International Business News - JBLU http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Don't bother hitting the ATM before boarding your flight--your airline may no longer be accepting cash. Starting Aug. 5, Alaska Airlines will become the latest carrier to go cashless for in-flight purchases such as headphones, cocktails and snacks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/charge-it-airlines-no-longer-taking-cash-onboard.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:18:35 EDT Boeing Co. said Wednesday it delivered 126 commercial airplanes in the second quarter--its highest quarterly total since 2001. The figure is also up 11 percent from the same period a year ago. Boeing delivered 114 commercial airplanes in the second quarter of 2007. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/boeing-sends-126-commercial-jets-in-2q-7-yr-high.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:01:54 EDT The Department of Transportation said Wednesday the U.S. military will open secured airspace on the East Coast to commercial aircraft over the July Fourth weekend, in an effort to reduce traveler delays. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/military-airspace-to-be-opened-over-july-4th.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:26:51 EDT JetBlue Airways said it will reduce the number of flights from an airport in New York's Hudson Valley to Florida. An airline spokeswoman said its last flight from Stewart International Airport to West Palm Beach, Fla., will be Sept. 2. JetBlue said it will also drop one of its two daily flights to Orlando and one of its two flights to Fort Lauderdale on the same day. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/jetblue-to-cut-3-flights-from-nys-stewart-airport.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:36:03 EDT Airline shares rose cautiously along with the broader market Monday as oil prices eased from record highs earlier in the day. The Amex Airline Index rose 0.7 percent to 16.27 after earlier dipping to 15.63, its lowest point ever. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/sector-snap-airline-shares-edge-higher.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:29:09 EDT Air carrier JetBlue Airways Corp. said Monday it is launching a Spanish version of its Web site. Most of the site is a direct translation of the English site, but there will be ads specific to the Spanish-language site. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/jet-blue-airways-offers-spanish-web-site.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:08:28 EDT The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched an investigation into the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of the U.S. airline industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/department-of-transportation-launches-faa-probe.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:49:12 EDT Airline shares fell Thursday as the broader market headed sharply lower and oil prices shot to near $139 a barrel. The Amex Airline Index dropped 2.8 percent to 16.59 in morning trading. The Dow Jones industrial average was also down considerably, losing 1.6 percent to 11,623.34. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/sector-snap-airline-stocks-head-lower-oil-jumps.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:08:23 EDT A woman accused of punching a crew member on a JetBlue Airways Corp. flight from New York to San Francisco has been released on $10,000 bail. Christina Elizabeth Szele of Woodside, N.Y., was freed Wednesday. She had been held since June 17 in Denver, where the pilot had diverted the plane after an altercation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/woman-accused-of-punching-air-crew-is-free-on-bail.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:07:49 EDT Airline shares soared Wednesday, lifted by a sharp pullback in oil prices and broad-based gains ahead of the Federal Reserve's afternoon announcement. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/sector-snap-airline-stocks-rally-as-oil-tumbles.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:38:56 EDT American Airlines says customers will be able to test in-flight Internet access on two flights beginning Wednesday, with broader service expected to begin in the following couple weeks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/american-airlines-set-to-test-in-flight-web-access.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:54:36 EDT Airline shares mostly fell Tuesday as oil pushed higher and concerns grew about the health of the U.S. economy. The Amex Airline Index fell 1.4 percent to 16.55 in morning trading, compounding a large drop the previous day and driving the 14-stock basket to its lowest level yet. The broader market also fell, with the Dow Jones industrial average sinking 0.2 percent to 11,816.31. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/sector-snap-airline-stocks-mostly-dip-on-oil-gain.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:48:16 EDT A federal magistrate in Denver says a woman accused of punching a flight attendant in the face can be released on $10,000 bond but says she can't travel on planes or drink alcohol. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/10-000-bail-for-woman-accused-of-hitting-air-crew.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:16:22 EDT Airline stocks fell sharply Monday as oil prices resumed their climb, adding to fears that soaring fuel costs will continue to plague the struggling industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/sector-snap-airline-stocks-drop-as-oil-climbs.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:31:50 EDT The Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 index slipped during midday trading Friday as new financial sector worries hit Wall Street and oil prices bounced back after recent dips. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/s-p-midcap-400-in-focus-rdn-ceco.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:50:03 EDT Airline stocks tumbled Friday as oil prices reversed course and bolted sharply higher. The Amex Airline Index dropped 7.3 percent to 18.03 in late morning trading. The declines came amid a steep pullback in the broader market, with the Dow Jones industrial average sinking 1.1 percent to 11,929.56. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/sector-snap-airline-stocks-tumble-as-oil-rebounds.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:04 EDT A New York woman has been accused of punching a JetBlue Airways Corp. flight attendant who tried to stop her from smoking a cigarette onboard. Thirty-five-year-old Queens resident Christina Elizabeth Szele was advised Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Colorado of charges of assault and interference with flight attendants. She didn't enter a plea. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/ny-woman-accused-of-punching-flight-attendant.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:48:36 EDT Expensive jet fuel and a soft American economy are threatening to sink Caribbean tourism as airline ticket prices soar and flights are sharply reduced, choking the flow of the vacationers that many tiny islands depend upon. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/flight-cuts-may-hurt-caribbean-tourism.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:00:29 EDT Airline shares rose sharply Thursday as investors took comfort in oil's retreat. The Amex Airline Index shot up 6.5 percent to 18.78 at midday. The broader market was largely flat, with the Dow Jones industrial average hovering at 12,039.31, up about a tenth of a percentage point. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/sector-snap-airline-shares-rally-as-oil-retreats.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:45:17 EDT Airline shares fell along with the rest of the market Wednesday amid ongoing concerns that high fuel prices will continue to roil the struggling industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/sector-snap-airline-stocks-fall-amid-oil-woes.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:24:35 EDT