4Q23 Earnings Presentation January 30, 2024 ...

JetBlue Airways (JBLU) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.19 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.28. This compares to earnings of $0.22 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 32.14%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this airline would post a loss of $0.27 per share when it actually produced a loss of $0.39, delivering a surprise of -44.44%.Over the last four quarters, the company has sur ...

JetBlue planes at JFK's Terminal 5 in New York.JetBlue Airways swung to a loss in the fourth quarter and forecast lower capacity this year as it scrambles to return to profitability.The New York-based airline reported a net loss of $104 million in the last three months of 2023, compared with a $24 million profit a year earlier. On a per share basis, JetBlue lost 31 cents during the fourth quarter, compared with a 7-cent profit during the year-earlier period. JetBlue said it expects 2024 capacity to be down ...

Shares of JetBlue Airways Corp. JBLU, -0.54% fell 1.6% in premarket trading Tuesday, even after the air carrier reported a narrower-than-expected fourth-quarter loss and revenue that topped forecasts, citing continued strong demand during peak periods. The company swung to a net loss of $104 million, or 31 cents a share, from net income of $24 million, or 7 cents as share, in the year-ago period. Excluding nonrecurring items, such as costs associated with the attempt to merge with Spirit Airlines Inc. SAVE ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced the promotion of Warren Christie to chief operating officer effective February 12, 2024, concurrent with the previously announced transition of current president and chief operating officer Joanna Geraghty to the role of chief executive officer. Christie will report to Geraghty. “I’m thrilled that my first leadership appointment is to promote Warren into the role of chief operating officer, where he will help lead our teams in our ...

Earlier this month, U.S. District Court Judge William Young ruled to block the proposed merger between Spirit Airlines (NYSE:SAVE) and JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU). The Judge cited reduced competition risks and higher ticket prices for Spirit customers as part of his decision, among other factors. The decision came about a year and a half after JetBlue agreed to acquire Spirit for $3.8 billion in July of 2022.“The Court rules that the proposed merger, as it stands, would substantially lessen competition in ...

JetBlue Airways on Friday expressed doubts over closing its $3.8 billion merger with Spirit Airlines, saying that it might not meet certain conditions required as part of the deal before the due date.Shares of Spirit tumbled 17% after the announcement, adding to their losses of about 55% this month that were sparked by a US judge’s move to block the deal.The airline said it had informed Spirit that the merger agreement might be terminated on and after Sunday due to the unmet conditions.JetBlue said it cont ...

Shares of Spirit Airlines Inc. SAVE, +1.69% tumbled 10.9% in premarket trading Friday, after JetBlue Airways Corp. JBLU, +5.33% warned that the merger may need to be terminated. JetBlue’s stock rallied 3% ahead of the open. In an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, JetBlue disclosed that it informed Spirit that “certain closing conditions” required by the air carriers’ merger deal “may not be satisfied” before the agreed upon deadline. As a result, JetBlue informed Spirit that “the merg ...

America's Worst Airline cityswift / Flickr Some media and research firms rate the best and worst airlines. One released by The Wall Street Journal is particularly visible because of the paper’s 3.9 million subscribers.The Wall Street Journal’s “The Best and Worst Airlines of 2023” includes nine major U.S. airlines. Its metrics include on-time arrivals, canceled flights, extreme delays, two-hour tarmac delays, mishandled baggage and involuntary bumping. The data came from Pulse, a data platform owned by An ...

Spirit and JetBlue planes at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023.Spirit Airlines shares jumped about 10% Monday after the budget carrier and JetBlue said after the market closed on Friday they would appeal a federal judge's ruling blocking the airlines' planned merger on antitrust grounds."Our merger agreement with Spirit remains in effect and we still have obligations under the agreement...This is a standard procedure, required u ...