Company Watch - JetBlue Airways.Oct 9, 2006 JetBlue Airways For the Jet Blue database used in Exchange Server and Active Directory, see Extensible Storage Engine. JetBlue Airways is a major American low-cost airline owned by JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU). flew 1.64 billion RPMs in September, an 8.2% rise over the year-ago month. Capacity increased 15.8% to 2.26 billion ASMs and load factor fell 5.1 points to 72.6%. Oct 6, 2006 JetBlue Sells Planes To Germany's Blue Wings
Blue Wings is an airline based in Düsseldorf, Germany. It operates scheduled services to Russia and charter flights mainly to Turkey and the Middle East. . German charter carrier Blue Wings bought five Airbus A320 aircraft from discount US airline JetBlue Airways, which was selling the planes to cut costs, Blue Wings spokesman Frank Lorentz said on Friday. JetBlue spokeswoman Jenny Dervin said all the planes would be on their way to their new owner by mid-November. Representatives of the airlines declined to comment on financial details of the deal. In July, JetBlue said it expected a gain of about USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. $6 million from the sale of the planes in the third quarter. New York-based JetBlue is selling the planes to cut capacity as part of a turnaround plan. Blue Wings, a three-year-old carrier based A transmission system that generates a fixed frequency (carrier) to contain the data being transmitted. See carrier. in Dusseldorf, plans to start scheduled service next year. This summer, it ordered 20 Airbus A320 planes for USD$1.4 billion. Oct 6, 2006 JetBlue Airways yesterday launched daily Washington Dulles-West Palm Beach service aboard an A320. Oct 4, 2006 United Objects To JetBlue's O'Hare Plans. Discount carrier JetBlue Airways faces opposition from United Airlines in its efforts to gain landing rights to Chicago's congested con·gest·ed adj. Affected with or characterized by congestion. congested ENT adjective Referring to a boggy blood-filled tissue. See Nasal congestion. O'Hare International Airport O'Hare International Airport is an airport located in Chicago, Illinois, United States, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. It is the largest hub of United Airlines (whose headquarters is in downtown Chicago) and the second-largest hub of American Airlines (after . United argues that JetBlue's request, which was filed with the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control last week, doesn't follow proper procedures and should be denied, according to a filing on Wednesday with the FAA. New York-based JetBlue doesn't currently serve the Chicago area, but is keen to start up service to the United and American Airlines hub. The traffic at O'Hare is closely regulated, and few low-cost carriers have service there. Oct 5, 2006 Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/onlinenews.htm To Subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Oct 2, 2006 |
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