JetBlue reports 2nd quarter net income of US$211m

JetBlue Airways has reported its results for the second quarter 2017 with operating income of US$354m, an increase of 13.0% from the second quarter of 2016. Pre-tax income was US$332m, an increase of 14.9% from the second quarter of 2016. Second quarter net income was US$211m, compared to net income of US$181m the previous year. JetBlue reported second quarter operating revenues of US$1.8bn and revenue passenger miles increased 5.0% to 12.1bn on a capacity increase of 4.8%, resulting in a second quarter load factor of 85.2%, a 0.2 point increase year over year.