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Northwest Airlines reported a second quarter 2008 net loss of $377 million, or $1.43 per share. Reported results include a net non-cash impairment charge of $547 million and a $250 million gain associated with marking-to-market out-of-period fuel hedges. These results compare to the second quarter of 2007 when Northwest reported net income of $2.1 billion,

UAL Corporation reported that it reached an agreement in principle with its Mileage Plus co-branded bank card partner, Chase Bank U.S.A., N.A. (“Chase”), and Paymentech, one of its credit card processors, to extend the term of their respective agreements. As part of the transaction, United will receive a payment of $600 million from Chase, which

Lockheed Martin Corporation reported second quarter 2008 net earnings of $882 million, compared to $778 million in 2007. Net sales were $11.0 billion, a 4% increase over second quarter 2007 sales of $10.7 billion. Cash from operations for the second quarter of 2008 was $1.5 billion, compared to $1.4 billion in 2007.

JetBlue Airways Corporation reported that operating revenues for the quarter totaled $859 million, representing growth of 17.7% over operating revenues of $730 million in the second quarter of 2007. Operating income for the quarter was $21 million, resulting in a 2.4% operating margin, compared to operating income of $73 million and a 10.0% operating margin

UPS reported a 6.7% revenue increase in the second quarter but an 18.3% decline in diluted earnings per share to $0.85 compared to $1.04 the prior year. Increasing fuel costs and a stagnant U.S. economy caused the earnings decline in both the U.S. Domestic and International Package segments. In contrast, the Supply Chain and Freight

United Arab Emirates and Mubadala Development Company, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE, announced a framework agreement on a global partnership encompassing a broad range of initiatives including commercial finance, clean energy research and development, aviation, industry and corporate learning. Building on an already strong relationship and a common view of high growth opportunities in the

US Airways Group reported a net loss for its second quarter 2008 of $567 million compared to a net profit of $263 million for the same period last year. Excluding net special items of $466 million, the Company reported a net loss of $101 million, or $1.11 per share for its second quarter 2008. This

Driven by a $773 million increase in consolidated fuel expense, UAL Corporation reported a net loss of $2.7 billion or $151 million, excluding certain largely non-cash accounting charges. UAL announced further capacity cuts and the retirement of the entire B737 fleet as well as six B747s. In total, United will retire 100 aircraft and will