On July 28, JetBlue Airways rose 8.2% in regular trading, reaching $5.875 per share with turnover of $121 million. The surge was driven by the company's better-than-expected Q2 earnings report released before market open, combined with multiple strategic developments.
JetBlue reported a Q2 adjusted loss of $0.66 per share, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $0.71 by approximately 7%. Revenue came in at $2.70 billion, up roughly 14% year-over-year and slightly ahead of the $2.688 billion estimate. The company reaffirmed its target of achieving $850 million to $950 million in annual EBIT improvement by end of 2027, with the CEO projecting a return to sustained operating profitability that year.
Additionally, management highlighted Spirit Airlines' liquidation as creating a strategic opportunity to redeploy capacity to Fort Lauderdale, announced a preliminary cost-reduction agreement with Pratt & Whitney, and outlined plans to launch a new domestic first-class product. The airline sector moved higher in tandem, with United Airlines up 2.5% and Delta Air Lines up 2.26%.
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