*Airlines, FAA say safety not affected by furloughs. Under bipartisan legislation that is all but ready to be presented to the full Senate, the Department of Transportation would be given new flexibility to take unspent funds and use them to cover the costs of air traffic controllers and other essential employees at the Federal Aviation Administration.
*JetBlue profit of 5 cents/ shr vs. estimate 10 cents. April 25- Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways on Thursday reported profits for the first quarter, long the weakest period for carriers, but industry leader United Continental posted a loss, as operating costs rose.
April 25- JetBlue Airways Corp:. *Says on April 23, 2013 entered into a secured revolving credit facility. *Says credit facility consists of a $350 million revolving credit and letter.
The House of Representatives could vote soon after but leaders in that chamber first want to see what the Senate produces, fearing a retreat on this issue could open the door to easing other budget cuts. One option senators are exploring is attaching legislation to an unrelated Internet sales tax bill currently being debated, a Senate aide said on Thursday.
JetBlue profit of 5 cents/ shr vs. estimate 10 cents. April 25- Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways on Thursday reported profits for the first quarter, long the weakest period for carriers, but industry leader United Continental failed to follow suit, posting a loss, as operational costs weighed.
April 25- JetBlue Airways Corp:. *During earnings call, CEO Dave Barger says delays at New York area airports have risen as U.S. air traffic. controller furloughs began, says hopes solution will be reached in coming.
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April 25- JetBlue Airways Corp reported a lower first-quarter profit on Thursday, citing weak demand and higher costs. Earnings came to $14 million, or 5 cents a share, compared with $30 million, or 9 cents a share, a year earlier, the company said on Thursday.
Earnings came to $14 million, or 5 cents a share, compared with $30 million, or 9 cents a share, a year earlier, the company said on Thursday.
Earnings came to $14 million, or 5 cents a share, compared with $30 million, or 9 cents a share, a year earlier, the company said on Thursday.
All 108 passengers and crew survived when a Lion Air Boeing 737 missed the runway on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday and landed in shallow water, an airline spokesman and government officials said.
April 8- Consumer complaints against U.S. airlines rose sharply in 2012, even as the carriers claimed a better record of on-time arrivals and luggage handling.
MOBILE, Ala., April 8- JetBlue Airways Corp Chief Executive Dave Barger said on Tuesday that his airline will receive the first U.S.-assembled Airbus jet, which will roll off the assembly line in 2016.. Barger spoke at a groundbreaking for a new, $600 million factory of EADS' Airbus unit in Mobile, Alabama.