston and New Orleans to Rio de Janeiro next year. Continental now has three flights a week from Newark and Houston to Sao Paulo during the winter season. [Source: Continental] ...

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• JetBlue reports results for third quarter 2008

  - 2008-10-24

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD JetBlue Airways Corporation (Nasdaq:JBLU) has released its results for the third quarter 2008. The airline recorded a net loss of USD4m, or USD0.02 per diluted share, for the quarter, in comparison with a net income of USD23m, or USD0.12 per diluted share,...

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• Jet Blue, Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-23

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Now, we will begin the 30 minute question-and-answer session for investors and analysts. Operator Instructions. The first question comes from Mike Linenberg from Merrill Lynch. Please go ahead. Mike Linenberg - Merrill Lynch Oh yes. Hey good morning all....

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• JetBlue opens Terminal 5

  - 2008-10-22

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq:JBLU) has announced that it has started its operations from The new Terminal 5 at New York's John F Kennedy International Airport. From today (22 October) all JetBlue flights from the airport will depart from Terminal 5 and all domestic...

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• ExOfficio Opens Store in JetBlue's New Terminal 5 at JFK Airport

  - 2008-10-22

  New East Coast Location Joins Seattle-Based Retail Stores TUKWILA, Wash., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- ExOfficio, a leading manufacturer of adventure travel and outdoor apparel, announces that it will open a new retail concept store in JetBlue's highly anticipated Terminal 5 (T5) at New York's John F. Kennedy International...

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• Earnings Preview: JetBlue Airways

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-22

  JetBlue Airways Corporation JBLU is expected to report Q3 earnings before market open Thursday, Oct. 23, with a conference call scheduled for 9:00 am ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for EPS of (4c) on revenue of $899.31M. The consensus range is (11c) to 2c for EPS, and $883M to $908M...

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• Zacks Earnings Preview: Deckers Outdoor, JetBlue Airways, Timken and Affymetrix

  - 2008-10-20

  CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week's list includes Deckers Outdoor (Nasdaq: DECK), JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU), Timken (NYSE: TKR) and Affymetrix (Nasdaq: AFFX). To see more earnings analysis, visit http://at.zacks.com/?id=3207. Earnings Preview is written by Charles Rotblut, CFA, Senior Market...

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• JetBlue expands Caribbean service from Florida

  - 2008-10-16

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq:JBLU) have announced a new daily nonstop service from Orlando International Airport to Nassau, along with a twice daily service from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport to Nassau. The airline stated that the new flights will start on 1 February...

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• Travel Roundup: New Dollar Thrifty Prez, Boeing Strike Fallout, Crowne Plaza in Foreclosure and More

  BNET - 2008-10-16

  Dollar Thrifty's new president to hurry sale? -- Tulsa-based Dollar Thrifty's former chief financial officer Scott Thompson replaces president Gary Paxton, causing analysts to speculate that the move will speed the company's sale to Hertz. The company's stock has been trading around $1 from a peak of $55 in 2007, when...

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• Sabor latino! JetBlue Airways Expands to South America with Daily Service to Bogota, Colombia

  - 2008-10-15

  - Now offering service to 52 cities in eight countries - - Fares start at US $99a each way - ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JetBlue Airways , America's leading value airline, today announces plans to begin flights to its first-ever destination in South America, bringing...

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• JetBlue Airways to launch service to Colombia

  - 2008-10-15

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) has reported plans to launch its first service to South America. From 29 January 2009 the airline will be operating daily non-stop flights between Orlando, Florida and Bogota, Colombia. The flights will originate at New York's John...

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• JetBlue releases traffic results for September

  - 2008-10-07

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) has released traffic figures for September 2008. Revenue passenger miles for the month decreased by 4.8% compared to September 2007, while available seat miles dropped by 11.5%, resulting in a load factor of 76.7, an increase of 5.3...

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• Travel Roundup: Carnival Cruises San Diego, Ambassador Loses Credit, JetBlue Pilots Gone Wild And More

  BNET - 2008-10-02

  Carnival bankrolls almost half of new San Diego cruise depot -- The Port of San Diego is planning to begin construction on a $28 million cruise ship terminal almost half paid with a loan by Carnival Cruise Lines that could be finished as early as 2010. The 52,000-square-foot building will be big...

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