Saturday Links #16

JetBlue opened its new terminal at JFK, and the company has a great blog on it. A friend of mine did use it on the first day of operation and wasn’t incredibly pleased. Her main complaint was that there are loads of places for a nice lunch or dinner, but not much for breakfast.
Republic changed its agreement with American.
Northwest posted a net loss due to hedging charges, just like Southwest. Excluding that and other charges, it actually made a profit.
Northwest’s Cargo division continues to lower fuel surcharges.
US Airways also posted a loss. Including special charges it was $865 million. Excluding them it was $242 million.
The airline also issued a press release regarding its efforts to boost its liquidity.
Continental is bringing its paperless boarding pass procedure to Cleveland.
JetBlue posted a relatively small loss of $4 million.
AirTran posted a loss.
Like other airlines, Alaska made a profit when special items were excluded.

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