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JetBlue Follows Pandemic Migration to Raleigh-Durham
The coronavirus pandemic is proving the perfect catalyst for some dramatic changes in U.S. airline maps.
Articles tagged “JetBlue”
JetBlue
JetBlue Adds Miami, Strikes at Delta Focus Cities With 24 New Routes
JetBlue Airways' confidence in its multi-route expansion spree shows in its latest plan to add 24 more new nonstops during the coronavirus pandemic. Many that strike at the heart of…
JetBlue
Do Secondary Airports in L.A. and San Francisco Work?
Just what is going on in California? JetBlue is drawing down at Long Beach and dropping Oakland altogether, while United is adding flights to small California cities. Can any airline…
Allegiant
Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 108: Is American Airlines OK?
American Airlines truly set itself apart from its peers in the third quarter—and not in a good way. AA posted a dismal 7.5% operating profit margin, nearly half of Delta’s…
JetBlue
Fretting About JetBlue’s Recent Financial Trends
To a glass-is-half-full optimist, JetBlue is doing just fine. In 2016, it outperformed even Southwest in terms of operating margin. In 2017, it came within a whisker of closing its…
Frontier
Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 106: Not So Sunny at Sun Country
Sun Country is largely missing out on the golden age that U.S. carriers have been basking in since 2015. In the past 12 months (ending with the second quarter, the…
Cathay Pacific
Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 104: Better, But Not Good
Revenues and margins improved for Cathay Pacific in the first half of 2018, and the second half is usually better for Cathay. Still, will it be enough to lift the…
Allegiant
Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 102: U.S. Airlines Sing the Blues
So far all U.S. carriers have reported shrinking year-over-year profits in the second quarter. But nobody’s margin decline was worse than that of JetBlue, which posted a 9% operating margin,…
American
Airline Weekly Lounge Episode 101: Delta Holds Up Well
Rising costs aren’t keeping Delta down. Delta overcame a 33% year-over-year increase in fuel costs to produce more than $1.2b in net profits (excluding special items) and a handsome 16%…