JetBlue and US Airways Return to Profit in Latest Quarter
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Both airlines took advantage of strong travel demand and higher ticket prices, but their shares dropped as crude oil prices rose.
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Lufthansa AG made a net profit of 164 million euros (&#36;211 million) in the first nine months of 2004, reversing a loss of 409 million euros the year before on growth in the number of international passengers, the company said Wednesday.
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Southwest Airlines Co  and  Continental Airlines Inc , two of the largest U.S.  carriers, posted higher quarterly earnings on Thursday as  fuller planes and fare increases helped offset soaring fuel  costs.
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Ryanair posted a 33 percent increase in annual net profit, helped by higher ticket prices, but it said profit growth would slow as higher interest rates prompted travelers to seek cheaper deals. Ryanair, the biggest low-cost carrier in Europe, said it expected profit growth of about 5 percent in the year ahead, with average ticket prices falling as higher borrowing costs curb consumer spending in Britain, the Irish airlineâs biggest market. Excluding one-time items, profit after taxes rose to 401.4 million euros ($540.4 million) in the 12 months that ended March 31, up from 301.5 million euros a year earlier, and better than the 393.5 million euros expected by analysts. Ryanair said its load factor fell to 80 percent in May from 82 percent a year earlier.
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United Airlines said in a bankruptcy-court filing yesterday that it eked out a $6 million net profit last month during the middle of the busy summer travel season.
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United Parcel Service Inc. UPS.N  said on Thursday its quarterly profit rose but missed  expectations as shortfalls in its U.S. package business and  rising fuel prices offset strength internationally.
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Japan Airlines Corp. said Friday that it returned to profitability in first half of the fiscal year as international travel picked up from a decline a year ago caused by the war in Iraq and the SARS outbreak in Asia.
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British Airways today reported further progress in its recovery as it made a half-year pre-tax profit of Â£335m, but said higher fuel costs remained a concern.
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British Airways Plc, Europe&#39;s second- largest airline, said second-quarter profit gained 26 percent after the carrier cut jobs and travel demand rose.
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US Airways Group Inc.  on Thursday reported a third-quarter profit compared with a year-earlier loss, topping expectations on strong demand and higher fares.
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JetBlue Airways Corp.  said on Wednesday the huge number of flight cancellations it suffered last week would result in a wider-than-expected loss for the first quarter and would cut full-year profit.
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Northwest Airlines Corp , the No. 5 U.S. airline, reported a third-quarter profit on Monday, compared with a year-ago loss.
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British Airways reported Friday a 22.4-percent increase in net profit over the first nine months of its financial year to 623 million pounds (1.2 billion dollars, 830 million euros).
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Continental Airlines Inc  on Thursday posted a fourth-quarter profit as higher fares and more international flights helped offset soaring fuel costs.
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American Airlines, Delta and Southwest all reported profits for the second quarter, on strong passenger loads, but jet fuel costs limited the gains.
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British Airways  reported a 28.5 percent rise in operating profit on Friday for the first nine months of its financial year, and said its longhaul premium business was still performing strongly.
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JetBlue Airways Corp. , a low-fare carrier flying mainly on the East Coast, said third-quarter profit will be lower than it expected because of hurricanes that forced flight cancellations in Florida and high fuel costs.