The article below from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by psa188@xxxxxxxxx /--------- E-mail Sponsored by Fox Searchlight ------------\ SIDEWAYS - NOW PLAYING IN SELECT CITIES An official selection of the New York Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival, SIDEWAYS is the new comedy from Alexander Payne, director of ELECTION and ABOUT SCHMIDT. Starring Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Sandra Oh and Virginia Madsen. Watch the trailer at: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/sideways/index_nyt.html \----------------------------------------------------------/ JetBlue Earnings Fell 71 Percent October 28, 2004 By REUTERS Filed at 8:09 a.m. ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - JetBlue Airways Corp. (JBLU.O) on Thursday said third-quarter earnings fell 71 percent, missing analysts' lowered estimates, as it struggled with skyrocketing fuel prices, storm disruptions and competition. The low-cost carrier said net income fell to $8.4 million, or 8 cents per share, from $29 million, or 26 cents per share, a year earlier. Last month, JetBlue warned that third-quarter earnings would not match previous estimates, saying it was being hurt by fuel prices, the spate of hurricanes that struck the Southeast and weak ticket prices. Wall Street analysts responded by slashing their own estimates, bringing the mean expectation down to 10 cents a share from the previous average of 19 cents a share, according to Reuters Estimates. The revised views ranged from 8 cents a share to 12 cents per share. JetBlue's third-quarter report marks the second consecutive quarter it has missed Wall Street's estimates after a run during which it had beaten estimates every quarter since its debut as a public company in April 2002. Revenue rose 18.1 percent to $323.2 million but was shy of analysts' average forecast of $330.3 million. ``The combination of a continued weak pricing environment, record high fuel prices and the impact of four major hurricanes in many of our southern markets made for a very challenging quarter,'' JetBlue Chairman and Chief Executive David Neeleman said. During the quarter, JetBlue said its fuel cost averaged $1.08 per gallon, up 32.7 percent from a year earlier. JetBlue shares closed Wednesday at $22.44 on Nasdaq. After hitting an all-time high of $47.15 just over a year ago, JetBlue's stock has lost more than half its value. http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/business/business-airlines-jetblue.html?ex=1099969651&ei=1&en=c3757b26da9d349a --------------------------------- Get Home Delivery of The New York Times Newspaper. Imagine reading The New York Times any time & anywhere you like! Leisurely catch up on events & expand your horizons. Enjoy now for 50% off Home Delivery! Click here: http://homedelivery.nytimes.com/HDS/SubscriptionT1.do?mode=SubscriptionT1&ExternalMediaCode=W24AF HOW TO ADVERTISE --------------------------------- For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact onlinesales@xxxxxxxxxxx or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help@xxxxxxxxxxxx Copyright 2004 The New York Times Company